HOW CHESS GOT ITS QUEEN (the history of chess)

Did you know that chess did not always have a queen? At some point, it even had chariots and elephants as well! (in fact, it still does today, and in more places than you think!). Today, we explore how our favorite gaming lady made it to the board, and it is indeed an exciting journey.

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PUBLISHED RESOURCES

● Averbakh & Kasparov. A History of Chess: From Chaturanga to the Present Day. Russell Enterprises.inc, 2012
● Yalom, M. Birth of the Chess Queen. HarperCollins e-books, 2005.
● Henriëtte Reerink [editor] Et al. Dame aan Zet/Queen’s Move. Koninklijke Bibliotheek, 2000
● Murray, H.J.R. A History of Chess. Clarendon Press, 1913.

ONLINE RESOURCES
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OTHER CLIPS USED IN THIS VIDEO

** Battle chess: Pawn kill the Queen (PC/ UHD) **

– arnapurna modi

** Exodus: Gods and Kings – Battle of Kadesh | Part 1 (HD) **

– Captain Darrow

** A brief history of chess – Alex Gendler **

– TED-Ed

** Murad Pasha Becomes The Grand Vizier | Magnificent Century: Kosem **

– Magnificent Century: Kosem

MUSIC

Track 1: Celtic Medieval Music – At the Summertide Feast

– Music by Adrian von Ziegler [this guy has AMAZING music, check it out!]

Track 2: Celtic Music – Fable

– Music by Adrian von Ziegler

TIMESTAMPS

0:00 Intro
0:47 The name of the pieces
2:05 Enter the Queen!
3:05 Our sources
4:45 Why did the Firz became the Queen?
5:59 How the chess Queen gained her modern movement
7:44 Why did the Queen expand her movement?
8:48 Outro