The Piece: Quintessence Tag

Description

The Quintessence is a special Nightrider with a 90 degree zigzag pattern. It develops along Camelrider lines. On an empty board, it can move d1 -- c3 -- e4 -- d6 -- f7 -- e9 -- g10. The piece was found by Jörg Knappen and described in "Nachtmahr A study game with seven different nightriders in it" (2002).

Tagged Pages

• Nachtmahr. Game with seven different kinds of Nightriders. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)
• Quinquereme Chess. Large variant with a new piece, the Quinquereme. (12x12, Cells: 144) (1)
• Quintessential chess. Large chess variants, with some pieces moving with a sequence of knight moves in a zigzag line. (10x10, Cells: 84) (1)
• UC-170-13. Universal Chess version featuring 170 different kind of major pieces and 13 different kind of pawns. (8x8, Cells: 64) (1)

Parents

• Piece - Parent tag for noting a specific type of piece in a game