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Q: Is the castle in chess called a rook?
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What is a four-letter word for the castle in chess?

Rook.


What bird shares its name with a chess piece?

the rook, which is another name for a castle in chess


What is the Name of Castle in Chess Game?

rook


What are castles in chess otherwise known as?

The piece that looks like a "castle" is called a "rook".


Another name for the rook in chess?

It's called a castle. hope this helps!


What is a castle in a board game?

A castle is a chess piece that can move any number of squares vertically or horizontally. It is also called a rook.


What board game has a knight pawn and castle?

The board game in which players castle to protect their king and/or develop a rook is called Chess. To castle, the king and rook being castled can not have moved, the king may not be in check, there may not be a piece between the castling king and rook, and an opponent's piece may not be attacking the squares in which the king moves. To castle, the king moves two squares either towards the kingside rook or the queenside rook, and the rook is placed on the square the king passed through. Castling takes one chess turn.


Which bird appears on chess board?

The "rook". A rook is the name of a Eurasian bird of the crow family. A rook is also the chess piece that resembles a tower of a castle.


What is the castle or palace that looks like the bishop piese on a chess set?

A rook.


Can a castle in chess move diaginally?

The castle (properly called a rook) can only move in straight lines, vertically or horizontally. It can move any number of spaces in these directions. It can also participate in a move called "castling." This is when the king moves two squares sideways towards either rook, and the rook hops over it to the intermediate square. In no circumstances can a rook move diagonally.


What does the rook look like on a chess board?

The one that looks like a tower in a castle. == ==


What is a corner chess piece called?

when you say corner chess piece, do u mean the piece tht starts in the four corners of the chess board, if so then that is called a rook.