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[-] [email protected] 145 points 1 year ago

If chess were a new game released today, I imagine a lot of these "why'd they make it political" types would probably object to the fact that the most powerful character in the game is the only one that's clearly stated to be a woman.

[-] [email protected] 66 points 1 year ago

Wokeness is why she's not in a bikini or hot. Look at this. ♕

End WOKENESS

/s

[-] [email protected] 23 points 1 year ago

If chess came out today, some mod author would give her huge badonkers

[-] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago

Some mod authors have most definitely already done that. Only 250$ USD for a hand carved set on Etsy.

[-] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Sometimes I see a nude depiction and wonder to myself if it's artsy or pornographic. In this case she's fingering herself, so that answers that question

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

What's Botticelli's Venus doing with her hair?

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Probably not much, her hand is on her thigh. Though I guess it's possible that a goddess has articulated hair. If you zoom in on this chess piece her finger is clearly extended and going between her legs

[-] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I could see myself owning this if I had the money

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I was about to make a point but I'm scared what results will come up in google

[-] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

At least she's spiky... Spicy

[-] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

And now I want to 3D print myself a couple sets of pieces - One that is Woman in Bikini's in Pin-up poster poses, and the other in Hot AF Beach boys and the like in poses accenting there form.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Bet you it already exists. Either it's been made and sold physically, or someone else has an STL you can use.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Amateurs. unzips

[-] [email protected] 31 points 1 year ago

Well, originally, the piece is Vizier - king's advisor, the gender of which isn't specified. (but implied to be male?)

[-] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago

So what you're saying is that switching it from Vizier to Queen isn't about progressive feminism, but instead about monogamy and heteronormative gender roles? Way to ruin it for everybody! 😠

[-] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago

Idk if I'm saying that, but it's definitely woke. They should've came up with a new character instead of just gender-swapping an existing one!

[-] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

The Vizier also only moved one space at a time, like the king but without significant importance. It wasn't until the French changed the Queen in the 1600s to move as far as she wants that she was liberated from the shackles of the patriarchy.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

The wazir only moved a single space horizontally or vertically.

The name change from wazir to queen started as early as the 10th century, but the current move set dates from the late 15th century.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Actually it's still called Vizier (or something close) in several languages.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

But we're talking about that piece as the most powerful in the game, which happened in Europe, where it had been called a queen for hundreds of years.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yes, the modern, more powerful piece is still called that even in some languages in Europe, like in Turkish and several Slavic languages, like Ukrainian and Russian. In Polish it's apparently called something akin of "top general".

[-] [email protected] 30 points 1 year ago

Don't let your pawns transition to female: promote to knight or rook

[-] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Bishop? Fuck off with that chastity thing, they're probably non-binary perverts with genders or something.

[-] [email protected] 14 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Well, not if chess were created today, the way it was created originally. It took until 997 for The Queen to replace The Chancellor/Minister, and even then she could only move one square diagonally only. It took till the 1400's for her to gain a flying mount, or whatever the explanation is for her current OP movement status.

Bishops replaced Elephants in the 1200s, but could only move 2 squares, diagonally, at a time.

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