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Re: Question for the Sports Expert
Brunnen-G, on host 203.96.111.202
Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at 21:47:48
Re: Question for the Sports Expert posted by Grishny on Tuesday, August 8, 2000, at 20:05:23:
> Okay, how come the little castle in chess is called a "rook?" Does it have anything to do with the card game Rook? Is there really a bird called a Rook? I wonder if it is related to the Rink?
1) Because the name comes from the Arabic word "rukh", which I assume means a castle, or whatever that chess piece used to represent.
2) No idea.
3) Yes. It's similar to a crow.
4) See answer 2.
Brunnen-"you can't tell a rook by its hover"G
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