Fairy chess piece similar to the rook, but it can move at most four squares at once:

= ≤ 4

Chess variants

• Short Rook Chess
• Short Rook Chess II.
• Top-heavy Chess
• Half Top-heavy Chess

Value

Its value is less than the rook's. It is approximately the same as the bishop's, maybe a little bit more. Using the usual values of the pieces, its value is 3 or 4 points (the bishop is 3 and the rook is 5).

Basic checkmate

Sufficient mating material in its own (with king).

Pieces	Result	Moves (?)
	Win	16 – 9.9
	Win	17 – 10.9

Inventor

Ralph Betza, 1979^[wiki]

External link

• ChessVariants.com: The Short Rook