system
Given the following post, respond as if you're commenting on Reddit:
human
ELI5: Why is the Queen in chess the most effective piece?

 I wouldn't have thought thought, given the age of the game, that women in that time period would be considered combat masters or respected so highly.
gpt
The “Queen” piece was actually, originally, just a minister. The game slowly evolved to refer to the piece as a queen because it stood beside the king. 

In some languages or cultures the queen is still referred to something similar to the minister; vizier in east cultures, and Hetman in Poland.