lol, sooo funny, you mean rook, taken from the Arabic/Persian word, not sure which, for chariot - Ruch, the ch is guttural as in the Scottish loch (lake). interestingly I think that the queen was originally a Vazir, a kind of high court official. most definitely a male who passed decrees and governed on behalf of the king, like Jaffar in Walt Disney Aladdin, but got changed to a queen when the game entered Europe. i have a chess set where the castles, rooks, are elephants!
The Rook will never let you down.
No matter where you put it on a clear board it will always cover 14 squares.
All other piece (and pawns) lose some of their attacking power
when placed on the corner or on the edge of a board.
Before the pieces were enchanced in the 15th century the Rook
was the most powerful piece on the board.
Agreed. But the Queen is a liabilty.
Lose a Queen for a minor piece you lose the game.
Lose a Rook for a minor piece - you carry on playing.
Also a Rook will defend pawns.
If you have the mighty Queen defending pawns then you are in trouble.
All she can do is attack.
In a defending chain she has to give way to everything.
Also (and if you know this don't please post the answer right away)
What is the one thing a Queen cannot do
that every other piece can do, including the pawn?
Originally posted by greenpawn34She can't piss standing up? 😕
Agreed. But the Queen is a liabilty.
Lose a Queen for a minor piece you lose the game.
Lose a Rook for a minor piece - you carry on playing.
Also a Rook will defend pawns.
If you have the mighty Queen defending pawns then you are in trouble.
All she can do is attack.
In a defending chain she has to give way to everything.
Also (and if you ...[text shortened]... t is the one thing a Queen [b]cannot do
that every other piece can do, including the pawn?[/b]
Originally posted by greenpawn34Get a divorce?
Agreed. But the Queen is a liabilty.
Lose a Queen for a minor piece you lose the game.
Lose a Rook for a minor piece - you carry on playing.
Also a Rook will defend pawns.
If you have the mighty Queen defending pawns then you are in trouble.
All she can do is attack.
In a defending chain she has to give way to everything.
Also (and if you ...[text shortened]... t is the one thing a Queen [b]cannot do
that every other piece can do, including the pawn?[/b]
Originally posted by Fat LadyHmmm... well if we subscribe to the thought that the position will determine the value of the piece... then it is possible (rarely) that a knight could be more valuable than a queen.
Exchange itself for a piece of higher value?
Edit: On the assumption of overall piece values in any position, Id say you are probably right...
Yet, neither can the King be exchanged for a piece of greater value.