Answers.Body: <p>To answer your questions...</p>
  
  <ol>
  <li>I never checked</li>
  <li>It's good to be the king - Mel Brooks</li>
  </ol>
  
  <p>In the original game (and perhaps even today), what Europeans call the queen, the Indians call the Advisor.</p>
  
  <p>It's just a language thing.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>"Queen" in this instance, means "second in command." </p>
  
  <p>Most "queens" in real life are only wives of kings. They typically aren't "second in commands." Exceptions might occur if the king was weak or incapacitated, or if the king died and his minor son became "king," in which case his MOTHER might be the Queen REGENT. ruling for her minor son. In such a situation, you might have a second "queen" when the king grew up and got married.</p>
  
  <p>A better term for "queen" in chess might be "prime minister." Normally, you wouldn't have two Prime Ministers, but if there was an exceptionally valiant and accomplished soldier, you might, one (the soldier) for war, the other (original one) for peace.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>It makes no sense. They should promote pawns to generals. The general should be able to move exactly like the queen.</p>
  
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Answers.Body: <p>In the original form of the game from which chess probably derived, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturanga">chaturanga</a>, there was no piece named "Queen".</p>
  
  <p>The Queen of modern chess probably derived from a piece named "General": in the beginning this piece could move 1 square only diagonally, then its movenemt became more and more similar to the modern Queen. But there's more: in chaturanga there were pieces very similar to pawns, "Soldiers", that could become Generals after having reached opponent's King field.</p>
  
  <p>When chess was imported in Europe, during Middle-Age and Reinassance, passing especially through Spain, pieces were renamed in order to give european players a more comfortable playing background. For example, the uncommon "Elephant" became "Bishop" (a very well known figure in catholic regions). And the General became the "Queen". But they only renamed pieces without changing the mechanic of the game. Thus, a "Soldier" could (and can) still be promoted.</p>
  
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Answers.Text: In the Middle East, the Queen is called the Vizier. Interestingly, even in Hungarian it's not a Queen but a word which can bot mean Vizier or Commander.
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Body: <p>When a pawn finally reaches the eighth rank, then it can be promoted to rook, knight, bishop or queen. It is not hard to imagine that a soldier who has achieved a lot could be promoted to an officer. However, it is almost incredible that a meritorious fighter would eventually become a queen, even though the old queen is still alive.</p>
  
  <p>So my questions are: </p>
  
  <ol>
  <li><p>Is every pawn female?</p></li>
  <li><p>Could a king marry more than one queen in ancient times?</p></li>
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Comments.Text: The following link speaks directly to your questions, and points out that your worry about multiple queens was once quite common (e.g. Philidor agreed). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promotion_(chess)#History_of_the_rule
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Comments.Text: I understand, queen is originally general or minister, interesting.
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Comments.Text: Even in relatively modern times, a king might have more than one queen without "marrying" them. Mme de Pompadour was the second "queen" of Louis XV. She arguably started out as a "pawn."
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Comments.Text: Are this questions a joke or am I missing something?
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Title: What sense does promotion to queen make?
ThreadText: # What sense does promotion to queen make?
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2012-06-25)
  
  When a pawn finally reaches the eighth rank, then it can be promoted to rook, knight, bishop or queen. It is not hard to imagine that a soldier who has achieved a lot could be promoted to an officer. However, it is almost incredible that a meritorious fighter would eventually become a queen, even though the old queen is still alive.
  
  So my questions are:
  
  1. Is every pawn female?
  2. Could a king marry more than one queen in ancient times?
  
  **Tags:** history, pawns, pawn-promotion, queens
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_1**: The following link speaks directly to your questions, and points out that your worry about multiple queens was once quite common (e.g. Philidor agreed). http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Promotion_(chess)#History_of_the_rule  
  > **username_0**: I understand, queen is originally general or minister, interesting.  
  > **username_2**: Even in relatively modern times, a king might have more than one queen without "marrying" them. Mme de Pompadour was the second "queen" of Louis XV. She arguably started out as a "pawn."  
  > **username_3**: Are this questions a joke or am I missing something?  
  
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  ## 4 answers
  
  ### Answer by username_6 on 2012-06-25. Score: 17 | Accepted answer
  
  In the original form of the game from which chess probably derived, [chaturanga](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaturanga), there was no piece named "Queen".
  
  The Queen of modern chess probably derived from a piece named "General": in the beginning this piece could move 1 square only diagonally, then its movenemt became more and more similar to the modern Queen. But there's more: in chaturanga there were pieces very similar to pawns, "Soldiers", that could become Generals after having reached opponent's King field.
  
  When chess was imported in Europe, during Middle-Age and Reinassance, passing especially through Spain, pieces were renamed in order to give european players a more comfortable playing background. For example, the uncommon "Elephant" became "Bishop" (a very well known figure in catholic regions). And the General became the "Queen". But they only renamed pieces without changing the mechanic of the game. Thus, a "Soldier" could (and can) still be promoted.
  
  > **Comments:**
  > **username_7**: In the Middle East, the Queen is called the Vizier. Interestingly, even in Hungarian it's not a Queen but a word which can bot mean Vizier or Commander.  
  
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  ### Answer by username_4 on 2012-06-25. Score: 4
  
  To answer your questions...
  
  1. I never checked
  2. It's good to be the king - Mel Brooks
  
  In the original game (and perhaps even today), what Europeans call the queen, the Indians call the Advisor.
  
  It's just a language thing.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_2 on 2013-02-23. Score: 4
  
  "Queen" in this instance, means "second in command."
  
  Most "queens" in real life are only wives of kings. They typically aren't "second in commands." Exceptions might occur if the king was weak or incapacitated, or if the king died and his minor son became "king," in which case his MOTHER might be the Queen REGENT. ruling for her minor son. In such a situation, you might have a second "queen" when the king grew up and got married.
  
  A better term for "queen" in chess might be "prime minister." Normally, you wouldn't have two Prime Ministers, but if there was an exceptionally valiant and accomplished soldier, you might, one (the soldier) for war, the other (original one) for peace.
  
  
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  ### Answer by username_5 on 2021-08-21. Score: 0
  
  It makes no sense. They should promote pawns to generals. The general should be able to move exactly like the queen.
  
  
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