There are a total of four Rooks at the start of the game .
Take the chess board and start beating them with it.
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There are 4 rooks on the board at the start of a game of normal chess.
The basic chess rules on the Chess Teacher website begin for those who already know how the chess pieces move. It is explained on here where each chess piece must be placed to start the game. A refresher on which player starts first and what 'moves' are permitted on the board can also be found on this page.
At the start of a game, exactly half (50%) of the chess board squares are occupied by pieces and pawns.
The queen starts on the board in the center of the first rank, next to the king.
64 squares on a Chess board
A fully set up chess board has, 2 Kings, 2 Queens, 4 Rooks, 4 Knights, 4 Bishops, and, 16 Pawns.
The king starts on the e1 square for White and e8 square for Black at the beginning of a game of chess.
The only way to recover a piece that was taken is to advance your pawn from its start point to the end of the board on the opposite side (where your opponent starts). Once your pawn reaches the last row, you are able to trade your pawn for another piece, such as a queen or bishop.
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