black rook
Ebony chess tower
A black rook is one of the two rook pieces belonging to the player with the dark-colored pieces in chess.
Rooks sit in the corners at the start of a game and move in straight lines across ranks and files.
The term distinguishes the piece from its white counterpart: Black's rook controls the open file.
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