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In a much-needed win for female gamers, the thousand-year-old game of chess has been praised for having a strong female protagonist.

The two-player strategy game features 16 pieces per side each with different moves and abilities but it is only the Queen that is able to move in any direction she wants, making her the most powerful piece on the board.

“This is such a win,” stated gaming journalist Lindsey Brock.

“She doesn’t even have a skimpy outfit on or a massive pair of tits.”

Surprisingly it turns out not all of the gaming community are happy about the chess equality renaissance with many brave and anonymous commentators accusing the 9th century Indians who invented chess of being part of the ‘PC brigade.’

“It’s not equality if the king can hardly do anything,” stated anonymous gamer pu55ypwner.

“Man does nothing while the woman goes around and does all the work? Explain to me how that’s realistic. Using logic if you can thanks.”

Likewise, the Tumblr gaming community is calling for a boycott of chess citing the inherent racism of the white team always moving first as a prime example of white feminism.