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,
Madrasi chess on g2). In addition to Madrasi RI, another variant is Isardam ("Madrasi" spelled backwards), in which only moves that do not lead to a Madrasi paralysis are legal. Madrasi chess Madrasi chess is a chess variant invented in 1979 by Abdul Jabbar Karwatkar. The game uses the conventional rules of chess with the addition that when a piece is attacked by a piece of the same type but opposite colour (for example, a black queen attacking a white queen) it is paralysed and becomes unable to move, capture or give check. Most of the time, two like pieces attack each