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No.320 (DN)

No.320 
Daniel Novomesky (Slovakia)
 

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No.320 by Daniel Novomesky – A very nice Aristocrat-Miniature typical for Daniel ! (JV)


Definitions:

Grasshopper(G): Moves along Q-lines over another unit of either color to the square immediately beyond that unit. A capture may be made on arrival, but the hurdle is not affected.

Hurdle colour changing Grasshopper (hG): As a Grasshopper, but after a move it changes color of the hurdle-piece (except King).


No.320 Daniel Novomesky
Slovakia
original-14.05.2013
 
320-h#3-dn
h#4                                              (1+6)
b) hGf5→f7
c) hGe8→g5
d) hGe4→f6
Hurdle colour changing Grasshoppers: c4,e4,e6,e8,f5
 
 
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Kenneth Solja
Kenneth Solja
May 15, 2013 09:03

The hurdle colour changing grasshopper is better known as Andernach grasshopper.

seetharaman
seetharaman
May 15, 2013 23:22
Reply to  Julia

The option to apply the attribute “Hurdle-color-changing” for any of the hoppers on the board is already available in Popeye. This option can be applied to Grasshoppers and Lions. So perhaps it was felt that there is no need for a separate piece ‘AG’.

Linden Lyons
Linden Lyons
May 17, 2013 05:45
Reply to  seetharaman

Removing the name Andernach grasshopper is unfortunate. Names are special, and should be more than just description. For example, it’d be unappealing to rename the queen an ‘orthogonal-and-diagonal-mover’.

seetharaman
seetharaman
May 18, 2013 16:58
Reply to  Linden Lyons

Hm… the name of the piece is not removed. It is already well-known and it will be continued to be known by that. For using Popeye, we may have to use a different method. Instead of using the piece name, we will have to use the piece attribute..

Juraj Lörinc
Juraj Lörinc
May 15, 2013 15:12

Removing piece AG from the Popeye is mentioned in the Popeye 4.63 Release notes (see section Other changes down on the page).

On another note, this piece was sometimes called also Chopper.

Diyan Kostadinov
May 17, 2013 07:03

AG is very nice fairy piece. I recomended the Award of Alaikov-80 MT 2013 Section B (Fairies), where the using of AG was the theme. You can see it on the following direct link: http://kobulchess.com/en/tournaments/awards/191-alaikov-80-award.html

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