Wizard (chess)
The wizard is a fairy chess piece created for Omega Chess, a commercial chess variant created in 1992.
Movement[edit]
The wizard combines the movements of the camel and ferz, making it a leaper,[1] as well as a compound. As it is a leaper, it jumps over any pieces in the way. Like the bishop, this piece is colorbound, meaning it can only be on one color of square.[2]
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
| 8 |    | 8 | |||||||
| 7 | 7 | ||||||||
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 5 | 5 | ||||||||
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| a | b | c | d | e | f | g | h | ||
History[edit]
In 1992, the wizard made its first appearance in Omega Chess. The wizard later made an appearance in the 2009 chess variant Gross Chess, with the same movements as in Omega Chess.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "OMEGA CHESS - Rules". The Chess Variant Pages. March 22, 1999.
The Wizard is also classified as a leaper.
Unknown parameter|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Omega Chess Review". The Chess Variant Pages.
It is also similar to the bishop in that it is colorbound - that is, it is confined to all squares of the same color.
- ↑ "Gross Chess". The Chess Variant Pages.
The Wizard moves one space diagonally or leaps to a space one file and three ranks away or three files and one rank away. It is a compound of the Ferz and the Camel. It was introduced in Omega Chess, and it moves the same as it does in that game.
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