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The Rise of the Queen in French Chess
The rules for the game changed around 14 97. Stead of moving one space diagonally at a time, she now has the power to go across the board,. She is called a mad queen in italy. Sheis sometimes called la dame enrage in french. One of the french poets, gratian du pon, uses the chessboard as a means of expressing all sorts of nasty comments about women.
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