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Chess variant pieces value grouping

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Group 0 pieces

These pieces are the simplest of all chess pieces.   All piece movements are based on them.

Pawn

Silver Sergent- wazir+ferz (King)

Ferz- 1 square dagonally

Elephant- 2 squares diagonally

Wazir- 1 square orthogonally

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Level 1 pieces

King

Kinght

Bishop

Rook

Deacon-moves like a knight diagonally.  Two squares one direction diagonally and one square 90 degrees from that square.  Essentially another L shaped move.

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Group 2 pieces

These pieces are combinations of pieces or pieces of equal value.

Paladin-knight+bishop

Marshall-knight+rook

Queen-rook+bishop

(Name suggestion?)-deacon+knight

Archbishop-deacon+bishop

Chancellor-deacon+rook

Equis Rex-knight+king

Pope-bishop+king

Dragon King-rook+king

Baron-deacon+king

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Group 3 pieces

Amazon-knight+bishop+rook

Arch Paladin-knight+bishop+deacon

General-knight+rook+deacon

Commodore-bishop+rook+deacon

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Group 4 pieces

(Name suggestions?)-knight+bishop+rook+deacon

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Any suggestions for additional pieces can be added.  They do not have to be combination pieces if their abilities are as strong as those pieces, such as toroidal movement.