In the game of chess, a rook can move as many spaces as it can in one direction. Or, it can sit stone-still and guard the pieces around it, potentially holding its ground for an entire match — or ...

The rook in question certainly wasn't the first chess piece ever created, but it may be the oldest found to date. John Peter Oleson Almost 30 years after its discovery, a small sandstone figurine ...

The first of the three chess piece plugs you’ll actually come across is the Rook. As you’re exploring the Sewers to begin with, you’ll actually come across it right next to a bridge. Removing the Rook ...

Historical records show that the last time a pandemic stampeded around the world was in 1918. Naturally, chess was around in that time but I’m guessing it was not as popular as today. For one thing, ...

The sewers in Resident Evil 2 are a strange place, it’s full or monsters, zombies, and an odd chess piece puzzle keeping doors locked. Using only one hint that’s a couple of lines long, players will ...

Chess uses six types of pieces: 'Pawn', 'Knight', 'Rook', 'Bishop', 'Queen' and 'King'. The names of pieces in Japan follow the names in English, but in fact, the names of pieces are called by words ...