Queen (chess) to the announcement of "check". Some published rules even required this announcement before the queen could be legally captured. This custom was largely abandoned in the 19th century. In Russia for a long time the queen could also move like a knight; some players disapproved of this ability to "gallop like the horse" (knight). The book "A History of Chess" by H.J.R. Murray, page 384, says that William Coxe who was in Russia in 1772 saw chess played with the queen also moving like a knight. Such an augmented queen piece is now known as the fairy chess piece "amazon".
Star Wars Chess Dark Side. The chess pieces are portrayed as characters which match the rank of the chess piece. For example Luke Skywalker is the white king, Darth Vader is the black queen and the Stormtrooper are black pawns. When one chess piece takes an opposing one, a brief battle scene shows the chess piece character defeating the opponent. "Computer Gaming World" concluded that "" and "Star Wars Chess" "are examples of marketing at its best (or worst, depending on your point of view)". In 1996, "Computer Gaming World" declared "Star Wars Chess" the 49th-worst computer game ever released. Star Wars Chess