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Nao. Moves like nightrider, but must jump when taking.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
📝KelvinFox wrote on Fri, Feb 7, 2020 10:46 PM UTC:

I'll make this page larger tomorrow. Could someone change the index description to 'Moves like nightrider, but must jump when taking'?


Greg Strong wrote on Fri, Feb 7, 2020 11:52 PM UTC:

Done.


📝KelvinFox wrote on Sat, Feb 8, 2020 12:30 AM UTC:

Thanks, source for this piece BTW is  All The King's men and Julia's Fairies and on this page http://www.jurajlorinc.com/chess/mycompo.htm

Added the diagram, will fix error with dot tomorrow

📝KelvinFox wrote on Fri, Mar 13, 2020 11:49 PM UTC:

I've corrected the diagram

I'm going to research the value soon

📝KelvinFox wrote on Sat, Jun 20, 2020 04:36 PM UTC:

Still weird that this piece has never been used


📝KelvinFox wrote on Fri, Feb 4, 2022 12:00 AM UTC:

This piece has also been called a Cao, probably the C coming from cavalry


Edward Webb wrote on Wed, Apr 26, 2023 07:39 PM UTC:

It's interesting that the Nightrider is relatively popular, while the Knight equivalent to a Pao (Cannon) and Vao (diagonal equivalent) is in obscurity.

They are alike in terms of complexity. The latter is more challenging to defend against, even though it's weaker.

(Also, the diagram of its movement is currently hosted on an external site, with a warning on the page.)


Jean-Louis Cazaux wrote on Tue, Oct 31, 2023 12:50 PM UTC:

I found this page while browsing "Piece articles" under "Explore". Why is there and not in "Piececlopedia" is strange.

Shouldn't this page be moved?


HaruN Y wrote on Mon, Nov 18 01:21 PM UTC in reply to KelvinFox from Sat Jun 20 2020 04:36 PM:Excellent ★★★★★
You mean in a game?

Hey Ferb, I know what we're gonna do today!

Edit: NaoQi.


David Paulowich wrote on Mon, Nov 18 08:54 PM UTC in reply to KelvinFox from Sat Jun 20 2020 04:36 PM:

Weird facts: the Nao has never been used in a game, but the Nightrider in Jumping Knights Chess performs capturing moves in an opposite manner. Continuing a proposal by Peter Aronson, this game requires every piece to capture "checkers fashion" by moving beyond the target piece. An example follows:

Hopefully the Nao movement diagram will still be here in the future. Suppose we change the Nao to a Nightrider and place this diagram in the center of the Jumping Knights Chess 10x10 board. Then the Black Queen shields the White Queen, while the White Rook can be captured by a two-step Nightrider move to the "zero rank".


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