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What chess piece replaced the Grand Vizier when the game came to Europe?
you should put these in the endless quiz, they have me stumped 
Why is the last move in a game of chess called "Checkmate?"
Checkmate means "The King is Dead"
Artist_Allan wrote: Why is the last move in a game of chess called "Checkmate?"
Sorry, the last move does not necessarily end in a checkmate
splitting hairs, so how about why is it called checkmate? hope that helps you understand the question better.
Artist_Allan wrote: splitting hairs, so how about why is it called checkmate? hope that helps you understand the question better.
"Checkmate" comes from Persian "Shah mat" meaning "the king is dead".
cool, didn't know that. The grand vizier, my guess would be the queen.
It must've been the most renamed piece, I know it used to be the minister
It must've been the most renamed piece, I know it used to be the minister
well done bastiaan, the queen it is.
Who once said that they wished to live in a house designed to look like a Rook, the chess piece?
The longest delay of a capture of a piece or pawn is 57 moves, played by Chajes-Grunfeld, Carlsbad 1923. The game took over 15 hours and lasted 121 moves.
Artist_Allan wrote: splitting hairs, so how about why is it called checkmate? hope that helps you understand the question better.
Hardly my good man. If you run a quiz, you gotta ask the question correctly. Checkmate is derived from the Persian words "Shah mat" which purportedly means the King is dead
What is the highest number of moves ever recorded in a game of chess without a single piece being captured?