History of chess were finalized in the early 19th century. The modern move of the queen may have started as an extension of its older ability to once move two squares with jump, diagonally or straight. Marilyn Yalom says that the new move of the queen started in Spain: see history of the queen. In some areas (e.g. Russia), the queen could also move like a knight. A poem "Caïssa" published in 1527 led to the chess rook being often renamed as "castle", and the modern shape of the rook chess piece; see Vida's poem for more information. An Italian player, Gioacchino Greco,
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