Grasshopper

Moves and captures like a Queen but must hop over another piece to the square next beyond that piece.

History & Origins

Introduced by T. R. Dawson in 1913 in problems published in the Cheltenham Examiner newspaper.

Symbol
G
Notation
gQ
Value
Aliases
  • Grasshopper Damate Game
  • Queen-Hopper
  • Saltamonte Spanish
  • Sauterelle French
  • Sprinkhaan Dutch
G
Move & Capture