Archbishop
Fairy chess piece
Fairy chess piece that combines the power of the bishop and the knight, i.e. it can move as either the bishop or the knight:
= +Its value is between the rook's and the queen's, somewhere in the middle. It is however variant-dependent and position-dependent. See also: Value of pieces.
Sufficient mating material in its own, like the queen or the rook.
Pieces | Result | Moves (?) – 8x8 | Moves (?) – 10x8 |
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Win | 10 – 5.6 | 11 – 6.4 | |
Win | 17 – 11.6 | 21 – 14.4 | |
Win | 16 – 9.9 | 19 – 11.4 |
See also: Basic endgames with fairy chess pieces.