IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 19 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 · 19 days agomessage-square5linkfedilink
minus-squareTakapapatapaka@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·19 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)
From the Wikipedia articles of chess and shatranj (old middle-east/south asia ancestor of chess), without checking their sources :
That sounds boring AF.