IamNobuddy@lemmy.world to Today I Learned@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day 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-square20linkfedilinkarrow-up1142arrow-down12
arrow-up1140arrow-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 · 1 day agomessage-square20linkfedilink
minus-squareTakapapatapaka@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up27·1 day 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)
minus-squareTangent5280@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 hour agoActually, it draws out the beginning of every game, leading to more variety in the mid and endgames. By the time any of your pieces limp their way into the enemies pieces the rest of the board will also have arranged itself into chaos.
minus-squareoni ᓚᘏᗢ@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·21 hours agoyea, the alpha version sounds boring, at least we still have not gachapon in chess
minus-squareRandelung@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·19 hours agoA: Hello, yes, I’d like to buy a second queen. B: Oh shit. Hello, yes, I’d like to buy two queens! My credit card number is 6. That hypothetical takes place at a time when credit cards were a very new concept.
From the Wikipedia articles of chess and shatranj (old middle-east/south asia ancestor of chess), without checking their sources :
That sounds boring AF.
Actually, it draws out the beginning of every game, leading to more variety in the mid and endgames. By the time any of your pieces limp their way into the enemies pieces the rest of the board will also have arranged itself into chaos.
yea, the alpha version sounds boring, at least we still have not gachapon in chess
A: Hello, yes, I’d like to buy a second queen.
B: Oh shit. Hello, yes, I’d like to buy two queens! My credit card number is 6.
That hypothetical takes place at a time when credit cards were a very new concept.