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Piececlopedia: Wizard
Historical notes
The wizard was invented by Dan MacDonald in 1998 for his game Omega Chess.
Movement
The wizard has the combined movements of the camel and the ferz.
More specifically, the wizard has one of the two following options:
- it can move a single square in any diagonal direction.
- it can move 3 squares in any orthogonal direction, and then one square
in a perpendicular orthogonal direction, regardless of intervening
pieces.
The wizard captures as it moves.
Movement diagram
In the diagram below, the wizard, which is normally symbolized by a
crescent moon but is here represented by a sideways knight, can move to
any of the squares marked with a black circle.
Remarks
Like the bishop, ferz, and camel, the wizard is colorbound, but because
of its combined properties, it has neither the range limitations of the
ferz or the awkwardness of the camel.
You can see problems and sample games using the wizard on the Omega Chess home page.
This is an item in the Piececlopedia: an overview of
different (fairy) chess pieces.
Written by Ben Good.
WWW page created: February 15, 1999.
Last modified: Monday, December 22, 2008
