Versus de scachis
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Versus de scachis, also known as the Einsiedeln Poem in some literature, is the title given to a 10th-century Medieval Latin poem about chess. It is the first known European text to provide a technica
Cod. Einsidlensis 319, p. 298
Iranian chess set of the 12th century, made of fritware.
Queen (chess)
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The queen is the most powerful piece in the game of chess. It can move any number of squares vertically, horizontally or diagonally, combining the powers of the rook and bishop. Each player starts the
Versus de scachis
…of the document makes the poem the earliest known reference to chess in a European text, as well as the earliest known document to mention the chess queen (called regina in Latin), and the first reference to a bicolor board with dark and light colors (a pattern that was absent from boards in precursors…
White queen
Black queen
Vizier piece from a Southern Italian chess set, 12th century
Queen from Spain, 12th century (walrus tusk)