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20th April 2008, 04:44pm
#1
by bgianis
Thessaloniki,Makedonia Greece
Member Since: Feb 2008
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Based on your playing,reading and others' opinion what do you think is better and why?

And by the way,in Greek as well as in many languages,we use the word "tower".Where does the word "rook" come from?


20th April 2008, 04:53pm
#2
by MyNameIsLuke
Katowice Poland
Member Since: Jan 2008
Member Points: 55
"The word rook that means 'a bird of the crow family' comes from an Old English word that stems from a Germanic root; cognates are found in several of the Germanic languages. It is unrelated to the word rook meaning 'a chess piece that can move any number of unobstructed squares horizontally or vertically', which comes from Persian, by way of Arabic and Middle French"
20th April 2008, 04:53pm
#3
by sstteevveenn
Wales United Kingdom
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1628
two rooks are usually better than a queen, i think.  I think if the opposing king is weak then maybe a queen can be better, and probably it's also better if there are no open files. 
20th April 2008, 04:55pm
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by sstteevveenn
Wales United Kingdom
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 1628
oh yeah, and the rook in chess comes from 'rokh' meaning 'chariot' i believe. 
 
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