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Rules of Chess FAQ. Frequently asked chess questions.[All Comments] [Add Comment or Rating]
Tony Quintanilla wrote on Wed, Oct 9, 2002 05:19 PM UTC:Good ★★★★
Great question! The answer is, yes! In the Middle Ages, in parts of Europe,
during the evolution of Shatranj to modern Chess, many people gave the
Queen the ability to also move as a Knight (I don't know about it not
leaping though). This type of Queen is now known as the Amazon and this
variant as Amazon Chess. See the following page on this site: 
 http://www.chessvariants.com/diffmove.dir/amazone.html
For specific information about the Amazon and both old and new variants
that use this piece, see the following page on this site:
 http://www.chessvariants.com/piececlopedia.dir/amazon.html