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Cavalry Chess. A once popular variant from the 1920's where every piece has additional jumping moves. (8x8, Cells: 64) [All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]I disagree with Fergus Duniho's comments on the power of the Knight in Cavalry Chess. According to my calculations, it is worth 7.88 Pawns or less, given a regular Knight is worth 3 Pawns, its value is 3 for a Knight + 3/5 * 3 for a Camel, derived from analogy of a Bishop and Rook to Camel and Knight, + 3/5 * 3/5 * 3 for a Zebra, which is a bit of a guess, but its value is certainly less than a Camel and Knight, because of its awkwardness, though it is not colorbound as a Camel. For the ease of mating comment, one can compare that to the ease of mating a cornered King with Fergus' Paladin. I think the King also is not able to be mated so easily due to its new mobility.