Another name for the rook in chess?

Answer 1

It's called a castle.

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Answer 2

The rook is sometimes called a "castle", because it looks like one, but that's not its proper name.In dutch you call it "toren" which translates as tower.

Answer 3

"Castle". (Castle also means a special move, notated 0-0-0 [Queenside] or 0-0[Kingside])

Answer 4

A castle, tower, marquess, rector, or come. However, it is almost always called the rook.

Answer 5

In India ( that is where Chess was made) it is called an elephant.

Answer 6

Another name for a rook is a castle.