Giraffe (chess)

	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

The giraffe may move to any of four squares (black dots).

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

History and nomenclature

The giraffe is a very old piece, appearing in some early chess variants such as Grande Acedrex.

See also

• Zebra
• Camel