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Alfil

Antique Indian elephant chess piece representing the king.

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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Alfil AF فيل (قطعة قديمة) Arabic Alfil German Ελέφαντας (σκάκι) Greek Elefante (ajedrez) Spanish アルフィル Japanese 알필 Korean Alphinus LA Elefante (xadrez) Portuguese Алфил Russian

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