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Chess: The transformation of the queen
- Initially, the chess queen could only move one square.
- In the 15th century, the queen gained unlimited movement in any direction.
- The queen's elevation to the strongest piece appeared first in Spain during the time when the powerful Queen Isabella was on the throne.
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Early European chess players turned the chess game to reflect their society's political structure.
- Originally, chess was a game of war. Horsemen, elephant-riding fighters, charioteers and infantry protected the "shah" and his counsellor, the "firz."
- But
The 13th-century Dominican friar Jacobus de Cessolis described the ways each chess piece contributes to a harmonious social order.
- He distinguished paws by trade and connected each to its royal partner.
- The first pawn is a farmer and tied to the castle because he provides ...
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Chess is more familiar than you think.
- There is a king who doesn't do much himself because everybody "got his back."
- There's a queen who does whatever she likes.
- The bishops, knights, and rooks get stuff done.
- Then the pawns are ...
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One of the earliest known board games, Senet was played in 3100 BC and loved by Queen Nefertari and the Pharaoh Tutankhamun.
Played using a longboard having three rows of ten squares each, the players used a combination of luck and strategy to rush to the end of the board while bl...
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Throughout history, games and sports have helped humanity to survive times of crisis by reducing anxieties and improving mental health.
While the pandemic has forced most gaming and sports activities to scale down, chess has demonstrated remarkable resilience, adaptability...
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