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
What’s been bothering me is not that I haven’t won tournaments, but that I haven’t played very well.
Magnus Carlsen 2017
What am I doing in this pool of piranhas?
Nigel Short 2017
A game of chess has three phases: the opening, where you hope you stand better; the middlegame, where you think you stand better; and the ending, where you know you stand to lose.
Savielly Tartakower
Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it’s okay to lose. I don’t. You have to be merciless.
Magnus Carlsen
I am the best player in the world, and I am here to prove it.
Robert Fischer 1971