![]() ![]() Yet this piece should be thought of as both an augmented Bishop and an augmented Knight. Each suggests some kind of augmented Bishop, but neither name suggests any kind of augmented Knight. Buy this Piece:ĭespite the popularity of both names, neither one captures the specific compound nature of the piece. Archbishop has been used in the commercial variant Gothic Chess, which borrowed his its names from Capablanca's Chess, and John William Brown has favored the name Cardinal in his book Meta-Chess. Both Archbishop and Cardinal have been popular names for this piece. ![]() In contrast, the name Cardinal is used in the commercial game Cardinal Super Chess for a lame camel, which is given an ecclesiastical name for being colorbound like the Bishop. In Diamond Chess, an Archbishop is a piece that moves as a Bishop or a King. In A Guide to Fairy Chess, Dickins describes one that moves like a Bishop but also "reflects off one edge of the board like a billiard-ball off a side-cushion" (11). The name Archbishop has been used for two other augmented Bishops. This is evident when we consider what other pieces have been given these names. While the ecclesiastical significance of Cardinal is certainly better known to non-Catholics than that of Chancellor, the name Archbishop still has the advantage of being more ecumenical, and this name more clearly suggests an augmented Bishop of some sort. In Grand Chess, Christian Freeling took a similar approach to naming this piece, calling it a Cardinal, which is the highest rank in the Catholic Church short of the Pope. For non-Catholics, the name of Archbishop more clearly does this than Chancellor, which to many people may just mean a head of state or a college president. ( Chancellor noun 4.) Both of Capablanca's names for this piece suggest some kind of augmented Bishop. The name Archbishop was introduced by Capablanca, who had originally called this piece a Chancellor, perhaps because one of its meanings refers to Roman Catholic clergy. Despite being weaker, the Princess has the advantage of being able to checkmate a King entirely on its own, whereas an Empress requires assistance from another piece to checkmate a King. So it got the name Princess, while the name Empress went to the Rook/Knight compound. Since the Bishop is weaker than the Rook, this piece was considered the weaker of the two compounds besides the Queen. ![]() The idea is that, like the Queen, all three of these compounds should be named after female royalty. This piece, the Queen, and the Rook/Knight compound are the three main compounds of the three simple pieces in Chess, the Rook, Bishop, and Knight. The rationale behind this name is an analogy with the Queen. ![]() This name is used as the favored name in both Dickin's Guide to Fairy Chess and The Oxford Companion to Chess. Princess is the standard name for the piece among fairy problemists. Generally, the most widely used names for this piece are Cardinal, Archbishop, and Princess. The author of this text, Fergus Duniho, has stuffed the ballot in favor of Paladin by creating several games using that name for this piece. But there are other considerations than just number of games. Judging by how many games this piece has been given a certain name, the top names for this piece are Paladin, Cardinal, Archbishop, and Minister. At present, there is no name it is universally known as, though some come close. This piece has a long history and has been called by many names. Princess, Archbishop, Cardinal, Paladin Historical remarks Archbishop from Camaratta Chess But it is not a set of standards concerning what you must call pieces in newly invented games. The Piececlopedia is intended as a scholarly reference concerning the history and naming conventions of pieces used in Chess variants. Please report anything needing fixing with a comment to the homepage. The site has moved to a new server, and there are now some issues to fix. The Piececlopedia: Bishop-Knight Compound ![]()
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