equihopper
equihopper noun: a hopper piece that must jump a piece (the hurdle) to move, and lands an equal distance after the hurdle as the distance before the hurdle, in any direction; it may capture on its final square. It can only jump one piece, though this restriction does not apply to hippogonal moves.
Noun
equihopper (plural equihoppers)
- A hopper piece that must jump a piece (the hurdle) to move, and lands an equal distance after the hurdle as the distance before the hurdle, in any direction; it may capture on its final square. It can only jump one piece, though this restriction does not apply to hippogonal moves.
- In problems with unorthodox pieces the convention is usually followed that they have appeared by promotion of pawns, though this is not sufficient in some cases (e.g. alfils and equihoppers may not be able to get to the required square from the promotion rank). […] The L-hopper (GPJ Chessics #10...2010 August 21, G. P. Jelliss, “Simple Chess Variants”, in Mayhematics, pages 9, 11
Forms of equihopper
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Origin of equihopper
From equi- + hopper.
Questions about equihopper
- What does equihopper mean?
- Equihopper means a hopper piece that must jump a piece (the hurdle) to move, and lands an equal distance after the hurdle as the distance before the hurdle, in any direction; it may capture on its final square. It can only jump one piece, though this restriction does not apply to hippogonal moves.
- What part of speech is equihopper?
- Equihopper is a noun.
- What is the plural of equihopper?
- The plural of equihopper is equihoppers.
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