Chess was briefly phased out in France

Moralists cautioned against devoting oo much time to them, ith chess even being briefly anned in France. et the game proliferated, nd the 15th century saw it cohering into he form we know today. he relatively weak piece of advisor was ecast as the more powerful queen– perhaps inspired by the recent surge of strong female leaders. This change accelerated the game’s pace, and as other rules were popularized, treatises analyzing common openings and endgames appeared.