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koficat

7 days ago

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#1

Why is the rook called the rook? Can’t it just be tower or smth?

Martin_Stahl

7 days ago

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#2

koficat wrote:

Why is the rook called the rook? Can’t it just be tower or smth?

One of the early names of the piece was ruhk

Fr3nchToastCrunch

7 days ago

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#3

In some countries, it is actually called "tower."