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minus-squareBuffalox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up37arrow-down1·edit-21 day agoNot to mention the queen is the most powerful piece on the board, I mean WTF!? Obviously we can’t allow a woman to have that much power in a 100% male dominated society!
minus-squareempireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·1 day agoHoly shit this might actually be the reason. Insanity
minus-squareBuffalox@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7arrow-down1·1 day agoExactly. Whatever reason, insanity is almost definitely behind it.
minus-squarePugJesus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·1 day agoI think the piece is named differently over that way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(chess)#Nomenclature
Not to mention the queen is the most powerful piece on the board, I mean WTF!? Obviously we can’t allow a woman to have that much power in a 100% male dominated society!
Holy shit this might actually be the reason.
Insanity
Exactly.
Whatever reason, insanity is almost definitely behind it.
That’s not the reason.
I think the piece is named differently over that way.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Queen_(chess)#Nomenclature