Fun fact is that this piece isn’t even called bishop in other languages. In french it’s called fool. And both are wrong if you compare to the original indian game
Its more runner than walker and the piece goes a lot faster than a peasant for example. Of course the queen and rook can go just as fast, but it is still one of the pieces with the longest range of motion.
Btw, the horse guy is called “Springer” so “jumper”. Because it can jump over other pieces.
Fun fact is that this piece isn’t even called bishop in other languages. In french it’s called fool. And both are wrong if you compare to the original indian game
In german it’s called a “Läufer” or walker
Ah yes, because it walks, unlike the other pieces…
Its more runner than walker and the piece goes a lot faster than a peasant for example. Of course the queen and rook can go just as fast, but it is still one of the pieces with the longest range of motion.
Btw, the horse guy is called “Springer” so “jumper”. Because it can jump over other pieces.
*Runner
yeah that’s the elephant in a lot of eastern countries.
In Spanish is called alfil, derived from the Arabic for “elephant”.
Yeah in chess’s Asian cousins the equivalent piece is usually an advisor or general. And then there’s Japan, where they just call it “angle-mover”.
(Worth noting that it’s by far the most blandly named shogi piece. Rooks, for example are “flying chariots”.)