The history of queen in chess.

The history of queen in chess.

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The queen is the most powerful piece in chess with move cross, across, and vertical abilities. We see and use it regularly, but have you ever wondered about the origin of this piece? Chess has been around since ancient times and women were not valued at that time, so why is there a queen on the board? This short blog will help you solve this problem.
Since chess appeared, it has many things different from today. In that game, instead of bishop and queen, we have (al-filz: elephant) and counsellor or prime minister or vizier (Sanskrit mantri, Persian farzīn, Arabic firzān, firz or wazīr). Ferz is a piece that can move cross and capture 1 square. After a while, chess was introduced to Europe. After a while, ferz gradually became queen. During the great 15th-century chess reform in Spain, the queen appeared and can move like today, perhaps inspired by Isabella I's great political power.

<Here is the queen of the 15th century>

The queen shaped like today appears in the Staunton chess set of 1849.
And that is the history of the queen.
Thanks for your reading.