Why is Medieval Chess considered to be more romantic than modern Chess?

Anonymous2015-02-13T17:01:39Z

Not so much Medieval chess (when the game was still very much in its infancy) but 19th century chess, when gambits and devil-may-care attacks were in vogue: this was when "romantic" chess was more likely to have taken place. Take a look at some of the games of Paul Morphy or Johannes Zukertort,

William2015-02-14T15:35:59Z

theirs a time where the queen could only move diagonally one and bishops can only jump diagonally two

?2015-02-13T16:49:53Z

i dont agree all chess is the same it has all the same rules whatever time period your in.