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Questions about or involving pieces not used in orthodox chess; such as but not limited to the nightrider, archbishop, chancellor, and or amazon. Such pieces are also often referred to as "fairy pieces".

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What is the maximum number of squares 8 queens and 8 nightriders can attack on a 16x16 board?

It's possible to attack all squares. Q - queen N - nightrider Yellow background - attacked only by a queen Red background - attacked only by a nightrider Orange background - attacked by pieces of …
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Fairy endgame statistics for KDDDDvKN (D=dabbaba; '2,0' leaper)?

I was unable to generate data for exactly what you want, but I managed something with a restriction to 6x6 board. I think it's reasonable to assume that it doesn't make a big difference from 8x8 for t …
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