Centaur (chess)
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The centaur is a fairy chess piece that may move like a mann or a knight. The centaur royal is a variant of the centaur that is subject to check and checkmate.[1]
Movement
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| 8 |     | 8 | |||||||
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| 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
Moves of the centaur
The centaur may move to any adjoining square or leap to any square not on the same rank, file, or diagonal. It may capture an enemy piece in the same way.
References
- ^ Duniho, Fergus. "Piececlopedia: Centaur". The Chess Variant Pages. Retrieved 14 February 2022.