Tripper (chess) piece by itself is severely compromised by its being only being able to reach an eighteenth of the squares on any size of chessboard; combining it with other pieces usually masks this weakness to some extent. Tripper (chess) A tripper is a fairy chess piece that jumps three squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediate piece. Below, it is given the symbol G from Betza notation. The tripper by itself is not much more powerful than a pawn, but as an additional power to other pieces it is worth slightly less than half a knight. This slightly reduced value is due
Shogi notation P86 or P-8f. The notation format has the following 5 part structure: An example using all 5 parts is S72x83+ or S7bx8c+. All parts are obligatory except for the "origin" and "promotion" parts. (Thus, most notation strings only contain 3 parts.) The "origin" part is only indicated when needed to resolve ambiguity. The "promotion" part is only needed when there is the possibility of promotion. Western notation is not used in Japanese language texts, as it is no more concise than traditional notation with kanji and two ciphers which originated in the Edo period. The first letter represents the piece