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Alfil
Fairy chess piece; jumps two squares diagonally / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Not to be confused with Al-Fil.
The pil, alfil, alpil, or elephant is a fairy chess piece that can jump two squares diagonally. It first appeared in shatranj. It is used in many historical and regional chess variants. It was used in standard chess before being replaced by the bishop in the 15th and 16th centuries.
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