HOW CHESS GOT ITS QUEEN (the history of chess)

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Did you know that chess did not always have a queen? At some point, it even had chariots and elephants as well! (in fact, it still does today, and in more places than you think!). Today, we explore how our favorite gaming lady made it to the board, and it is indeed an exciting journey.

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PUBLISHED RESOURCES

● Yalom, M. Birth of the Chess Queen. HarperCollins e-books, 2005.
● Henriëtte Reerink [editor] Et al. Dame aan Zet/Queen’s Move. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 2000
● Murray, H.J.R. A History of Chess. Clarendon Press, 1913.

ONLINE RESOURCES

OTHER CLIPS USED IN THIS VIDEO

** Battle chess: Pawn kill the Queen (PC/ UHD) **
- arnapurna modi

** Exodus: Gods and Kings - Battle of Kadesh | Part 1 (HD) **
- Captain Darrow

** A brief history of chess - Alex Gendler **
- TED-Ed

** Murad Pasha Becomes The Grand Vizier | Magnificent Century: Kosem **
- Magnificent Century: Kosem

MUSIC

Track 1: Celtic Medieval Music - At the Summertide Feast
- Music by Adrian von Ziegler [this guy has AMAZING music, check it out!]

Track 2: Celtic Music - Fable
- Music by Adrian von Ziegler

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
0:47 The name of the pieces
2:05 Enter the Queen!
3:05 Our sources
4:45 Why did the Firz became the Queen?
5:59 How the chess Queen gained her modern movement
7:44 Why did the Queen expand her movement?
8:48 Outro
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How are the pieces named in your country? Leave a comment below! In Spain:

Pawn: peón
Rook: torre
Knight: caballo
Bishop: alfil
Queen: dama/reina
King: rey

ancientgaming
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Most accurate explanation I've ever listened about this topic. Keep the good work!

tititiwon
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In Dutch chess pieces have different names. The queen is named "Dame" (lady), the rook"Toren" (tower), the Knight "Paard" (horse) and the bishop is named "loper" (walker).

MrPleers
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Hello I have just discovered your channel and I want to say how much I appreciate your sharing your knowledge.I also love the musical accompaniment choices
THANK YOU SO MUCH❤

annanke
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Government of India's cabinet ministers are still called mantri. Grih mantri (home affairs minister), videsh mantri (foreign affairs minister) etc. The english word minister itself seems to have evolved from sanskrit word mantri.

abhinavparivesh
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In Persian:
Pawn:Sarbaz
King:Shah
Queen:Vazir
Bishop:Fil
Knight:Asb
Rook:Rokh

Translation:
Soldier
King
Minister
Elephant
Horse
Chariot

muhammadkeshavarz
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The Vizier would be like the Vice President of today.

Quach
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I always call the queen in Indian chess, the Vizier.

Quach
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I always thought that
"Rook" was meant for
the bird "rook". But it
meant "Ruhk" which
means "Chariot". 🙂

Ciara
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I like how Chinese Chess has different names for the same pieces, as you would expect 2 different nations would do.

foot soldier vs. infantry
catapult vs. artillery

etc . . .

帥 = Master
將 = Commander

I call Chinese Chess by their "king's" name: Master and Commander Chess.

Quach
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At one point there was no queen for a long time

Deathboy-iehj