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Amazon Knights Chess

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The queen has a knight's move also, and the other first-rank pieces are also knights. Pritchard calls this "Amazon Queen" chess but perhaps it is also called "Amazon Knights" chess. The "Amazon" is a common name for a queen which can also move as a knight.

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