This made me think, what is the piece (not counting kings) that is most likely to survive? Without doing any research (who has time), I would imagine it would be the uncastled rook since it is typically the last to be developed.
My guess also the Queen rook, King rook, Queen Bishop, King bishop. I am at a loss for a guess after that. Does the King count since it does not come off the board?
There is a great article on the Chess.com home page: The 10 Chess Pieces Least Likely to Survive a Game (here is the link: http://www.chess.com/article/view/the-10-chess-pieces-least-likely-to-survive-a-game )
This made me think, what is the piece (not counting kings) that is most likely to survive? Without doing any research (who has time), I would imagine it would be the uncastled rook since it is typically the last to be developed.