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	Rook (chess) -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The rook also participates, along with the (A male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom) king, in a special move called (Interchanging the positions of the king and a rook) castling.
		In (The study and classification of armorial bearings and the tracing of genealogies) heraldry, chess rooks are often used as charges.
		This charge is always blazoned "chess rook" so as not to be confused with (Click link for more info and facts about the bird of that name) the bird of that name; it is also not to be confused with the zule, a similar-looking object with two outward-curving horns at both top and bottom.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rook_(chess).htm (713 words)

	Chess - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Chess is one of the world's most popular games; it has been described not only as a game, but also as an art, science, and sport.
		Chess is sometimes seen as an abstract wargame; as a "mental martial art", and teaching chess has been advocated as a way of enhancing mental prowess.
		Chess openings are a sequence of moves, often memorized, which will help a player build up their position and prepare for the middlegame.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chess (2967 words)

	Rook (chess) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		However, in the West, the rook is almost universally represented as a fortified tower.
		Rooks are usually made to look like small castles, and as a result, a rook is sometimes called a "castle".
		Rooks are most powerful towards the end of a game, where they can move unobstructed by pawns and control large numbers of squares.
	www.wikipedia.org /wiki/Rook_(chess) (700 words)

	IBM Research \| Deep Blue \| Overview
		The form of chess notation by using a combination of letters and numbers - a to h and 1 to 8 - which denote the 64 squares on a board.
		Chess does not have referees or umpires, it has Arbiters for the enforcement of the rules, and Directors for the organisation of tournaments (a distinction recognized in America).
		However, when castling the rook can immediately give check as a result of the move should the opposing king be on e1 or e8, as appropriate, and there are no other pieces on the e-file.
	www.research.ibm.com /deepblue/reference/html/i.2.html (2084 words)

	Rules of chess - Chess rules for playing chess
		These chess rules are intended to help our visitors and customers new to the chess game, get the chessboard setup correctly along with enough instruction and knowledge of the chess rules to have a legitimate and enjoyable game.
		Remember, as per the chess rules, the queen is always on her own color while the king is always on the opposite color.
		This chess rule is often overlooked and ignored but you'll impress your opponent and on-watchers with your respect for the tradition of the game of chess.
	www.thechessstore.com /category/rulesofchess (2040 words)

	Piececlopedia: Rook
		In Chinese Chess and Korean Chess, the Rook is still known as a Chariot (Ju in Chinese; Tcha in Korean).
		It is a homophone for the Rook in chess, and therefore the subject of folk etymology.
		Rooks also steal small, shiny objects to decorate their nests, whence the slang term 'to rook' meaning 'to cheat'.
	www.chessvariants.com /piececlopedia.dir/rook.html (769 words)

	Encyclopedia: Rook (chess) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Algebraic chess notation is the method used today by all competition chess organizations and most books, magazines, and newspapers to record and describe the play of chess games.
		Castling is a special move in the game of chess involving the king and either rook.
		Shogi (shÅgi å°†æ£‹) is one of a family of strategic board games, of which chess and xiangqi are also members, which originated from the 6th century Indian game of chaturanga or a close relative thereof.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Rook-(chess) (1413 words)

	Station Information - Rook (chess) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		A rook is a piece in the strategy board game of chess.
		Each player starts with two rooks, one in each of the corners nearest him.
		Two rooks are worth slightly more than a queen.
	www.stationinformation.com /encyclopedia/r/ro/rook__chess_.html (439 words)

	Mainz Chess Classic 2001: The Rules of Fischer Random Chess
		Of necessity, In F.R. Chess the castling rule is somewhat modified and broadened to allow for the possibility of each player castling either on or into his or her left side or on or into his or her right side of the board from all of these 960 starting positions.
		In F.R. Chess, whether you "double-move" castle, "transposition" castle, "King-move-only" castle, or "Rook-move-only" castle, in all cases always both the King and the Rook jointly are deemed to be castling, and to have castled.
		In F.R. Chess, White's "a"-side castling (0-0-0) is performed with the hitherto unmoved White King and the hitherto unmoved Rook standing to its left.
	www.frankfurtwest.de /ChessClassic/cc03/e/c960/rules.htm (1415 words)

	Chess - Online Guide
		The other main changes between Chaturanga and the 2 player form of Chess, Shatranj, are the two Rajahs were demoted to Prime Ministers in the change to the two player form and their movement reduced making them much weaker while the moves of the Elephant and the Ship were swapped around.
		Xiang Qi Chinese Chess or Shiang-Chi or Siang K'i is a considerably modified form of Shatranj, the first reference of which has been found in a book called 'The Book of Marvels' by Nui Seng-ju who died in 847 AD.
		Chess in roughly the form of today appeared in in Southern Europe around the end of the 15th century and quickly became popular Europe wide.
	www.tradgames.org.uk /games/Chess.htm (2877 words)

	How to play Thai Chess
		Thai Chess is one of the most popular hobbies for Thai people.
		Thai chess is a little more complicated compared to word chess.
		(Rook) = can move and be used the same as world chess rook.
	www.thailandlife.com /thaichess (462 words)

	Metamorph Chess
		Metamorph Chess is a Chess variant in which pieces transform by fixed rules into other pieces.
		It is the object of Metamorph Chess to checkmate the King.
		The Knight moves as the Knight in Chess, jumping in an L shape, two spaces forward and one to the side.
	www.chessvariants.com /other.dir/metamorph.html (679 words)

	Chess Variant Applets
		The queen may also move as a knight, and rooks and bishops are replaced by knights.
		Queens are replaced as rooks, rooks as bishops, etc. Pawns are not replaced.
		Rooks and Bishops are replaced by Knights in the opening array.
	www.pathguy.com /chess/ChessVar.htm (2779 words)

	Korean Chess
		In Chinese Chess, moving from the 5th to the 6th row is "moving across the river" where the pawns gain the power to move one step sideways--and where the Bishops can not move across.
		The rook moves identical to the Western Chess and Chinese Chess rook, with one exception: a.
		in addition, for movement, the rook can move as far down a fortress single diagonal line as long as there is clear passage and the movement remains that of a single straight line (this means the starting position has to be in one of the corners or the center of the fortress).
	www.xmission.com /~gastown/afi/koreanch.htm (3372 words)

	Chess21 - Shop - Product - Enciclopaedia of Chess Endings - Rook (Part II) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Rook Endings (Part 2): The Encyclopaedia of Chess Endings is the stellar five-volume series by Chess Informant.
		This is the second of the Rook Endings volumes, and overall, Volume Three in this outstanding series.
		There are 1,746 endgame positions, taken from both actual play and studies, annotated in depth in the way that has made the Chess Informant famous for almost four decades.
	www.chess21.com /shop/product.asp?iID=125 (230 words)

	"The Rook" in Chess
		The Rook is probably representative of the "Elephant" in warfare.
		The Rook is also dangerous in a position where the Rook can be transferred (called a 'Rook Luft') from one side of the board to the other side of the board on an open rank.
		This is why a Rook is worth more than a Knight or a Bishop on "The Table of Material Value.") The Rook can often be superior to TWO minor pieces in situations where the primary emphasis is on mobility.
	www.geocities.com /lifemasteraj/beginner5.html (996 words)

	The Chinese Chess Rook (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The chariot's mode of movement is as follows: Like in Western chess, the rook moves orthogonally, i.e.
		It has been said that if one moves his/her rook within the first two moves of the game, he/she is at least a second class player.
		Often, it can be used as a screen for the cannon.
	endor.hsutx.edu /~chemist/ROOK.HTM (87 words)

	Changgi - Korean Chess Chess
		They are green or blue and red, and have an octogonal shape and come in three sizes: the large is the General (King), the medium are the Chariots (Rooks), Canons, Horses (Knights) and Elephants, and the small are the Guards and the Soldiers.
		For the curious, the Chinese Chess Soldier is different; it can't move sideways until after getting to it's 6th row (called after crossing the river) and it can't move down the diagonal line in the enemy's fortress.
		For those of you visiting NYC, it is adjacent to the Elmhurst subway(train) station on the R,V, or G trains at the Britton Ave end of the park as Chinese Chess is played at the 45th Avenue side of the park.
	www.chessvariants.org /oriental.dir/koreanchess.html (1916 words)

	Chess is Fun (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The rook can move any number of squares in straight line, horizontally or vertically, but the rook may not jump a piece of either color.
		In the diagram, the rook can move to any square marked with an "X" As you can see, the rook captures as it moves.
		The rook can capture the enemy bishop or the knight, but it may not jump over these pieces.
	www.princeton.edu /~jedwards/cif/basics3.html (67 words)

	Shogi
		If you undertook the task of designing equipment for Shogi with the sole objective of discouraging Chess players from wanting to learn it, it would be hard to improve on the traditional Shogi equipment.
		The promoted rook becomes Dragon King (not to be confused with the king).
		It has the moves of the rook and the king.
	www.crockford.com /chess/shogi.html (584 words)

	Xiangqi
		If you undertook the task of designing equipment for Xiangqi with the sole objective of discouraging Chess players from wanting to learn it, it would be hard to improve on the traditional Xiangqi equipment.
		Kings act as rooks for the purpose of checking: If the two kings are in the same file, there must be at least one blocking piece between them.
		The rook (or chariot or car) moves like the Chess rook.
	www.crockford.com /chess/xiangqi.html (654 words)

	Internet Chess Club: Where the Grandmasters Play Online Chess (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		ICC coverage of FIDE's World Chess Championship is underway, kicking off a new epoch in world chess.
		As usual, the real star of the show will be ICC members, who have created the best chess club of all time.
		They will be chatting about the games on ICC along with Tony Rook on Chess.FM and his regular crew of commentators, plus special guests.
	www.chessclub.com (370 words)

	Rook chess piece (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		rook chess piece is the really excellent for pastime thousands-player game, live, whole day without interrupt, whole week without interrupt!
		rook chess piece is very fast way to rest time and consistent.
		chess page offer a large variety of exotic and popular tournaments and games.
	mybackgamon.com /rook-chess-piece (1793 words)

	Chocolate Rook Chess Piece (Case of 50) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Make a sweet move with our 2" tall chocolate rook chess piece.
		You can choose from a variety of foil colors including gold, silver, red, blue, green, orange and yellow
		You receive 50 rook pieces in each case.
	www.foilwrappedchocolates.com /chrochpicof5.html (38 words)

	Chess21 - Shop - Product - Enciclopaedia of Chess Endings - Rook (Part I) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Enciclopaedia of Chess Endings - Rook (Part I) Enciclopaedia of Chess Endings - Rook (Part I) Chess Informant
		Rook Endings (Part 1): Encyclopaedia of Chess Endings.
		Numerous examples from master practice and endgame studies are coded so that the reader can quickly find the specific position he is interested in.
	www.chess21.com /shop/product.asp?iID=124 (104 words)

	MAXON Computer Cinema 4D Tutorials: Modeling a Rook
		This tutorial will take you through the steps of how to model a Rook chess piece using Sweep NURBS.
		You now have your basic shape for the rook.
		Step 9: Move the sphere to the top center of the rook as shown.
	www.maxoncomputer.com /tutorial_detail.asp?tutorialID=124&site= (1358 words)

	Clamp (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Chess Pieces: [Queen] Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura), [Pawns] Mokona-Modoki (Tsubasa and xxxHolic)
		Chess Pieces: [Rook] Chi (Chobits), [Knight] Akira Ijyuin (Man of Many Faces), [Pawn] Mokona-Modoki
		Chess Pieces: [King] Fuuma Monou (X), [Bishop] Miyuki (Miyuki-chan in Wonderland), [Pawn] Mokona-Modoki
	www.tokyopop.com /news/cards/clamp/clamp_card.html (162 words)

	Acclaim Images - rook chess piece photos, stock photos, pictures, rook chess piece stock photography
		Acclaim Images - rook chess piece photos, stock photos, pictures, rook chess piece stock photography
		rook chess piece posters and prints - rook chess piece clipart
		rook chess piece photos, stock photos, pictures, rook chess piece stock photography
	www.acclaimstockphotos.com /search_terms/rook_chess_piece.html (107 words)

	3D c4d rook chess chessman (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		KEYWORDS: rook castle chess chessman chessmen sports board c4d games Cinema4D game sport pieces
		A high quality chess piece, that still has original mesh intact, applied to hypernurb tag for smoothing.
		Simple materials applied to polygon selection tags making it easy to replace materials with your own.Works with all versions of Cinema4D between v6-8+.
	www.turbosquid.com /FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID/199129 (118 words)

	Debossed Rook Chess Bag w/ loop and Handle
		Debossed Rook Chess Bag w/ loop and Handle
		Top has added handle for ease of carrying.
		Chess Pieces store inside, Chess board stores in loop at base.
	www.chessset.com /chesbagwloop1.html (27 words)

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