Tripper
Tripper may refer to:
Tripper (chess)
A tripper is a fairy chess piece that jumps three squares diagonally, leaping over any intermediate piece. Below, it is given the symbol G from Betza notation.
Value
The tripper by itself is not much more powerful than a pawn, but as an additional power to other pieces it is worth slightly less than half a knight. This slightly reduced value is due to its limited mobility on the 8×8 board; Betza noted that it was a much more useful component on the 12×12 board, then having practically its ideal value of half a knight. Its value as a piece by itself is severely compromised by its being only being able to reach an eighteenth of the squares on any size of chessboard; combining it with other pieces usually masks this weakness to some extent.
References
Tripper (Efterklang album)
Tripper is the debut album by the Danish group Efterklang. The name of the album according to member Thomas Humser refers to two things. One meaning is that "tripper" is the slang term for a traveler. It is also a Danish meaning for shuffling one's feet in anticipation of something good to happen. The album cover was done by Marie Hill and is literally a mashing of doodle she drew. The logo of the child dancing next to the band's name apparently is supposed to represent the childlike approach to this music. The self-released limited edition version of the album had a hand stitched card sleeve.
