Giraffe (chess)

White giraffe

Black giraffe

Icons for the giraffe used in diagrams

The giraffe is a fairy chess piece with an elongated knight move. It can jump four squares vertically and one square horizontally or four squares horizontally and one square vertically, regardless of intervening pieces; thus, it is a (1,4)-leaper.

Movement

	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j
10											10
9											9
8											8
7											7
6											6
5											5
4											4
3											3
2											2
1											1
	a	b	c	d	e	f	g	h	i	j

Possible moves of the giraffe

History

According to H. J. R. Murray, the giraffe appears as a (1,4) leaper in Grant Acedrex; however, other sources describe a (2,3) movement pattern, similar to the zebra. In Giraffe Chess, the giraffe is a (1,3) leaper, thus equivalent to the camel.

See also

• Camel (chess)
• Zebra (chess)