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
You only task in the opening is to reach a playable middle game.
Lajos Portisch
Kasparov’s book are the best, as far as high level analyses are concerned.
Jan Timman 1991 NIC
Carlsen simply plays chess well. It seems to me that in such cases people are inclined to look for some supernatural explanation, although the simplest explanation is also the most appropriate: the guy simply plays chess well.
Alexander Grischuk 2014
Kasparov is great as a chess player, but all his attempts to prove himself as an organizer – let’s say, is beyond the champion’s level.
Boris Gelfand 2016
Karpov is the official World Champion, but I’m not sure what that really means.
Jan Timman 1993