Empress (chess)

An empress is a fairy chess piece that can move like a rook or a knight. It cannot jump over other pieces when moving as a rook, but may do so when moving as a knight. The piece has acquired many names and is frequently called chancellor or marshal. Generically, it may also simply be called the rook+knight compound. Chess moves in this article use C as notation for the empress.

Empress (chess)

An empress is a fairy chess piece that can move like a rook or a knight. It cannot jump over other pieces when moving as a rook, but may do so when moving as a knight. The piece has acquired many names and is frequently called chancellor or marshal. Generically, it may also simply be called the rook+knight compound. Chess moves in this article use C as notation for the empress.