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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•11 days ago in the 15th century when the queen became the strongest piece and the bishop’s reach doubled. I assume bishops were limited to moving 4 spaces? What were the Queen rules?
minus-squareCrazazy [hey hi! :D]linkfedilinkEnglish2•11 days agoIIRC move 1 space in any diagonal but that might be even before then
minus-squareCavemanlinkfedilinkEnglish3•11 days agoOriginally queen could only move one square diagonally and the bishop (elephant) move exactly 2 spaces diagonally with a jump. https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturanga/
I assume bishops were limited to moving 4 spaces? What were the Queen rules?
IIRC move 1 space in any diagonal but that might be even before then
Originally queen could only move one square diagonally and the bishop (elephant) move exactly 2 spaces diagonally with a jump.
https://www.chess.com/variants/chaturanga/