queen
Enable an AI agent to recognise a queen chess piece, assess its physical and game status, and determine permitted handling or play, provisionally interpreting this undefined registry entry as a physical chess object.
Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled
5 bundles · 9 layers · 16 findings · 24 questions
Queen identity Establishes why this physical object is treated as a queen.
Set recognition
Interprets the identifying features used by this chess set.
Queen identification evidence
Record the evidence distinguishing the queen from the king and other pieces in this set.
- Which features or set instructions identify this object as a queen? definition
- What evidence resolves a possible confusion with the king or another similarly shaped piece? boundary
Assigned representation
Separates the object's physical form from its assigned chess role.
Queen designation
Record whether the object is a dedicated queen or has explicitly been assigned to represent one.
- Does this object represent a queen by its set identity or by an explicit designation? definition
- Who or what established a substitute object's queen designation, and where is that designation recorded? provenance
Game role and continuity Connects the queen to a side and tracks how its role arose.
Side and origin
Identifies the queen's affiliation and entry into the position.
Queen role origin
Record the associated side and whether the queen entered through setup or promotion.
- Which side does this queen belong to in the associated game? definition
- Was this queen established by the initial position, a promotion or a custom setup? provenance
Representation continuity
Preserves the identity of the game piece across changes of physical representation.
Promotion and replacement link
Connect a queen role to its promotion event or replacement object without conflating the participating objects.
- If this queen resulted from promotion, which recorded event established that role? provenance
- If the physical queen is replaced, what record preserves its side, square and participation status? action
Queen position and play Determines whether the queen participates in the position and what chess actions it can perform.
Position membership
Distinguishes an active queen from captured pieces and available spares.
Active queen location
Record the queen's board square or its off-board status within the associated game.
- Is this queen active, captured, spare or awaiting placement? definition
- Which square does the game record assign to it, and does physical observation agree? measurement
Move and capture assessment
Applies queen-specific movement rules within the complete game position.
Permitted queen action
Assess a proposed move using the declared rules, line of travel, destination occupancy and game-level legality.
- Under the declared rules, does the destination lie along an allowed queen movement line with no intervening obstruction? action
- Do destination occupancy, the side to move and king-safety constraints permit this move or capture? action
Physical queen usability Assesses whether the queen can be recognised, placed and manipulated reliably during play.
Recognition and placement condition
Examines defects that interfere with identifying or positioning the queen.
Usable queen representation
Record damage or ambiguity affecting queen recognition, side recognition or stable occupancy of one square.
- Can this queen and its side still be distinguished from the other pieces after any damage or wear? boundary
- Can the object stand stably within its intended square without obscuring neighbouring occupancy? measurement
Handling and substitution
Supports physical execution of queen actions and replacement of unsuitable representations.
Queen handling plan
Determine how to manipulate or replace this queen while keeping the physical position aligned with the game record.
- Where can this queen be grasped and placed without damaging identifying features or displacing adjacent pieces? action
- If this representation is unusable, what replacement and designation procedure does the game context permit? action
Evidence and external alignment What the world already says about this thing, gathered so the model can be checked against it.
Reported evidence
Findings from the breadth pass, kept separate from the structural claims.
Kinds and varieties
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these kinds and varieties hold for the sense of queen this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Identifiers and schemes
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these identifiers and schemes hold for the sense of queen this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Standards and regulation
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these standards and regulation hold for the sense of queen this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Real-world use
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these real-world use hold for the sense of queen this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Typical measurements
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these typical measurements hold for the sense of queen this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Failure modes and hazards
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these failure modes and hazards hold for the sense of queen this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Regional variation
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these regional variation hold for the sense of queen this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart
Reported by the breadth pass; each item needs checking against its source before it becomes normative.
- Which of these neighbouring kinds and how to tell them apart hold for the sense of queen this model covers, and on what evidence? provenance
Classifiers Filled
- Family
- Thing Registry
- Category
- Physical world and living systems
- Entry kind
- thing
- Plane
- PHY
- Domain
- PHY.OBJ
- Other names and narrower kinds
- white queen, black queen
What it is Filled
The most powerful standard chessman: a sliding piece that may move any number of unoccupied squares along its rank, file or diagonal (combining the rook's orthogonal and the bishop's diagonal powers), of which each side begins with one, placed beside its king on d1 (White) or d8 (Black).
In scope
- Evidence that a physical piece represents a queen within its chess set
- Side affiliation and queen designation, including designation acquired through promotion
- Physical condition affecting recognition, placement and handling
- Position and participation status within a particular game
- Queen movement and capture capabilities under the declared rules
Out of scope
- A human monarch and the office or title of queen
- A reproductive queen in a social insect colony
- Queen playing cards and other non-chess uses of the name
- The complete chessboard, game history and adjudication system
- Player identity, skill and strategic objectives
Why it exists Filled
Enable an AI agent to recognise a queen chess piece, assess its physical and game status, and determine permitted handling or play, provisionally interpreting this undefined registry entry as a physical chess object.
Distinguishing features Filled
- The set's identification convention or an explicit game designation identifies the piece as a queen; a crown-like silhouette alone is insufficient.
- Under standard chess rules, its movement combines unobstructed rank, file and diagonal travel, distinguishing its capabilities from those of a rook or bishop.
- Its designation distinguishes it from a king even where their physical forms are similar; being tall or centrally placed does not establish queen identity.
- A substitute object represents a queen only when its designation is established for the game; its original shape may identify a different piece.
- Queen identity does not establish side affiliation, current board occupancy or whether the piece is still participating in play.
What robots and AI may and may not do Filled
Must not
- Move a queen illegally or place it on a square it could not reach.
- Pass engine advice about queen moves to a player during a game where outside help is forbidden.
- Misreport a queen's position or a promotion when recording or broadcasting a game.
- Take pieces from a set that belongs to someone else.
Only with a human decision
- Ruling on a disputed move or promotion in a competitive game.
May
- Move a queen on a board for a player who has consented to the agent playing on their behalf.
- Recognize the queen and record its position in a game score.
- Explain how the queen moves to learners.
Moral aspects Filled
- Fair play depends on every move being made openly by the player.
- Antique or carved sets can be cultural objects with value beyond play.
Who is affected
- Players
- Arbiters and organizers
- Owners of valuable sets
Owners Filled
Steward
The owner of the chess set; in a competition the arbiter answers for the game.
Links to other meta-models Filled
parent
- Q12221306 - registry parent class
What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled
Identity and identifiers required Filled
- Vercy registry: vr.tr.queen
- Wikidata: Q139 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q139)
Direct properties required Filled
- Queen identification basis: set convention | explicit designation | promotion record | uncertain
- Physical representation: dedicated queen piece | substitute piece | improvised token | unresolved
- Side affiliation: reference to a side in the associated game, or unassigned
- Game association: reference to a game and its declared rules, or no active game
- Queen designation origin: initial setup | promotion | custom setup | unknown
- Participation status: active on board | captured | spare | awaiting placement | disputed
- Current square: reference to a square on the associated board, or not on board
- Recognition condition: unambiguous | damaged identifying features | visually ambiguous | designation required
- Placement condition: stable | unstable | broken | untested
Recognition required Filled
- Usually the second tallest piece, topped with a crown of points or a small ball.
- Starts on the square of its own colour beside the king.
Capabilities and actions required Filled
- Identify a queen using the set convention and recorded game designation.
- Associate the queen with a side, square and participation status.
- Evaluate proposed queen moves and captures against the board state and declared rules.
- Move or remove the physical queen when the corresponding game action is authorised.
- Designate or replace a promotion representation while preserving the recorded game role.
- Flag ambiguous or damaged queen representations for clarification or replacement.
Hazards and failure modes required Filled
- Small pieces can be a choking hazard for young children.
- Lacking a spare queen, players may improvise markers for a promotion and cause disputes.
Standards and interfaces required Filled
- FIDE Laws of Chess, International Chess Federation.
Context of use required Filled
- The queen is used in chess games, instruction and analysis as a piece combining movement along ranks, files and diagonals.
- Physical queens are handled on chessboards by players or robotic systems that must track piece identity, ownership and square occupancy.
- Additional queens can be needed when pawns promote while an existing queen remains in play.
Sources Filled
- Queen (chess) - Definition and movement, starting squares d1/d8, promotion (queening), relative value of about nine pawns, Staunton appearance, history from ferz/vizier, Unicode code points, and language names of the piece
- queen (Q139) - Wikidata identifier Q139, English label and description as the chess piece, algebraic short name Q, and J9U entity ID
- Laws of Chess (FIDE Handbook, 2014 text of Articles 2-3 and Appendix C) - Official starting complement and English symbol Q; Article 3.4-3.5 movement (rank, file or diagonal, no jumping); algebraic abbreviation Q
- Rules of chess - Restatement of queen movement; Staunton design as tournament standard; king height about 95 mm with other pieces in proportion
- Wikipedia: Queen (chess) - general description of the item
Open questions
- Does vr.tr.queen mean a physical chess queen, a human queen, an insect queen or another sense? PHY / PHY.OBJ alone does not resolve the missing definition.
- If the chess interpretation is confirmed, does an existing Vercy model already own this concept or its game-role component?
- Which chess rules and variants must be supported, and which authoritative sources establish their queen movement and promotion requirements?
- What evidence establishes queen and side identity for the actual sets covered, especially abstract designs and substitute pieces?
- Where should Vercy place the boundary between the enduring physical object and the queen role created or continued through promotion and replacement?
Machine files
Provenance
thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed
Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q139/spec.json