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Alfil. Jumps two diagonally. Arabic for the elephant.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Isabel Clements-Jewe wrote on Mon, Apr 29, 2002 02:46 PM UTC:Excellent ★★★★★
I am currently spending a year in Russia, and have just bought a chess set as a birthday present for my boyfriend. I was very curious to find that there are elephants instead of bishops, and no one I have asked seems to know why. (The Russian for elephant, 'slon', is also the chess term for a bishop, so someone suggested that it might just be a joke on the part of the person who made it!) A quick search turned up your page, which has answered my question. Thank you!