The queen is the most powerful chess piece, as she has the combined powers of a rook and a bishop.
The queen may move to any square along the file, the rank or a diagonal on which it stands.
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Quotes of the Day
Thank the stars that I have been banned by FIDE so it is very clear I have nothing to do with this mess…
Garry Kasparov 2015
The main thing is that you’ve got to keep on studying however old you are. You can’t just rely on your capital, so you have to try and keep up, and that is a difficult task.
Nigel Short 2016
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
Robert Fischer 1971
Agon was just sold for one pound and the reputation of Ilyumzhinov’s FIDE is worth even less than that.
Garry Kasparov 2014
There is no room for gallantry in chess.
Irving Chernev