Modern chess is named after the Queen piece. Chess is sometimes referred to as Queens Chess or Mad Queen Chess due to the fact she has so much power. Chess did not begin with the Queen having so much power as a chess piece but she did have the role of adviser or counselor in early games. She developed into a powerful chess piece because of her ability to basically control the game because she could be anywhere in an instant.
The Queen piece can travel any length as far in one direction as she is able. She is stopped only by other chess pieces. She does have to protect herself from being attacked and captured. Hopefully if she is captured a pawn will rescue her. So maybe the pawn has more power than it appears. But no chess piece is any match for her chess moves.
Straight, diagonal, backward, forward are her chess moves. She can be as aggressive as she wants or as careful as she wants. It takes much wisdom to move a Queen and not let her get captured. It is not very easy to capture a queen. She can move away quickly from other chess pieces.
There are some things the queen cannot do. She cannot leap over another chess piece like the Knight can. Her strategy is more direct. She cannot skip over another space like the Knight can. Even with all the power the Queen has, it seems that she may need the Knight to help her in those situations. She needs to use every piece on her side to her advantage. She is quick but not foolish in her moves.
A Queens attack can happen quickly in any space provided she has a straight line. She is straightforward and her attacks, just like any piece that can capture, are deadly. An opponent will want to limit her power early, or try using her to their advantage.
As a concluding thought, the queen has been proven to be one of the most favored pieces in the game. But it may be wise not to count on her too much in the game, in the event she is taken by her enemies. That way you will not have to worry about losing. Just because your queen is gone, it is not necessarily a problem. Some players will try to get both queens captured early to make the game more competitive.
