Kirin (chess)
A kirin is a fairy chess piece that moves as a ferz or a dabbaba. Below, it is given the symbol FD. In this article, the kirin is represented by an inverted knight (also known as giraffe ). The kirin appears under this name (Japanese: 麒麟, kirin) in the 14th-century Japanese game of chu shogi, and also in many other shogi variants. It appears in Ralph Betza's Chess on a Really Big Board. It is approximately equal to a knight in value. Two kirins can force checkmate on a bare king without the help of their own king.
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Kirin (chess)
A kirin is a fairy chess piece that moves as a ferz or a dabbaba. Below, it is given the symbol FD. In this article, the kirin is represented by an inverted knight (also known as giraffe ). The kirin appears under this name (Japanese: 麒麟, kirin) in the 14th-century Japanese game of chu shogi, and also in many other shogi variants. It appears in Ralph Betza's Chess on a Really Big Board. It is approximately equal to a knight in value. Two kirins can force checkmate on a bare king without the help of their own king.
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A kirin is a fairy chess piece ...... ut the help of their own king.
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الزرافة هي أحد قطع الشطرنج الخ ...... والدبابة، ويرمز له بالرمز FD.
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A kirin is a fairy chess piece ...... ut the help of their own king.
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الزرافة هي أحد قطع الشطرنج الخ ...... والدبابة، ويرمز له بالرمز FD.
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Kirin (chess)
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زرافة (شطرنج)
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