Greg Strong wrote on Fri, May 1, 2020 10:01 PM UTC:
We could certainly do that. It would be more obvious and thus might be better. I did this because it is an adaptation of the graphic for the ferz:
In the abstract set, triangles indicate diagonal moves. I squared the tip of the triangle to indicate the forward wazir move. A silver general could be thought of as a ferz with an additional move. That is how I think of it, but it could also just be thought of as a piece of its own. Your suggetion might be better, especially since Shatranj Kamil (64) has both a ferz and a silver general and the pieces look awful similar.
In that game, the Elephant also has a non-capturing dabbabah move, but the standard elephant graphic is used.
We could certainly do that. It would be more obvious and thus might be better. I did this because it is an adaptation of the graphic for the ferz:
In the abstract set, triangles indicate diagonal moves. I squared the tip of the triangle to indicate the forward wazir move. A silver general could be thought of as a ferz with an additional move. That is how I think of it, but it could also just be thought of as a piece of its own. Your suggetion might be better, especially since Shatranj Kamil (64) has both a ferz and a silver general and the pieces look awful similar.
In that game, the Elephant also has a non-capturing dabbabah move, but the standard elephant graphic is used.