H. G. Muller wrote on Fri, May 24, 2019 06:46 AM UTC:
Wouldn't it be more logical to use 'E' for the War Elephant? It is likely to be depicted as an Elephant, so this would have a better mnemonic value.
You make a strong case for 'Lion'. (And it indeed is a very nice piece.) I suppose the reason I don't like it is that I am just too involved with Shogi, and that the Lion is such an iconic piece there. But I guess I just should come to terms with the fact that Shogi names often have completely different meaning than those in western chess variants, and that a (Drunk) Elephant is nothing like an Alfil, and a (Dragon) Horse nothing like a Knight.
Wouldn't it be more logical to use 'E' for the War Elephant? It is likely to be depicted as an Elephant, so this would have a better mnemonic value.
You make a strong case for 'Lion'. (And it indeed is a very nice piece.) I suppose the reason I don't like it is that I am just too involved with Shogi, and that the Lion is such an iconic piece there. But I guess I just should come to terms with the fact that Shogi names often have completely different meaning than those in western chess variants, and that a (Drunk) Elephant is nothing like an Alfil, and a (Dragon) Horse nothing like a Knight.