Difference between revisions of "Rook"
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The rook slides any number of squares along ranks or files. It cannot jump. | The rook slides any number of squares along ranks or files. It cannot jump. | ||
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The rook appears in [[Chaturanga]], which is usually held to be the original form of [[Chess]]. It occurs with the same move in [[Shatranj]], [[Makruk]], [[Xiangqi]] and [[Shogi]]. In most of these variants it also occipies the same place on the board: the corners. | The rook appears in [[Chaturanga]], which is usually held to be the original form of [[Chess]]. It occurs with the same move in [[Shatranj]], [[Makruk]], [[Xiangqi]] and [[Shogi]]. In most of these variants it also occipies the same place on the board: the corners. | ||
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The rook is one of the most universal pieces in chess variants: it exists in basically the same form in most (all?) historical and regional variations of chess.
Movement
The rook slides any number of squares along ranks or files. It cannot jump.
History
The rook appears in Chaturanga, which is usually held to be the original form of Chess. It occurs with the same move in Shatranj, Makruk, Xiangqi and Shogi. In most of these variants it also occipies the same place on the board: the corners.
