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I need some information please
Date:
8/18/2004
2:00:11 PM Mountain Daylight Time
From: fkassoc
To:
service@chess-poster.com
I was discussing
Chess with my 11 year old nephew and he asked me why the
Castle is also called a Rook. Could you please help me with this
question.
Thank you.
chess-poster.com
Dear visitor,
The term comes from the Arabian "rukh"
which means "battle-carriage".
The English word Rook sounds
very much like "rukh" which may
explain it's name.
The Rook sometimes is also called "the
castle".
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visiting us,
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