IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agoTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.www.utubepublisher.inexternal-linkmessage-square5linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkTIL the queen was once the weakest piece in chess until the 15th century, when her powers expanded during a time of rising female monarchs in Europe — changing the game’s pace forever.www.utubepublisher.inIamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 22 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squarewebghost0101@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoArticle says the queen got overhauled in 15 century to become the most powerful piece but nothing about it being the weakest prior. Was hoping this would detail how pieces moved through time.
minus-squareTakapapatapaka@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·22 days agoFrom the Wikipedia articles of chess and shatranj (old middle-east/south asia ancestor of chess), without checking their sources : king, knight, rook and pawn move the same (except the initial 2 squares for the pawn, which were introduced later) queen only moves one square at a time diagonally bishop only moves two squares at a time diagonally (jumping over potential pieces)
Article says the queen got overhauled in 15 century to become the most powerful piece but nothing about it being the weakest prior.
Was hoping this would detail how pieces moved through time.
From the Wikipedia articles of chess and shatranj (old middle-east/south asia ancestor of chess), without checking their sources :
That sounds boring AF.