The amount of salt that would be thrown in the next game rule update for chess would be incredible.
can you imagine if FIDE went, “you know what, classical is now 960. There’s no going back, that’s the rule now”

They used to call the current version of chess “mad queens’ chess”

During the 15th century, the queen’s move took its modern form as a combination of the move of the rook and the current move of the bishop.[14] Starting from Spain, this new version – called “queen’s chess” (in Italian, scacchi della donna) or, pejoratively, “madwoman’s chess” (scacchi alla rabiosa) – spread throughout Europe rapidly, partly due to the advent of the printing press and the popularity of new books on chess.[15] The new rules faced a backlash in some quarters, ranging from anxiety over a powerful female warrior figure to frank abuse against women in general.[16]

Gamers being butthurt about patches? Never!

What were the queens moves prior to this. And what did a pawn become when it reached the other side.

I remember people always saying you could choose what piece you wanted. Though everyone most always chose queen of course. Though I could see someone choosing knight in certain circumstances.