Name of piece What it replaces Moveset Advantages Disadvantages Creator Replacement Count: Percentage

Checker King Bishop Moves one tile diagonally, captures a piece by jumping over it.
CanCan
take
capture
out many
multiple
piecespieces
at once
in and
one is
turn.
hardYour
to block.
opponent
Easier
must to
capture
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Moves
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slowly
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is
if worth
able.
theless
board
points.
and is bad on defense. Easier to FirstAncient
Strike.Egyptians Model Pawn 13 10.57%
Grasshopper Bishop Can move in any direction to hop over any piece and capture the
Potential
enemy piece
queenit
moveset
lands on.
withCannot
the right
move setup
otherwise. Almost useless late game TR Dawson Checker's piece Bishop 21 17.07%
Andernach Leaper Bishop Can leap over any unit it is adjacent to. When it leaps over an
Canenemy
increase
piece,
materiel
You gain permanent control of that piece. Awkward to move with Andernach Barrel Knight 19 15.45%
Samurai Bishop Can move one or two tiles diagonally. Can capture twice and can
Cancombine
take out
its
two
move
pieces
with or
a pawn
take move.
out a piece without being in jeopardy.
Limited
Synergizes
Movement.
with pawns. Magic Chess Chest Rook 28 22.76%
Vicar Bishop Bishop moveset + can move vertically and horizontally one tile.
CanCannot
changecapture
tile color
adjacent
if needed.
units. More movement options. Useless in close combat situations. Magic Chess RPG Warrior Queen 28 22.76%
Knishop Bishop Can move forward as a knight or backward like a bishop. Can be better than both individually. Can be worse than both individually. Chess with DifferentRPG
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Mage King 12 9.76%
Panda Bishop Rook moveset but can only stick to the same color tile for the
Long-range
game. Can movement
move and capture one tile diagonally backward. Opponent can easily avoid it. Chess with DifferentRPG
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Thief Total Count 123 100.00%
Biok Bishop Moves any number of tiles diagonally but captures one tile vertically
Can fork or
pieces
horizontally.
easier You gain 5% extra time for playing this piece.
Hard to get in position VR Parton RPG Bear
Reflector Bishop Can only move diagonally forward. Can "bounce" off the edge of
Works
the board
well on
and
board
keep edges
moving. Cannot protect units behind it easily Edgehog Chess RPG Crass Source Count:
Pikeman Bishop Can move and capture straight forward and diagonally forward infinitely
Half a queen
in if
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itdirection
is facingit
the
is right
facing.
direction.
Can turn 45, 90, or 180 degrees
Helpless
but if
this
facing
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up a
wrong
turn.
direction. Takes a turn to fix. Magic Chess RPG Snake Magic Chess 36 #DIV/0!
Edgehog Bishop Queen Moveset. This piece is destroyed if it goes two turn cycles
Gets without
edge pieces
being
easily.
at the edge of the board. Cannot get center-board pieces easily. John Driver RPG Goblin Reddit 9 #DIV/0!
Knight Bishop Knight moveset. Better when the center has many pieces Worse when the center of the board is opened up Indians RPG Wolf Chess with Different Armies
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Pincer Bishop Rook moveset. Captures by surrounding an enemy piece on two sides
Can technically
with the pincer
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seven
side
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thispiece
way. on the other side.
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Fairy Bishop Can leap three tiles in any direction. Can capture without moving.
Great Ranged
mobility.
captured
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pieces
enemy
get turned
pieces.into pawn equivalents. Pawns Can
get only
captured
reachoutright.
8 tiles the entire game. Magic Chess Metal D10 Xiangqi 3 #DIV/0!
Scavenger Bishop Pawn Moveset. At the beginning of each of your turns, you may Can
have
change
it gain
abilities
the moveset
and moves
and abilities
on the fly.
of a captured enemy piece in Weak
addition
earlyto
game.
its pawn
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moveset.
be promoted Magic Chess Arms Coin Ace TR Dawson 2 #DIV/0!
Berserker Bishop Queen Moveset. Cannot move backwards. Becomes destroyed when it
Farreaches
more powerful
the enemy
than
edge
a Bishop
of the early
board.
game. Becomes more limited as it moves forward. Can't escape from threats.Magic Chess Nob with Waagh Banner Capablanca 2 #DIV/0!
Sapper Bishop Bishop Moveset. Can only move up to three tiles diagonally forward.
Positive
Every
point
10 difference
turns, you in
gain
slow
1 point
games.and your opponent loses 1 point.
Less valuable Bishop. Important target for opponent. Magic Chess Plastic D10 Ancient Egyptians 2 #DIV/0!
Meteor Bishop Can only move diagonally to the left or right (chosen at the start
Can capture
of the without
match). worry
When it
of captures
being captured.
a piece, all adjacent enemy pieces
Can be
are
easily
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back and it can move to any adjacent tile. Magic Chess Jack of Hearts Betza 2 #DIV/0!
Duke Bishop Either steps one tile horizontally/vertically then moves diagonally
Can cover
infinitely.
a lot of Or
ground
slides diagonally infinitely then moves one tile
Can't
horizontally
attack adjacent
or vertically.
tiles Eric Greenwood Wooden Chair Indians 3 #DIV/0!
Falcon Bishop Can Move Forward like a Rook or backwards like a Bishop. Full Board Piece. Limited vertical movement. Falcon-Hunter Chess Others 39 #DIV/0!
Hunter Bishop Can move forward like a bishop or backwards like a Rook. Full Board Piece. Limited vertical movement. Falcon-Hunter Chess Shogi 4 #DIV/0!
Inverter King No moveset. Cannot move or capture at all. It can instead switch
Can places
be usedwith
to set
any up
allied
otherwise
piece.
impossible strategies. Is strong on defense but useless on offense. Magic Chess Reversi Chip Chess Evolved Online 14 #DIV/0!
Joker King Copies the moveset of the last enemy piece moved Can counterattack easily Is unreliable for movement SPUF Go Piece Favor Chess 3 #DIV/0!
Chieftain King King moveset. Becomes checked if not adjacent to a friendly piece
Alternate
two turns
win condition.
in a row. You win the game if it captures three pieces.
Vulnerable to checkmates Magic Chess Joker card Fairy Chess Problems 3 #DIV/0!
Warlord King Needs to be in capture range for two consecutive turns in order
Canto
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out nearby
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columns
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on offense
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late
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Throne King Pawn + Knight Moveset. Easier to avoid capture Harder to use on offense. Fairy Chess ProblemsZeke
Mad King King Can capture friendly pieces. Cannot move or attack diagonally Can
backward.
earn points by capturing your own pieces. Cannot defend itself if attacked from a behind angle Magic Chess Mara
Scorpion King Can move in any direction to hop over any piece and capture the
Long
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range
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equivalent.
lands on. Cannot
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movesotherwise.
with allied pieces. Can't easily escape check from queens or rooks. chessvariants Cardbot
Anti-King King Begins the game in front of the opponent's king's pawn. Cannot
Don't
capture
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to pieces.
worry about
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protection
when early
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NOT in capture range
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keep one
in range
tile horizontally
late game. or vertically.
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Oaf King Cannot capture enemy pieces. All enemy adjacent pieces disappear
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until
pieces
the Oaf
cannot
moves.
checkmate it. Bad at protecting pieces Magic Chess Domino
Wizard King All spells cost 0 points as long as it is at the opponent's edge
Unleash
of the
high-cost
board. Cannot
spells.capture pieces unless it is checked. Harder to defend itself Magic Chess Plastic D8
Paranoid Ruler King Cannot be captured by pieces more than three tiles away. This Rooks
piece and
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Queenschecked
far away
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Tree King No Moveset. You may substitute one of your rooks for a queen-equivalent.
Start the game
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still castle. The king cannot defend itself. Chesscraft
Giantslime Knight Can move one or two tiles vertically
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Avenger Knight Has the same moveset of all captured friendly pieces Very strong lategame Very weak early game. Forces a strategy where you trade a lot of pieces.
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Assassin Knight Moves/captures straight forward and diagonally forward. You win
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Castle Knight Can leap and capture two tiles in any direction. Can also move
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(but
attack
not capture)
many pieces
one at
tile
once.
vertically and horizontally. Crappy at close range Mideast Chess Golem
Prince Knight Same moveset as a king but is not royal Easy to set up offensives with Cannot travel as far as the knight Indians D4
Camel Knight Moves vertically one tile and horizontally 3 tiles. Or vertically
Covers
three
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ground
and
than
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the knightone tile.This piece is not captured
Crappy
the very
at board
first edges
time your opponent attacks it. Fairy Chess ProblemsSir Loin
Squire Knight Pawn + Knight moveset. Cannot be moved twice in a row More options for setting up maneuvers Opponent has more opportunities to intervene. Magic Chess Cerberus
Bishight Knight Can move forward like a bishop or backward like a knight Can be better than both individually. Can be worse than both individually. Chess with DifferentLizard
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Dragoon Knight Can only move two tiles vertically and one tile horizontally. Doesn't
Cannot be
have
captured
to worry
by about
pawn-equivalents
pawn guarding tiles. Hard to move and capture with. Magic Chess Tree Ent
Ninja Knight Can move/capture one tile vertically or up to two tiles horizontally.
Can threaten
Can move
blocked
to the
off other
piecesside
early
of game.
the board. Takes forever to reach the center of the board and isn't very helpful
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Orphan Knight Has the moveset of all pieces it is adjacent to. Has many options in close quarters Utterly useless if no pieces are adjacent to it. Reddit Zomblor
Bishop Knight Bishop Moveset Better when the center of the board is opened up Worse when the center has many pieces Indians Rectangle
Can pin opponent pieces. Force Mao asymmetry. Can hide in other pieces.
Mao Knight Knight moveset. Cannot jump over pieces. Can share tiles with allied pieces. Harder to fork with. More limited movement. Xiangqi Bishop
Baron Knight Knight moveset. Can swap places with allied pieces. Moves backward
Switchlike
places
a king
withinstead
other pieces.
of a knight Trouble moving backwards. Magic Chess Black Dragon
Undertaker Knight Can only move two tiles horizontally and one tile vertically. Can
When
bring
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back fallen
to the
pieces.
opponent's horizontal edge, you may ressurect
Can
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up to 4 tiles
piece.
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points.
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Alchemist Knight Knight moveset. Cannot capture enemy pieces directly. You can Great
use a at
turn
capturing
to poison
defended
all enemy
pieces.
pieces within movement range of the Alchemist.
Can't respond
Poisoned
quickly
pieces
to threats.
are automatically
Can get blocked
captured
off.after 6 turns.Chess
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Sentry Knight Cannot move. Can capture enemy pieces adjacent to it without moving.
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guarding
move an
pieces
opponent's
and pawn
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structures.
that is within two tiles of any Static
of your
defense.
pieces closer
Cannot to
offensively
it. attack. Favor Chess Metal D6
Gorgon Knight Can move two tiles in any direction. Can turn any piece directionally
Has a short-ranged
forward to attack.
the Gorgon
Goodinto
witha long
friendly
ranged
Barrier.
pieces.Cannot capture
Requires
directly.
a lot of tempo to use well. Chess Evolved OnlineWooden D6
Nullmage Knight Can move one tile vertically or horizontally. Can sap the value
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to maintain
5 tiles away
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position.
any direction at the cost of
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equal to the sapped piece's value. Chess Evolved OnlineDragonchess pieces
Peasant Pawn Moves and captures forward one tile. Can't be blocked by enemy pieces. Can't fork pieces or capture diagonally Shogi Player Pawn
Jester Pawn Pawn Moveset. Cannot En Passant. Can only promote to a rook-equivalent.
Can become It
a powerful
turns into
unit
whatever
early game.
piece it captures and retains this Loses
ability.
its bonus when capturing weaker units. Cannot be queened Reddit Marble
Serf Pawn Can move forward and backward one tile. Can hop over pieces when
Can moving.
retreat Captures
and take diagonally
out threatsbackward
behind it.
instead of forward. Cannot take out pieces in front of it. Magic Chess Lizard Warrior
Berolina Pawn Pawn Moves diagonally forward 1 tile but captures straight forward More
one tile.
movement options. Less capture options. Berolina Dragonide
Soldier Pawn Can move forward and horizontally one tile. Captures horizontally.
Can deal with linebreakers Cannot move forward and capture Janggi Hydra
Draught Pawn Moves diagonally forward one tile. Captures by jumping over pieces.
More mobility
Can capture
than continuously.
a usual pawn piece.
Must be captured if able. Promotes to
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at the King.
edge of the board. Ancient Egyptians Knight
Nemesis Pawn Cannot en passant or double move. Can move one tile in any direction
Good foras
aggressive
long as it
plays.
moves it closer to the enemy king. Slow early game. Chess 2 Checker piece
Mercenary Pawn Can move two tiles horizontally or vertically. During your opponent's
Far more turn
mobile
they
than
may
a spend
regular
two
pawn.
points to gain control of this piece.
Locked to the same color tile for the game. Can be stolen. Tamerlane Chess Quarter
Doppleganger Pawn Creates a clone of itself in its starting position when it moves
Can past
clog the
up the
midpoint
board row.
and make
Can only
more be
pieces.
promoted to knight-equivalent Can't
or bishop-equivalent.
turn into queens lategame Magic Chess Poker 10
Conduit Pawn Gain 0.5% of your maximum time every time it moves. You begin Great
the game
in low-time
with one situations.
less point. Powers are harder to use. Magic Chess
Bushi Pawn Pawn Moveset. Cannot double move or en passant. Starts the game
More
one
space
row ahead.
to move more valuable pieces about. Pawns no longer the row in front of king. Chess Evolved OnlinePlastic D12
Dancer Pawn Moves one tile diagonally forward. Can move twice. Moves three
Can
tiles
quickly
from get
starting
promoted.
position. Cannot capture pieces. Cannot protect or capture pieces at all. Chess Evolved OnlineMahjong
Puritan Pawn Pawn Moveset. Cannot be targeted or affected by magical abilities.
Opponent cannot weaken it. You cannot buff it. Magic Chess
Chancellor Queen Rook + Knight moveset Combines the forking and skewer potential of the knight with the movement
Cannot of
move
theor
rook
capture diagonally. Capablanca Evil Watcher
Diplomat Queen Queen Moveset. Can move through other pieces. Cannot capture or
Defensive
be captured
blockade Useless on offense Xiangqi Flipped Rook
Immobilizer Queen Queen moveset. Cannot capture pieces but instead immobilizes all
Can adjacent
halt several
enemy
pieces
pieces.
and allows for easy checkmates Cannot capture anything. SPUF Ghoul
Fortress Queen Occupies 4 tiles. King Moveset. Needs two enemy pieces to capture
Controls
it. Starts
the center
match
ofin
the
center
boardof
from
board.
turn 1 Is very slow. Blocks off your allies. Reddit
Amazon Queen Queen + Knight moveset. Can only move forward or sideways unless
Has it
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moveset
on a board
of all
edge.
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Champion Queen Pawn + Rook Moveset. Any piece that captures it is automatically
It cannot
captured.
be captured by a king. Turns trades into advantageous moves.
Cannot
Thismove
piece
diagonally
can checkmate
most of
thethe
king
time.
by itself. Magic Chess Mummy
General Queen King Moveset. All adjacent friendly pieces gain the king's moveset
Upgrades
and nearby
can be pieces.
promoted.
Allows bishop to swap tiles Limited Movement. Reddit Vampire
Mistress Queen King + Rook Moveset. Each time the Mistress captures a non-pawn
Synergizes
equivalent
with
enemy
other
piece,
mobile
you
pieces
gain an immediate extra turn. The Mistress
Cannotcannot
move far
move
diagonally.
during extra turns. Shogi Cyclops
Bodyguard Queen Knight Moveset. Can also move one or two tiles in any direction.
Stops
Sliding
long-range
enemy attackers.
pieces must
This
stop
piece
if it
can
goes
capture
over a tile
king in
by capture
itself.Less
range.
mobile
Capturable
and offensive
pieces that
than can
a regular
move one
Queen
tile must do so if chosen
Hiashatar
to move. Dark Lord
Goddess Queen Queen Moveset. You gain an additional point each time this piece
Can captures
earn points
a piece
easily.
or checks a king. This piece is royal. Can give up points by being checked. Cannot perform queen exchanges.Magic
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to checkmateGoblin
enemy king. Can lose the game if checkmated.
Withdrawer Queen Queen Moveset. When it moves away from a tile, all enemy pieces
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Dolphin Queen Can move & capture up to 4 tiles in any direction. Can leap over
Better
occupied
than atiles.
Queen on a closed board. Worse than a Queen on an open board. Falconry Kobold
Warrior Rook King Moveset. Can use a turn to capture all enemy pieces it is
Cannot
adjacent
be captured
to without
easily
moving.
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Princess Queen Queen Moveset. Cannot move straight backwards. When moving diagonally,
Strong angle
can attacks.
bounce off other pieces. Harder to retreat Magic Chess Arms Square 2
Tracker Queen Queen Moveset. Captures non-royal pieces by moving where they Enemy
were in
pieces
the previous
cannot escape
turn. by moving. Cannot deal with immediate threats. Magic Chess Metal D4
Zodiac Queen Can capture the enemy king. Cannot capture or be captured by non-royal
Can work with
pieces.
other
Cannot
pieces
check
and the
abilities
king. for quick victories. Bad at dealing with other pieces. Cannot force a check. Chess 2 Metal D8
Fencer Queen Knight + Bishop Moveset. Cannot be captured by adjacent pieces.
Immune to pawns and kings. Is generally safe from attacks. Less offensive than a Queen Chess Evolved Online7 of Spades
Tornado Queen Queen Moveset. Cannot capture directly. Can push any piece in Ranged
its movement
Attack.range
Can push
up to
slower
three pieces
tiles away
forward.
in the same direction. A non-royal
Much harder
piece
to capture
can be pushed
with. Cannot
off the
check
board
a and
King.
be subsequently captured.
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Polymath Queen King + Knight + Bishop Moveset. Automatically destroyed 25 turn
Cancycles
attackfrom
manynow.
different tiles at once. Disappears Late Game. Magic Chess Arms Square 3
Heroine Queen King + Knight + Rook Moveset. Cannot move past your fourth row. Amazing moveset. Great at defense.Horrible at offense unless the enemy king is on your side of the board.
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Rival Queen Pawn + Knight + Bishop Moveset. Can be ressurected for free if
Amazing
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for Queen
the enemy
Trades.
Queen-equivalent.
Upgraded Archbishop moveset. Inferior to Queen Moveset Magic Chess Arms Square 5
Conscript Queen Pawn + Knight + Rook Moveset, it gains no points for capturing pieces. A lot of attack options. Leads to point deficits. Magic Chess Arms Square Blank
Dracula Queen King Moveset. Can capture infinitely in any direction. Can transform
Can always
into
escape.
a pawn-equivalent
Lowers the point
and teleport
reservoir
onto
of any
yourempty
opponent.
square. Whenever
Moves slow
this
without
piece captures
capturing.
an enemy piece, your opponent loses points
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Suns Square Ace value.
Beholder Queen No moveset. Cannot move without capturing. Can capture any enemy
Can piece
attackon
many
the pieces
same color
regardless
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piece
on unless
placement.
that piece is on your
Cannoy
opponent's
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row. Chesscraft
Hydra Queen Can move to or capture any opposite-color tiles as long as that
Cantile
ignore
is within
occupied
4 tiles
tiles.of its position. Cannot act on same color tiles in one move. Chesscraft
Patriarch Queen King + Knight Moveset. Can always Can
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and attack
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starting
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square
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piece,
location
it becomes
protected.
captured.
Worse moveset than Queen.
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Dragon Queen King + Bishop Moveset. At the end Can
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Killer Queen Rook moveset. Unblockable movement. When it captures in a line,
Canall
wipe
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out pieces
an entire
it moved
pawn-line
over or
also
take
get
out
captured.
multiple pieces. Threatens
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easily. Magic Chess
Leveler Queen Rook Moveset. Substitute one of your pawn-equivalents for a rook-equivalent.
You begin the match with 4 rooks. A rook is weaker than a queen. Magic Chess Rook
Teleporter Rook Can teleport to any open tile that is the same color as the teleporter
Can get behind
is. Captures
enemy pieces
one tile vertically or horizontally. Limited to same color tiles. Capturing can be easily thwarted. Betza Poker Chip 1000
Roshop Rook Moves vertically and horizontally infinitely, but captures diagonally
Divergentlike
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Archer Rook Moves up to three tiles diagonally. Captures up to three tiles
Ranged
vertically
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tohorizontally.
capture pieces
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withoutwithout
puttingmoving.
itself in peril A lot less mobile than the Rook and is awkward to capture with. Magic Chess Ogre
Archbishop Rook Bishop + Knight moveset. Has no starting pawn in front of it.Can attack and checkmate corner pieces easier Cannot move horizontally or vertically. Capablanca RPG Archer
Knightrider Rook Knight Moveset. Can move (but not capture) in the same general
Easy
direction
to set multiple
up offensives
times.
with Essentially a knight on closed chess boards. TR Dawson Orc
Basilisk Rook Leaps two tiles diagonally. All enemy pieces adjacent to it become
Forces“Compelled”
enemy movements.
meaning
Captures
it must pinned
be moved.
pieces.
If it cannot, the piece is
Limited
captured.
movement options and is hard to take pieces with. Nemoroth Troll
Elephant Rook Can move up to 4 tiles horizontally & vertically, can capture Prevent
friendly
smother
pieces.
mates.
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than 2 tiles away.
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Infiltrator Rook Bishop + Pawn moveset. Can move through one allied piece and can
Skewers
capture
multiple
up to units.
two enemy
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out
a line.
of check.
Switches places with knight-equivalent.
Less mobile than a Rook Reddit Ccentaur
Lance Rook Moves vertically infinitely. Can be promoted to a queen-equivalent.
Potential queen-equivalent. Cannot move or attack horizontally. Shogi Chimera
Warhound Rook Queen moveset. If it is able to capture an enemy piece, it cannot
Greatmake
for a
aggressive
non-capturing
strategies.
move. Bad for defensive ones. Reddit Griffon
Shieldmaiden Rook Can move one tile forward vertically or horizontally. Can teleport
Protects
to an
anyempty
unit adjacent
on the field.
tile near an allied piece. Shieldmaiden and
Limited
adjacent
Movement.
friendly
Needs
pieces
allies.
cannot be captured forward vertically orReddit
diagonally. Manticore
Centaur Rook King + Knight Moveset. Cannot capture pawn-equivalents. Good at close range Bad at long range Fairy Chess ProblemsCentaur
Forfnibakking Rook Moves as a rook forwards and sideways but as a king backwardsHard to attack from behind Slow movement if it over-extends Betza Pyramid
Cannon Rook Queen Moveset. Can jump over a single enemy piece. Must jump to
Hard
capture
to guard
the against
tile it lands on. Hard to capture Xiangqi Triangle
Earl Rook Moves diagonally infinitely. Captures horizontally or vertically
Moreinfinitely.
movement options than a Rook Cannot move and capture the same way Magic Chess Wooden Table
Copycat Rook Has the same moveset of all non-royal pieces your opponent controls.
Very powerful early game. Becomes weaker as you capture pieces with it. Magic Chess Arms Square 2
Summoner Rook Can move one or two tiles in any direction. After it moves, you
Canmay
move
spend
diagonally.
one point
Can
to block
place off
a barrier
key tiles.
on its previous position. Limited Range. Chess Evolved OnlineCardbots Card
Paladin Rook Can leap horizontally infinitely and swap places with pieces. Amazing
Can only
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protecting
two tiles
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King and other back rank pieces. Bad at attacking late game. Favor Chess Arms Square 4
Coward Rook King + Bishop Moveset. Whenever an enemy piece gets capture range
Superior
over Moveset
it, it becomes
to a standard
immobilized
Rook. for one turn. Can get blundered away easily. Shogi Crown Square Ace
Gemini Rook Knight Moveset. Can use a turn to split into two different pieces
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adjacent
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each than
other.
a single
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piece.are worth 5 points and can move
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up to
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tiles
individually.
vertically Can
and give
horizontally.
your opponent a lot of points.
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Minotaur Rook Can move three tiles vertically or horizontally. When it captures
Can lead
a non-pawn
to verypiece,
easy checks
it switches
or checkmates
places with
or queen
the enemy
captures.
king. Inferior to a rook. Your opponent can make the trade worthless. Chess Evolved OnlineWhite Triangle
Stallion Rook Knight Moveset. Also moves vertically one tile and horizontally
Knight
3 tiles.
+ Camel
Or vertically
Moveset three tiles and horizontally one tile. Cannot act on adjacent pieces. chessvariants
Griffon Rook Leaps two tiles diagonally in any Super
direction
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tile vertically
home for defense.
or horizontally. Can always teleport to its starting location
Less flexible
if it is moveset
unoccupied.
than a Rook. Dragonchess
Unicorn Rook Moves like a Knight. Captures like a Rook + Knight. Can attack a lot of pieces. Weak mobility options. Chesscraft
Hero Rook Moves like a Queen. Captures like a Bishop. Can move quickly around the board. Weak Capture options. Chesscraft
Genie Rook Knight Moveset. Can also move one or two tiles diagonally. Unblockable
Can attackMovement.
a lot of up close pieces. Cannot deal with orthogaonal threats. Chesscraft
Patience Rook Queen Moveset. This piece cannot capture before turn 20. Much more powerful than a normal Rook. Useless for early and midgame strategies. Chess Evolved Online
Barrier Special Cannot move, capture, or be cloned. Worth 0 points. Friendly pieces
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Kingthrough
and other
the important
barrier. tiles. Requires the Summoner or Gorgon Chess Evolved OnlineClock
Super Pawn Special Can move one tile vertically or horizontally. Can capture one Improved
tile diagonally.
pawn that can fix pawn structure. Requires the Super Pawn ability. Magic Chess