rook
Straight-moving chess piece
A rook is a large black crow common in Europe, known for nesting in colonies called rookeries.
In chess, a rook is the piece that moves in straight lines across ranks and files—also called a castle.
As a verb, to rook someone is to cheat or swindle them: They rooked him out of his savings.
Large black corvid
- ravenLarge black carrion bird
- jackdawSmall Eurasian crow
- magpieChattering corvid, loves shinies
- jayColorful crow relative
chough · corvus · caw · carrion · colony · nest · flock · intelligent
Diocesan clergy head
- knightHonored mounted soldier
- pawnUnwitting tool of another
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- kingMale crowned ruler
castling · checkmate · endgame · opening · gambit · chessboard · check · stalemate
crow
Large black corvid
jay · chough · corvus · caw · carrion · colony · nest · flock · intelligent · scavenger
bishop
Diocesan clergy head
king · castling · checkmate · endgame · opening · gambit · chessboard · check · stalemate · file
cheat
Act dishonestly to win
swindle · hustle · defraud · grift · trick · dupe · bilk · deceive · overcharge · bamboozle
tactics
Methods to achieve goals
fork · skewer · zugzwang · defense · attack · positional · sacrifice · endgame · checkmate · opening
- chess piecesbishop, pawn, queen, knight, white king
- chess termsking, queen, bishop, knight, pawn
- chess gearchess set, chess board, chess pieces, chessboard, chess clock
- major piecesqueens, black queen
- Shogilance, pawn, knight, bishop, gin
- Stauntonking, queen, bishop, knight, pawn
- white rookPale castle in chess
- black rookEbony corner chessman