The “queen” in chess used to be the “advisor” which could only move one square diagonally. It wasn’t until chess was brought to Europe and the rise of female monarchs during the 15th century was the “advisor” replaced with the “queen”.
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The “queen” in chess used to be the “advisor” which could only move one square diagonally. It wasn’t until chess was brought to Europe and the rise of female monarchs during the 15th century was the “advisor” replaced with the “queen”.