Ferz
Fairy chess piece / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The ferz or fers is a fairy chess piece that may move one square diagonally.[1] It was used in orthodox chess and in Shatranj form of chess before being replaced by the queen.
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The ferz on d4, represented by an inverted bishop, may move to c3, e3, or e5, or capture the pawn on c5.