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minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·4 months agoThe wazir only moved a single space horizontally or vertically. The name change from wazir to queen started as early as the 10th century, but the current move set dates from the late 15th century.
minus-squareFarid@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoActually it’s still called Vizier (or something close) in several languages.
minus-squareMalgas@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoBut we’re talking about that piece as the most powerful in the game, which happened in Europe, where it had been called a queen for hundreds of years.
minus-squareFarid@startrek.websitelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoYes, the modern, more powerful piece is still called that even in some languages in Europe, like in Turkish and several Slavic languages, like Ukrainian and Russian. In Polish it’s apparently called something akin of “top general”.
The wazir only moved a single space horizontally or vertically.
The name change from wazir to queen started as early as the 10th century, but the current move set dates from the late 15th century.
Actually it’s still called Vizier (or something close) in several languages.
But we’re talking about that piece as the most powerful in the game, which happened in Europe, where it had been called a queen for hundreds of years.
Yes, the modern, more powerful piece is still called that even in some languages in Europe, like in Turkish and several Slavic languages, like Ukrainian and Russian. In Polish it’s apparently called something akin of “top general”.