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Dabbaba 6.50 - winboard engines. New version 14.08.2012

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 Dabbaba 6.50*  - winboard engines.

Tamerlane Chess



Author - Jensa B'K Nielsen
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* The dabbaba, also known as the dabaaba or dabbabah, is a fairy chess piece that jumps two squares orthogonally (the directions a rook can move), leaping over any intermediate piece. In algebraic notation, it is given the symbol D. (Chess Programming Wiki)

History and nomenclature
The dabbaba is a very old piece, appearing in some very early chess variants, such as Tamerlane chess. The name dabbaba (Arabic: دَبَّابَة) means "tank" in Modern Arabic. In older Arabic, it referred to a type of medieval siege engine designed to shelter men who are digging a hole in enemy fortifications (Latin: vinea). The name has sometimes been translated as "war engine". The name dabbaba was also used for other pieces in old chess variants, such as one that moved like the modern bishop.(Chess Programming Wiki)

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