Foundations
Rooks
Straight-line power
The idea
Rooks move along ranks and files — straight lines only, any number of squares. They start in the corners and usually come out late. Rooks become powerful when files open up; on an open file with no pawns in the way, a rook reaches across the entire board.
Example 1 of 1
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A rook on d4 controls the entire d-file and the entire 4th rank.
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Try it
Your move
Capture the enemy rook.
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