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The Ferz (Arabic), Mantri (Hindi), or Shi (Chinese) was the precursor to the Queen in ancient versions of chess - Shatranj, Chatarunga, and Xiangqi respectively. The Ferz was less powerful than the Queen - it moved only 1 square diagonally. Because the Ferz had such a tiny scope, it usually stayed close to the king, earning its name, which means literally "vizier" or "counselor".
I thought the Ferz would be an appropriate symbol for an online chess discussion group. I saw a recent post here offering free lessons and thought reddit would be a great way to get something like this together.
Join in at tinychat.com/ferzclub at 8 PM CST, I will be there Feb. 24 through 26, giving free lessons for at least two hours. If there's interest, I'll schedule further times. Chess.com will probably be the best place to play and analyze, my account is "Ferzi".
I'm a fairly strong player, around 2000 Elo, and I'd be happy to teach anyone who can learn from me. I live in a city that has a small chess community and I want to network with other chess players. I want to teach and, just as importantly, I want to learn!
