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Antelope. Makes (3,4)-jump.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Bob Greenwade wrote on Sat, Jun 24, 2023 10:12 AM EDT in reply to Bn Em from Fri Jun 23 10:00 PM:

Speaking just for myself, if there was an article on the (4,2) leaper, I'd probably go with both Hare and Stag.

As for the Antelope (as a (4,3) leaper), the diagram tells me that it's not likely to be much use on a standard-sized board; there's no place it can go where all of its destination squares are available. For something 12x12 and up, though, it can be at least as handy as a Knight in standard chess, and in some cases almost scary.

The Impala, which moves like a Knight or Antelope, could also be a wildcard in a game.