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Fairy chess piece; jumps two squares diagonally
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
Alfil
Playing piece with non-standard chess rules
bishop is still called alfil (from al fil, using the article) in Spanish. Due to the pieces' change in movement, the ferz and the alfil are considered non-standard
Fairy_chess_piece
Chess piece
the alfil, meaning "elephant", which could leap two squares along any diagonal, and could jump over an intervening piece. As a consequence, each alfil was
Bishop_(chess)
Argentine contribution to the Gulf War coalition against Iraq
Operation Bishop (Spanish: Operativo Alfil) was the Argentine contribution to the coalition forces from around 42 nations led by the United States in
Operativo_Alfil
Old form of chess
Rukh ("chariot"; from Persian رخ rokh) moves like the rook in chess. Pīl, alfil, aufin, and similar ("elephant"; from Persian پيل pīl; al- is the Arabic
Shatranj
1990–1991 conflict in the Middle East
Kuwait's liberation, sometimes referred to as Operation Desert Calm Operativo Alfil was the Argentine name for Argentine military activities Opération Daguet
Gulf_War
Game piece for playing chess
diagonal, but allowing them to "jump" (seen in the fairy chess piece the alfil); and the earliest versions of queens could only move a single square diagonally
Chess_piece
Method to convey chess moves
checkmate in several languages. Several languages use the Arabic loanword alfil for the piece called bishop in English; in this context it is a chess-specific
Algebraic_notation_(chess)
Traditional board game for two players
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Chess
Ancient Indian strategy board game
squares in any diagonal direction, jumping over the first square, as the alfil in Iranian shatranj, Ethiopian senterej, Mongolian Tamerlane chess and medieval
Chaturanga
Chess variant played in India
to a single-step diagonal move, while the elephant (bishop) acted as an alfil, jumping exactly two squares diagonally and leaping over intervening pieces
Indian_chess
developed, the piece corresponding to the modern bishop was known as Pil or Alfil ("Elephant"; from Persian and Arabic, respectively). In the Indian chaturanga
Cultural depictions of elephants
Cultural_depictions_of_elephants
Al-Fīl Fil Episcopus Comes Calvus Bishop Count Councillor Alfil Obispo Bispo Alfiere Fou Alfil Nebun Ashva (horse) Ghora (horse) Asp Fars Hisan At Miles
History_of_chess
1950 chess set design
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Dubrovnik_chess_set
Bilateral relations
Argentina's assistance to the United States in the Gulf War (known as Operativo Alfil). Relations have been strained at times over the past few years, especially
Argentina–United States relations
Argentina–United_States_relations
Chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Rook_(chess)
Chess variant
Next, at c1, j1, c8, and j8, stands the bishop, or archer. It moves as the alfil, two squares diagonally, leaping the first square. Knight: At b1, k1, b8
Courier_chess
Chess set used for competitive play
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Staunton_chess_set
Combined military forces of Argentina
blockade and sea control effort of the gulf. The success of "Operación Alfil" (English: "Operation Bishop") as it was known, with more than 700 interceptions
Armed Forces of the Argentine Republic
Armed_Forces_of_the_Argentine_Republic
Topics referred to by the same term
company Page Interchange Language Patient information leaflet Pil (chess), or alfil, a fairy chess piece Portland Interscholastic League, a high school athletic
PIL
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Amazon_(chess)
Chess variant
bishops with alfils and queens with ferzes, turning archbishops into knight-alfil compounds, and turning chancellors into either rook-alfil or rook-ferz
Chess_on_a_really_big_board
Counsellor, Mandarin, Guard, Officer, Scholar and, ambiguously, Minister. Alfil AL ~ 2X. Alternate notation: ~ 2/2 A = (2,2) Chaturanga (Indian chess),
List_of_fairy_chess_pieces
Notation for recording chess games
rey (king), D = dama (queen), T = torre (rook), C = caballo (knight), A = alfil (bishop) and P = peón (pawn). The files are named after the initials of
Descriptive_notation
Chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Knight_(chess)
Motorsport venue in Madrid, Spain
Sport Magazine. 28 April 1968. Retrieved 9 May 2022. "Spanish SCC Copa Alfil Jarama 1970". 1 March 1970. Retrieved 17 July 2022. "Trofeo Primavera Jarama
Circuito_del_Jarama
Tántrico Yantra Vaikunta Vedas Vedismo Viajar Visnú Yambo Yoga Yogi Zen Alfil Añil Algarroba Almizcle Azabache Azure Azul Babucha Baldaquín Bazar Bezoar
List of Spanish words of Indo-Aryan origin
List_of_Spanish_words_of_Indo-Aryan_origin
Spanish actress (born 1946)
and actor Miguel Gallardo. Emilio Canda. Caminos de Damasco. Ediciones Alfil, 1965. Semana, Volume 32. Publicaciones Semana, 1971. Cromos, Issues 3207-3211
Pilar_Velázquez
Rock formation in Saudi Arabia
The Elephant Rock (Arabic: جبل الفيل, romanized: Jabal AlFil) is a natural rock formation in Al-Ula, Northwestern Saudi Arabia. Elephant Rock measures
Elephant_Rock_(Saudi_Arabia)
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Dabbaba_(chess)
Graphic depiction of a given position in a game of chess
to Chess (2nd ed.), Oxford University Press, p. 108, ISBN 0-19-280049-3 "Alfil con yelmo 01 / Diagrama de ajedrez." m3c4n0, November 16, 2015, Flickr.
Chess_diagram
Argentine conservative political coalition and party
MID" [La Libertad Avanza adds another party in Córdoba: the MID]. Diario Alfil (in Spanish). Retrieved 3 June 2022. "Blumberg insistió en la venta de candidaturas
La_Libertad_Avanza
Spanish actress
gala of the Spanish TV show. In May 2015, she took the stage of Teatro Alfil to play the role of Ajo, in the romantic comedy Te elegiría otra vez, written
Nerea_Garmendia
Multinational alliance against Iraq (1988–1991)
helicopters. The operations of Argentinian forces were codenamed Operation Alfil. Australia contributed at least one HMAS Adelaide, HMAS Darwin, HMAS Sydney
Coalition_of_the_Gulf_War
Governorate of Medina Region, Saudi Arabia
Oasis Heritage Trail, Hegra UNESCO Heritage Site, Dadan, Jabal Ikmah, Jabal AlFil (Elephant Rock), Harrarat Viewpoint or Maraya Concert Hall. Travelers from
Al-Ula
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Wazir_(chess)
Mayor of Quito since 2023
de Planificación" (in Spanish). Retrieved 10 July 2025. "Pabel Muñoz, un alfil del correísmo que llega a la Alcaldía de Quito". Primicias. 13 May 2023
Pabel_Muñoz
Notation for moves in chess-like games
or historic chess variants that has this move, such as A and F for the alfil and ferz of shatranj (ancient Arabic/Persian chess). The board steps represent
Betza's_funny_notation
Chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Queen_(chess)
1975 single by Monty Python
Imprebis theatrical groups jointly presented a show at Madrid's Teatro Alfil, consisting of sketches adapted from the Monty Python repertoire. Their
The_Lumberjack_Song
Military unit
Belgrano Naval Base Nicknames COFM, FLOMAR Engagements Falklands War Operativo Alfil Commanders Commander of the Sea Fleet Ship-of-the-line captain Julio Horacio
Sea_Fleet_Command_(Argentina)
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Camel_(chess)
Point-based valuation system for chess pieces
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Chess_piece_relative_value
Naval warfare branch of Argentina
Nations blockade and sea control effort in the Persian Gulf. Operación Alfil ("English: Operation [Chess] Bishop"), as it was known, carried out more
Argentine_Navy
Chess variant
corresponds to the chess bishop but has a more restricted range, like the alfil in shatranj. The boat moves two squares diagonally in any direction (see
Chaturaji
American voice actress
for a heckuva good time! Hear @marchimark as Natalia and @AtYes2Ats as Alfil 🔥" (Tweet). FUNimation Entertainment – via Twitter. "Pop Team Epic on Funimation"
Jamie_Marchi
Chess variant with opposing armies of different composition
armies are combinations of standard chess pieces and 4 fairy pieces: ferz, alfil, wazir and dabbaba (see their movement diagrams above). The game can be
Chess_with_different_armies
Chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
King_(chess)
Football match
Barcelona over Inter Milan in the Fairs Cup]. ABC (in Spanish). Madrid. Alfil. 8 May 1959. p. 52. "El Barcelona pasa a la semifinal del Trofeo "Ciudades
1960 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup final
1960_Inter-Cities_Fairs_Cup_final
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Giraffe_(chess)
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Ferz
the cannon from xiangqi (Chinese chess) and an elephant moving as a fers+alfil of old shatranj (ancestors of queen and bishop), so diagonally one or two
List_of_chess_variants
Illustrated book (Thomas Kinsella retelling)
illustrated dust-jacket. La Razzia, Jean-Philippe Imbert, trans. (Tours: Alfil Editions, 1996). 30 illustrations were retained in this paperback. El Táin
Louis le Brocquy Táin illustrations
Louis_le_Brocquy_Táin_illustrations
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Nightrider_(chess)
2018 video game
The A.I. is an enhanced chess engine based on the research made for the Alfil chess engine, created by Acosta. and rated over 2800 Elo Chessaria AICE
Chessaria: The Tactical Adventure
Chessaria:_The_Tactical_Adventure
Group of 11th-century chess pieces
elephants replace bishops. Elephant was called in Arabic al-fīl, giving Spanish alfil, Italian alfiere, French fil, fol and fou. The human figures are clothed
Charlemagne_chessmen
Chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Pawn_(chess)
Spanish international news agency
international information, so that the division of Cifra, Cifra-Gráfica and Alfil disappeared. That same year, the EFE Journalism Awards were also created
EFE
Commercial chess variant
represented as WAD in Betza notation, combining the moves of the wazir, alfil, and dabbaba. Wizards: are also classed as leapers, but, like a bishop,
Omega_Chess
Cycling race
Montana Will Decide the Winner] (PDF) (in Spanish). El Mundo Deportivo. Alfil. 29 March 1969. p. 16. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 October 2019
1969_Giro_d'Italia
Mexican diplomat and novelist
otros cuentos. El hombre bajo la piel. (México, D.F. Plaza y Janés, 2002) Alfil. Los tres pecados del elefante. (Madrid, Spain, Colección Akkrón de Novela
Alejandro_Estivill
American voice actor
for a heckuva good time! Hear @marchimark as Natalia and @AtYes2Ats as Alfil 🔥 https://t.co/yciwMtaUpI" (Tweet). Retrieved January 4, 2021 – via Twitter
Joel_McDonald
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Zebra_(chess)
Colombian politician (born 1966)
"La derecha conservadora en Colombia buscará mantener el poder con un alfil de Álvaro Uribe". France24. November 22, 2021. Retrieved November 24, 2021
María_Fernanda_Cabal
Process in historical linguistics
French and English as "hazard" Arabic al-fīl ("the elephant") in Spanish as alfil "chess bishop" and in Italian as alfiere "chess bishop" (whose Russian name
Rebracketing
Mexican professional wrestling event
Espectro Jr. defeated Cachorro Mendoza and El Alfil in a match that saw Mendoza shaved bald afterwards while El Alfil was forced to unmask and state his birth
Juicio_Final_(1981)
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Princess_(chess)
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Grasshopper_(chess)
Building in Madrid
de las Flores. Colección Teatro (in Spanish). Vol. 86. Madrid: Ediciones Alfil. 1953. Archived from the original on 2026-01-13. Retrieved 2026-01-14. Nieto
Casino_de_Madrid
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Mann_(chess)
Chess variant played in Ethiopia and Eritrea
variations.) On the flanks of the king and ferz stands a piece called the fil or alfil (saba). It leaps diagonally to the second square distant. Beside the fils
Senterej
Four-player chess variant
shatranj and other historical forms of chess; the queen is played like an alfil, with a two square diagonal leaping move. The four players would form pairs
Enochian_chess
Argentine footballer (1965–2021)
having played 250 matches for the club, and winning two titles. Nicknamed Alfil ("bishop" in chess, due to his diagonal movements on the pitch) and Bat
Alfredo_Graciani
Fairy chess piece
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Empress_(chess)
(1952). La señal: drama en dos actos, divididos en cuatro cuadros. Madrid: Alfil. Lázaro Carreter, Fernando (1956). Un hombre ejemplar. Madrid.{{cite book}}:
Fernando_Lázaro_Carreter
Mexican professional wrestler
Arena México April 3, 1981 Espectro Jr. (mask) and Américo Rocca (hair) Alfil (mask) and Cachorro Mendoza (hair) Mexico City Live event December 4, 1981
Américo_Rocca
Israeli-American Russian-Jewish interdisciplinary scholar
introduction by Agusti Colomines and Aurora Madaula, Barcelona: Arpa & Alfil Editores. Baehr, Peter (2014). "American Sociology and the Limits of Partisan
Liah_Greenfeld
Arabic Al Farza, ultimately from Persian Farzan, "the guardian". alficoz alfil: Bishop, in chess. From Arabic al-fiyl (الفيل) [ʔlfiːl] (listen) "The elephant
Influence of Arabic on Spanish
Influence_of_Arabic_on_Spanish
Board and pieces for playing the game of chess
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Chess_set
Spanish musician
Albéniz, Madrid. Again in 1995, He played for three nights in a row at Teatro Alfil in Madrid, and participated in the film, Flamenco, by Carlos Saura, Later
Rafael_Riqueni
Ecuadorian folk group
and six of her friends, who all were members of the trans organisation Alfil, wished to "break common stereotypes" about trans women; they all donned
Ñuca_Trans
Argentine politician (born 1977)
July 2021. "Ascenso del mestrismo en el nuevo Comité Nacional". Diario Alfil (in Spanish). 17 December 2019. Retrieved 26 July 2021. Profile on the official
Soledad_Carrizo
Government victory Argentine army and police victory Gulf War (Operativo Alfil) (1990–1991) Coalition: Argentina United States Kuwait United Kingdom Saudi
List of wars involving Argentina
List_of_wars_involving_Argentina
Spanish poet (1896–1987)
Cometa errante, B., Plaza y Janés, 1985. El cerezo y la palmera. Madrid: Alfil, 1964. Café Gijón (Madrid) "Gerardo Diego - letra I". Real Academia Española
Gerardo_Diego
Argentine politician (born 1978)
"Estévez se reafirma y La Cámpora busca ordenar al Frente de Todos". Diario Alfil (in Spanish). 15 December 2020. Archived from the original on 31 July 2021
Gabriela_Estévez
Fairy chess pawn
Orthodox pieces Bishop King Knight Pawn Queen Rook Fairy pieces (List) Alfil Amazon Berolina pawn Camel Dabbaba Empress Ferz Giraffe Grasshopper Mann
Berolina_pawn
Mexican professional wrestler
Anniversary Show September 18, 1981 Espectro Jr. (mask) and Américo Rocca (hair) Alfil (mask) and Cachorro Mendoza (hair) Mexico City Live event December 4, 1981
Cachorro_Mendoza
councillor Pedro Ortiz, since Matanzo had decreed the shutting of the Teatro Alfil, as it was the premises where a theatrical play, Cabaret Castizo, was being
Ángel_Matanzo
Uruguayan writer (1914–1994)
"El fantasma de Armonía Liropeya Etchepare Locino". Diarioalfil.com.ar. Alfil. Miramontes, Ana M. (2005). Oscilaciones Estéticas en la Narrativa de Cuatro
Armonía_Somers
Alfil. The townspeople try to take Sword into custody because they believe he kidnapped Sophie, while the waitress, Natalia, grabs Sophie and Alfil drives
List of Garo: The Animation episodes
List_of_Garo:_The_Animation_episodes
Mexican politician (born 1971)
was the municipal president of San Bartolo Tutotepec from 2003 to 2006. "Alfil negro". PlazaJuarez.mx (in Spanish). 22 October 2015. Retrieved 17 January
Emilse_Miranda_Munive
Large variant of shogi
loses its vertical stepping move and the knight has become a forward-only alfil. Many other minor changes are present: for example, the angry boar is now
Maka_dai_dai_shogi
Musical artist
Álvarez (1994-12-09). "El joven guitarrista Antón Giménez actúa hoy en el Alfil". El País (in Spanish). ISSN 1134-6582. Retrieved 2023-05-10. "ABC MADRID
Antón_Jiménez
13 June 1976. p. 31. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2 October 2022. Alfil (7 December 1977). "María Jesús Alegre encabeza el Campeonato Nacional de
Spanish Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships
Spanish_Rhythmic_Gymnastics_Championships
homosexuality and conservatism. On 2012, he published El juego del gato y el alfil, a novel winner of the Ignacio Manuel Altamirano contest prize from the
Eduardo_Osorio
Spanish literature awards
Farias for Los buscadores de agua 1966: Carmelo M. Lozano for Gambito de alfil de rey 1967: Francisco García Pavón for El reinado de Witiza 1968: Eduardo
Premio_Nadal
666 14.60 Jonel Mohammad Monel Partido Federal ng Pilipinas 35,016 13.58 Alfil Ladjabassal Independent 34,928 13.54 Jamz Ishmael (incumbent) Partido Federal
2025 Philippine local elections in Bangsamoro
2025_Philippine_local_elections_in_Bangsamoro
Spanish actor (1949–2022)
Honra'". El Progreso. 27 March 2008. "Matanzo precinta mañana el teatro Alfil en plena representación de Cabaret Castizo". ABC. 27 August 2019. "Fallece
Chete_Lera
Argentine politician (born 1965)
"Cambiemos ganó cinco diputados y UNA el senador de la minoría". Diario Alfil (in Spanish). 26 October 2015. Retrieved 28 November 2021. "Senado: Laura
Laura_Rodríguez_Machado
Chilean poet and novelist
1964 El Cristo hueco, 1969 La disparatada vida de Félix Palissa, 1975 El alfil negro, 1992 (unpublished) Mapas del otro mundo, 1977 Las naranjas del silencio
Miguel_Arteche
ALFIL
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Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Lord Guru
Girl/Female
Muslim/Islamic
Sister
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Leader; Ruler
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Rock Born; Very Hard and Strong
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Baseline
Boy/Male
American, Australian, Chinese, Gaelic, Scottish
Bent Nose; Crooked Nose; Similar to Cameron
Girl/Female
Tamil
Drop of water, Point
Boy/Male
Anglo Saxon
Rowe's son.
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian
Atom God
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Malayalam, Marathi
Nectar
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n.
The pin grass (Erodium cicutarium), a weed in California.