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
Mann (chess) Mann (chess) A man (german: Mann) is a fairy chess piece often used in chess variants. It moves like a king, but is not otherwise treated as one (i.e., it has no ). In diagrams in this article, the man is represented by an inverted king. Chess moves in this article use M as notation for the man. The man moves as a king in chess (one square in any direction) but is otherwise treated as a normal chess piece (i.e. can be captured; is not subject to check or checkmate). The man is one of the most simply described