cynar @lemmy.world It makes a lot more sense in the earlier versions of chess. The queen used to be the "Vizier". The sultan made the decisions, the Vizier ran around and implemented them.
69 0 ReplyRachelRodent @lemmy.dbzer0.com that's what it's called in my language.
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Kowowow @lemmy.ca The higher ups are fighting for the kingdom but the pawns are fighting for hrt
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Getting all of your pawns to become queens. The move I call "The King's Harem."
11 0 ReplyErrantRoleplayer @lemmy.world All pawn are actually female, because at most, they can only ever be Queens.
10 1 Replyeerongal @ttrpg.network
You can actually promote a pawn to any other piece as well (rook, bishop, knight, etc.), this is known as underpromotion. It's mostly a "why would you ever do that?" thing, though.
29 0 ReplyShadowAndFlame @mander.xyz There are some situations where promoting to a Queen would result in a stalemate
24 0 Replynexguy @lemmy.world
That's why they said "at most"
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Lepsea @sh.itjust.works The newest research on this topic found out that the "pawn" is actually hermaphrodite.
4 0 Replyexocrinous @startrek.website No, all pawns are trans. They can end up either as a queen or a knight.
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duncesplayed @lemmy.one "But you already have a queen on the board"
"Have you heard of a sex act called 'the ladder mate'? You're the bottom removed"
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