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IIRC the reason the queen is such a powerful piece is because the original piece was called something like "The Commander" or "The Champion", and the idea of that being a separate person from the King didn't make sense once the game reached Europe amid the chivalric code and specific rules about how lords and monarchs are to be handled on the battlefield.

You're probably after the vizier. Apocryphally, the queen's moves as currently seen originated when Queen Isobella I of Spain was pissed that the queen was a weak piece, it did indeed arise in Spain during her reign, whether for that reason is left to the reader's imagination.

The king is not weak. In 100% of games it's the last piece to fall.

Statistically the pawn to the rightmost of the white king also survives in some 70%, while the queen only has about 49% chance of survival to the end.

The knights and the pawn in front of the queen are the first to go.

The king is not weak. In 100% of games it's the last piece to fall.

Yes, well that's because he puts everyone else in harm's way first. Typical behavior for a "noble".

In 100% of games it's the last piece to fall.

I see we haven't been matched yet. I will quit in any of these cases (I call these legal cheats, because frankly it shouldn't be allowed):

  • castling, obviously
  • en passant, obviously
  • promotion, obviously
  • horsey jumping in front of the pawns as first move (wtf)
  • pawns moving 2 squares (op)
  • bishop taking my rook (unfair, I didn't mean that last move)
  • me having the black (imba)

When en passant is forced but now you have to resign because you played a legal cheat

You can just declare stalemate. OP moves don’t count as legal moves.

TBF when they first married she was 13 and he was 40.

I'm really glad that the majority of the world has moved past that point. Although, it seems like only a recent development in India in 2007.

Legal age for marriage has been 18 since 1978. Unlike many states in USA.

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5 states have no official minimum age, but still require either parental consent, court approval or both: California, Mississippi, New Mexico, Oklahoma, and Washington.

2 states have a minimum age of 15: Hawaii and Kansas.

23 states have a minimum age of 16.

10 states have a minimum age of 17.

That's fair I like that comment. Although a bit silly to compare women's rights between those two nations.

Yeah, India isn't curtailing women's right to healthcare under the guise of concern for 'unborn babies'

Literally last year it was in the Indian Supreme Court. At least the USA isn't branding women for rejecting a man.

Indian justice system isn't branding women, you racist fuckwad. Unlike murican system which is letting women die.

You're literally trying to compete with a developing country.

Which is fair because India is progressing while USA is regressing.

Touch grass dipshit. Or go shoot up a school or a mall or something.

No, the justice system isn't, but the people are. India is probably second only to Sharia Law nations for the disfigurement of women. Get fucked.

The real story is how a king as old and frail as him managed to get a queen as young, fit and loyal as her, willing to slay anything that appears within her sight...

The king is just 30, but his body is so frail from the hourly snu snu.

Just look at her.

He's getting no rest at all.

Salute

Everyone here knows that the only way to know who's the best chess player is by having a best of 3 1v1 king only final destination with no item

He might be feeble and only able to move a step at a time but he is radioactive. Anyone who is backed into a corner by him is dead meat. Dude is terrifying.