• Sheridan@lemmy.worldEnglish
    40·
    3 days ago

    As a kid I just assumed a queen bed was larger because in chess the queen is more powerful than the king.

    • grissino@lemmy.world
      96·
      3 days ago

      “because in chess the queen is more powerful than the king”

      False statement. If your queen gets captured, you indeed lose a substantial part of your power. But if your king gets captured, you lose the game.

      • toddestan@lemmy.world
        17·
        3 days ago

        I wouldn’t say the OP is wrong. The king is definitely the more valuable piece, but doesn’t mean the queen isn’t a more powerful one.

      • M137@lemmy.world
        21·
        3 days ago

        Weird how you think of the word powerful as how much it affects you if it gets captured.