The Bishops are obviously correlated with Jupiter, since Jupiter rules the religion and the religious persons. Therefore the Pawns are also correlated with Moon. When they grow old, that is, when they reach the other end of the chessboard, they become Queens. The Pawns are like children, which are traditionally ruled by the Moon. In horary and electional (traditional vedic astrology), the Moon is the most important planet to be considered. The Moon moves the quickest of all planets, so does the Queen on the chessboard. When the King is besieged and captured (checkmate), the game is over.The Queen is correlated with the Moon in astrology. The King is obviously correlated with the Sun. Looking deeper into this, one may notice some striking correlations.There are some strong pieces-planets correlations. So far, we seem to have only some general rules that apply to most board games. The Art of the Astrologer is to thoroughly study and understand the network of influences in the astrological chart, then to elaborate an overall conclusion of it. The Art of the Player of Chess is to thoroughly study and understand the network of influences and forces on the chessboard, then to elaborate a strategy that will lead him/her to the defeat of the opponent. There are rules for the movement of these symbols and each has a specific value or interpretation. In Astrology we have 7 symbols- the 7 traditional planets (Sun, Moon, Mars, Mercury, Jupiter, Venus, Saturn). In Chess, we have 6 symbols- the pieces (King, Queen, Bishop, Knight, Rook, Pawn). In Chess, we have a board divided into 8 columns and 8 rows, while in Astrology we use the zodiacal circle divided into 12 signs. Is Chess a Divine Game? There are some evident correlations between the game of chess and the astrology which lead us to the conclusion that Chess is a game inspired by the Universal Laws, maybe by the planetary movement.
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