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rook

rook

12 5.7
A chess piece that moves any number of squares along rows and columns
  • noun
  • /rʊk/
translation icon : torre
  • A boy has two rooks, a Bishop, a knight and five pawns.

I wouldn't build anything about pawns and rooks because I'm not a chess expert.

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Examples

  • For example, for a rook, one move may mean moving 1 square or 7 squares.

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  • Let's say a rook is worth the standard 5 points.

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  • You can have my rook, but I will take that.

  • The last move, I took your rook with my bishop.

  • Rook to king's rook three.

  • I take the Bishop with my rook and his rook has to take mine.

  • Your rook is in danger, but I would suggest you take a look at your queen.

  • Black has no legal move here except capturing the Rook for free.

  • Rook takes Queen.

  • In chess, you can move your rook any number of squares along a row or column.

How Powerful

queen
27 3.7
rook
12 5.7
bishop
15 3.2
knight
20 4.2
pawn
29 3.4

Surface Forms

rook singular
rooks plural

Etymology

Rook: The chess word rook comes from an old Persian word rukh that meant 'chariot', and because a chariot moved straight across the battlefield, the chess rook moves straight along ranks and files.