The queen is the most powerful piece in chess. Dive into the history of the game to find out why . Levy Rozman is one the internet’s most popular chess teachers.

To be fair, chess even today remains a male-predominant pastime, with semi-active Chinese GM Hou Yifan, the world’s highest rated woman, coming in at No. 126 on the latest FIDE world rankings.

Chess 2506 1 Qh6+ Kf7 2 Rf4! exf4 3 Re1! when the double threat of Qg7/h7 mate forces Black to give up his queen. Chess 2505 1 Rb8+! Qxb8 (if Kf7 2 Qa7+ and Black is soon mated) ...