Diplomat chess same happens when both kings are the only remaining pieces on the board. The board consists of three concentric circles with 14 cells each and a center cell. The pieces are identical to those in orthodox chess with the following exceptions: An extra piece called the "diplomat" is added. The horse is the same as the knight in orthodox chess. There is no queen. White: Black: White moves first. In general, the pieces move as in orthodox chess, with the center (cell 4) being considered orthogonal "and" diagonal to every adjacent cell. Pawns move one step orthogonally forward and capture
Fairy chess piece Thus, the ferz is now considered a non-standard chess piece. Chess enthusiasts still often like to try variations of the rules and in the way pieces move. Pieces which move differently from today's standard rules are called "variant" or "fairy" chess pieces. Fairy chess pieces usually fall into one of three classes, although some are hybrids. Compound pieces combine the movement powers of two or more different pieces. An ("m","n")-leaper is a piece that moves by a fixed type of vector between its starting and destination squares. One of the coordinates of the vector 'start square – arrival square' must