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Alfil. Jumps two diagonally. Arabic for the elephant.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Charles Gilman wrote on Sat, Jul 5, 2003 06:55 AM UTC:
Not only could the four-Alfil checkmate never happen in a traditional game, nor could the King-and-two-Alfils checkmate, as an Alfil could not reach c3 or any other square threatening a corner.