Mann (chess)

A common icon for the mann used in diagrams

The mann (plural mannen[1]) or man is a fairy chess piece that may move to any adjoining square. It is similar to the king, but it is not a royal piece (i.e. it is not subject to check and checkmate), and it cannot castle.[2] The mann is used in many chess variants. In this article's diagrams, the mann is represented by an inverted king.

  1. ^ "chessvariants.com -- Comment Listing". www.chessvariants.com. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
  2. ^ Hooper & Whyld (1996), p. 244. Mann.