"""The camel"" is a move used in what?"
Camel spin Camel spin A camel spin, also known in Europe as a parallel spin, is one of the three basic figure skating spins, along with the sit spin and upright spin. The basic camel spin position is defined as one in which the free leg is extended backwards with the knee held above hip level. Most sources credit the invention of the camel spin to British skater Cecilia Colledge, who first performed it successfully in competition in 1935. Like the layback spin, also invented by Colledge, the camel was originally considered a move for women only. The origin of the spin's
Camel (chess) checkmate a lone king. While the rook versus camel endgame is usually a draw, more winning positions exist than there are in rook versus knight and rook versus bishop endgames: the longest win takes 35 moves. (All endgame statistics mentioned are for the 8×8 board.) As a component of other pieces, it has about the same value as a knight (both pieces can move to eight squares). The camel plus ferz compound is used in Omega Chess where it is called a "wizard", and the camel plus king compound in Paulovits's Game where it is called "general". Its long move