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2. Mann (chess) - Wikipedia

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   The mann (plural mannen [1]) or man is a fairy chess piece that may move to any adjoining square. It is similar to the king, but it is not a royal piece (i.e. it is not subject to check and checkmate), and it cannot castle. [2] The mann is used in many chess variants. In this article's diagrams, the mann is represented by an inverted king.

3. List of fairy chess pieces - Wikipedia

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   A fairy chess piece is a game piece that is not in regular chess but appears in an alternate version of chess with different rules. Such an alternate version is known as a chess variant. In addition, fairy chess pieces are used in fairy chess, an area of chess problems involving changes to the rules of chess.

4. Chess piece - Wikipedia

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   Chess variants sometimes include new, non-standard, or even old pieces. For example, Courier Chess, a predecessor of modern chess dating from the 12th century, was played on an 8×12 board and used all six modern chess piece types, plus three additional types of pieces: Courier, Mann (or rath or sage), and Jester.

5. Fairy chess piece - Wikipedia

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   A fairy chess piece, variant chess piece, ... anemone (marine guard or mann), and prawn (marine pawn). Games that consist of these marine pieces, known as "sea ...

6. Fairy chess - Wikipedia

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   Fairy chess is the area of chess composition in which there are some changes to the rules of chess. It may involve changes to the board, pieces, or rules to express an idea or theme impossible in orthodox chess. An altered piece used in fairy chess is known as a fairy chess piece. The term fairy chess was introduced by Henry Tate in 1914.

7. Quatrochess - Wikipedia

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   In the diagram, standard pieces have their usual representations, as well as fairy pieces chancellor and archbishop. A mann is represented by an inverted king, wazir by inverted rook, ferz by inverted bishop, camel by horizontal knight, and giraffe by inverted knight. Quatrochess is a chess variant for four players invented by George R. Dekle ...