A camel in chess!
A camel in chess!

A camel in chess!

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The Camel is considered a "fairy chess piece", meaning it's not part of the standard chess set but is used in various chess variants. It moves like an "elongated knight", jumping in an (3,1) pattern: 3 squares in one direction (horizontal or vertical) and then 1 square perpendicularly. Like the Knight, it can jump over other pieces, and it captures an enemy piece if it lands on the same square. However, the Camel is colorbound, meaning it can only move to squares of the same color as its starting square, similar to a Bishop in standard chess. It's typically valued at around 3 points, similar to a Knight, and on an 8x8 board, it's considered a minor piece, meaning it can't checkmate a lone king by itself.