CHESMAYNE
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Cardinal
01 A priest or BS/VC
nominated by a pope to act as councilor. Their
duties are largely administrative, as head of a diocese, a curial office, an
ecclesiastical commission, or a Roman congregation. Their office carry special insignia, such as the red cap
(biretta) – skullcap (zucchetto).
02 Roman Curia (Latin:
Court). Administers the affairs of the
Roman Catholic Church - administrative tribunals (judicial), and offices (ministerial).
03 College of Cardinals (CDs):
consisting of all the CDs of the Catholic Church having a threefold structure: BSs, priests and deacons. It
originally had 70 members in 1586. It
is responsible for the government of the Church during a vacancy in the papacy
and since 1179 has had the responsibility for electing a new pope. Only those under 80 years of age may attend
a conclave which is held upto twenty days after the demise or resignation of a pope and are bound for life to preserve the secrecy of who voted
for whom. See Vaunt Courier. The 8th consistory (held roughly
every three years) of the pontificate of Pope John Paul II took place in
February, 2001. CDs emerged in the 8th
century as part of the developing system of church government. Latin: ‘Cardo’ – meaning a ‘hinge’ on whose work the central administration is said to ‘turn’. Any priest (or male catholic who has been confirmed
may be elected pope) can become a CD – but before being elevated must first be
ordained a BS. No non-cardinal has been chosen for the
papacy since 1378. Father Avery
Dulles is one of only two priests elevated to the rank of CD (2001). He is the author of 21 books, 650 articles
and essays. There are now 184 CDs (the
largest ever) of whom 135 are eligible to vote. White smoke announces the election of a new pope. Cardinalatial.
Left: Window, Bayeux Cathedral - Normandy,
France
Right: Window, Grace Cathedral - San Francisco,
USA
Historical remarks
This MP has a long history and has been called by many
names. The list below indicates the various names and uses of this MP, as far as I have been able
to determine. With three rather
well-published references to this piece as Cardinal (CD), it seems reasonable
to adopt this name as ‘the standard’.
Name |
Reference |
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Karkaddan (Rhinoceros) |
Shantraj Al-Kabir (Great
Chess) (14th
century?) |
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Centaur |
Carrera’s Chess (1617), Pietro Carrera |
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Capablanca Chess (1920’s), J. R. Capablanca |
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Princess |
Oxford Companion to Chess |
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Cardinal |
Edward Lasker (in reference to Capablanca Chess) |
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Cardinal |
Grand Chess (1984),
Christian Freeling |
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Cardinal |
Meta-Chess (1997),
John William Brown |
Movement rules
The Cardinal (CD) may move like a usual chess bishop (BS), or like a usual chess knight (KT).
Movement diagram
The blue circles indicate the leaping moves of a knight
(KT), while the green circles indicate the bishop (BS) move.
Notes: Chesmayne symbol = CD ie, KT+BS, combined piece
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Name |
Move |
Symbol |
Icon |
Meta-Chess |
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Cardinal |
BS + KT |
CD
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This is an item in the Piececlopedia: an overview of different (fairy) chess
pieces.
Addendum
Alfred Pfeiffer sent us the following additional information about this
MP:
Some addendums to your new
WWW page about the piece “Cardinal (CD)”
Here are some more chess variants with this type of MP:
a.
Cardinal Super Chess: there this piece also is
the “Cardinal” (links to “http://home.att.net/~maureenjones/”)
b.
Janus chess: there this MP is named as “Janus”
c.
Wolf chess: there this MP is the “Fox” (in German: “Fuchs”)
d.
Bird's chess: there this MP has the name “Equerry”
e.
Chess 121: (name unknown to me) (links to
“http://members.aol.com/chess121/main.htm”)
f.
The Emperor’s Game: there this MP is the
“Adjudant”
g.
The Sultan's Game: there this MP also is the
“Adjudant”
h.
Euchess: there this MP also is the “Cardinal”
i.
Modern chess: there this MP is the “Minister”
j.
Chess 2000: this MP seems not to have a special name until now.
Dave McCooey mentioned also the name Pegasus for this MP.
Written by David Howe.
The Meta-Chess move map was
reprinted from Meta-Chess, copyright 1997, by permission of John William
Brown. One sentence added by Hans
Bodlaender.
Movement diagram and mp icon created from Zillions
of Games.