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Not quite true. Before the ~15th century, the queen moved like the king and the pawns could only move 1 square from their starting square. These changes were made to make the game more exciting and less slow.
Also castling and en Passant
That old set excavated in Britain (Lewis Chessmen) had other pieces as well, such as the Berserker.
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