This horned "rook" may be the world's oldest-known chess piece. (Credit: John Peter Oleson) In the game of chess, a rook can move as many spaces as it can in one direction.

To solve this puzzle and retrieve the key, you’ll need to assemble three chess pieces — a king, a queen, and a rook. The steps for finding them and placing them are below. After escaping the ...

The rook in question certainly wasn't the first chess piece ever created, but it may be the oldest found to date. John Peter Oleson Almost 30 years after its discovery, a small sandstone figurine ...

In last week’s introduction to chess, the pieces were named, and the start position of the game indicated. Today we will specify the movements of three of the pieces, which are the Rook ...

In the game of chess, a rook can move as many spaces as it can in one direction. Or, it can sit stone-still and guard the pieces around it, potentially holding its ground for an entire match ...