Everyone knows that the queen is the most dominant piece in
chess, but few people know that the game existed for five hundred
years without her. It wasn't until chess became a popular pastime
for European royals during the Middle Ages that the queen was born
and was gradually empowered to become the king's fierce warrior and
protector.
"Birth of the Chess Queen" examines the five centuries between
the chess queen's timid emergence in the early days of the Holy
Roman Empire to her elevation during the reign of Isabel of
Castile. Marilyn Yalom, inspired by a handful of surviving medieval
chess queens, traces their origin and spread from Spain, Italy, and
Germany to France, England, Scandinavia, and Russia. In a lively
and engaging historical investigation, Yalom draws parallels
between the rise of the chess queen and the ascent of female
sovereigns in Europe, presenting a layered, fascinating history of
medieval courts and internal struggles for power.
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