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Look up rook or rooks in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Rook may refer to: Rook (bird), a bird of the corvid family Rook (chess), a piece in the game
Rook
Chess piece
The rook (/rʊk/; ♖, ♜) is a piece in the game of chess. Each player starts the game with two rooks, one in each corner on their side of the board. It may
Rook_(chess)
Surname list
Rook is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Ada Rook, Canadian musician Alan Rook (1909-1990), editor of the 1936 issue of New Oxford
Rook_(surname)
Species of bird in the crow family Corvidae
The rook (Corvus frugilegus) is a member of the family Corvidae in the passerine order of birds. It is found in the Palearctic, its range extending from
Rook_(bird)
Canadian actor, director, writer, and producer
Chad Rook (born 1982 or 1983) is a Canadian actor, director, writer, and producer, known for his roles in the films War for the Planet of the Apes and
Chad_Rook
Chess move
rook on the same rank and then moving the rook to the square that the king passed over. Castling is permitted only if neither the king nor the rook has
Castling
English professional wrestler
signed to WWE, where he performs on the NXT brand under the ring name Mason Rook. Walker is known for his time on the British independent scene, notably Progress
Will_Kroos
Hunting rifle
The rook rifle, originally called the rook and rabbit rifle, is an obsolete English single-shot small calibre rifle intended for shooting small game, particularly
Rook_rifle
Rook is the name of a British rocket. Twenty five Rook rockets were launched between 1959 and 1972. The launches took place from Aberporth in Wales and
Rook_(rocket)
American aerospace executive (born 1983)
seconds—about 20 hours faster than the previous record. He received the call sign "Rook" during fighter jet training. Isaacman is flight-qualified in multiple military
Jared_Isaacman
American comic book series
Rook is an American science fiction comic book franchise created by writer Geoff Johns and artist Jason Fabok, published by Image Comics through the creator-owned
Rook_(comics)
rook to treat a half-open file as if it were an open file, or a closed file as if it were half-open. rook pawn Or rook's pawn. A pawn on the rook's file
Glossary_of_chess
Chess endgame theory
The rook and pawn versus rook endgame is a fundamentally important, widely studied chess endgame. Precise play is usually required in these positions
Rook and pawn versus rook endgame
Rook_and_pawn_versus_rook_endgame
One of the strategies of shogi
Sleeve Rook ☖ pieces in hand: – ☗ pieces in hand: – In shogi, Sleeve Rook (袖飛車 sodebisha, also translated as Right Third File Rook, Sideways Rook or Sidestepped
Sleeve_Rook
Chess endgame
versus rook endgame is a chess endgame where one player has just their king and their queen, and the other player has just their king and a rook. As no
Queen_versus_rook_endgame
American drama miniseries (2019)
The Rook is an American television series, loosely based on the novel of the same name by Daniel O'Malley, and originally executive produced by Stephenie
The_Rook_(miniseries)
Topics referred to by the same term
Rooks may refer to: Rooks (surname), a list of people Rooks County, Kansas, United States Rooks Creek (disambiguation) Rooks Bridge, Rooksbridge, East
Rooks
Generating polynomial of the number of ways to place non-attacking rooks on a chessboard
combinatorial mathematics, a rook polynomial is a generating polynomial of the number of ways to place non-attacking rooks on a board that looks like a
Rook_polynomial
Bird shooting sport
Rook shooting was a previously popular sport in the United Kingdom, in which young rooks were shot from tree branches, often using purpose-built rifles
Rook_shooting
1988 film by Buddy Van Horn
confronts Rook holding Walker hostage and surrenders his .44 Magnum revolver after Rook threatens to slit her throat. Callahan lures Rook to a pier after
The_Dead_Pool
Topics referred to by the same term
Arthur Rook may refer to: Arthur Rook (equestrian) (1921–1989), English equestrian and Olympic champion Arthur Rook (dermatologist) (1918–1991), British
Arthur_Rook
British Anglican priest
Russell David Rook, Baron Rook, OBE (born June 1972) is a British Anglican priest and life peer. Russell was born in June 1972. He was educated at the
Russell_Rook,_Baron_Rook
American sports journalist (born 1992)
Taylor Rooks (born May 22, 1992) is an American sports journalist and broadcaster. She appears on Thursday Night Football (on Prime Video), Bleacher Report
Taylor_Rooks
British writer and journalist
Clarence Rook (1862/3–1915) was a British writer and journalist, known for his short, witty sketches of late Victorian and Edwardian London. Rook was born
Clarence_Rook
Traditional board game for two players
"White" and "Black", each control sixteen pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns, with each piece type having
Chess
American actor (born 1955)
Michael Rooker (born April 6, 1955) is an American actor. He first rose to prominence for portraying the titular role in Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer
Michael_Rooker
Trick-taking card game
Rook is a trick-taking game, usually played with a specialized deck of cards. Sometimes referred to as Christian cards or missionary cards, Rook playing
Rook_(card_game)
Final phase in the game of chess
versus a rook and (2) a rook and bishop versus a rook. A queen wins against a rook — see Queen versus rook endgame. A rook and bishop versus a rook is generally
Chess_endgame
Chess endgame of rook & bishop versus rook
The rook and bishop versus rook endgame is a chess endgame where one player has just a king, a rook, and a bishop, and the other player has just a king
Rook and bishop versus rook endgame
Rook_and_bishop_versus_rook_endgame
Surname list
Rooks is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Adam Rooks (born 2000), English rugby league footballer Albert H. Rooks (1891–1942), United
Rooks_(surname)
Type of body piercing
A rook piercing is a perforation of the antihelix of the ear for the purpose of wearing jewelry. It is located just above the tragus on the ridge between
Rook_(piercing)
Comics character
magazines. In the 1980s, the Rook gained his own comic magazine title of the same name, The Rook Magazine. In the 1990s, The Rook would be recreated in Harris
The_Rook_(comics)
2012 novel by Daniel O'Malley
The Rook is the 2012 debut novel of Australian author Daniel O'Malley. It follows protagonist Myfanwy Thomas as she attempts to re-integrate into her life
The_Rook_(novel)
Situation in chess endgame
one of its rook pawns, but it also occurs with a rook versus a bishop, a rook and one rook pawn versus a bishop, and possibly with a rook and one bishop
Wrong_bishop
Position in rook and pawn versus rook chess endgame
position in chess endgame theory where one side has a rook and a pawn and the defender has a rook. Karsten Müller said that it may be the most important
Lucena_position
Rook meat baked into pie
Rook pie is a game pie consisting of young rook meat baked into a pie. They generally only use the breast of the bird, with the rest of the bird generally
Rook_pie
2008 studio album by Shearwater
Rook is the fifth studio album by American indie rock band Shearwater. It was released on June 3, 2008, on the Matador Records label. The track "Rooks"
Rook_(album)
2013 American film
The Demon's Rook is a 2013 independent fantasy-horror film and the directorial debut of James Sizemore (who is also known under the pseudonym of Loup'Rah
The_Demon's_Rook
General principle in chess
that rooks should be placed behind passed pawns – either the player's or the opponent's. The idea behind the guideline is that (1) if a player's rook is
Tarrasch_rule
Point-based valuation system for chess pieces
assigns 1 point to a pawn, 3 points to a knight or bishop, 5 points to a rook, and 9 points to the queen. For instance, sacrificing a knight or bishop
Chess_piece_relative_value
Centerfire rifle cartridge
300 Rook / 7.6x30mmR, also known as the .295 Rook (by Holland & Holland only), is an obsolete intermediate centerfire rifle cartridge. The .300 Rook is
.300_Rook
Game piece for playing chess
can be either white or black, and it can be one of six types: king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, or pawn. Chess sets generally come with sixteen pieces of
Chess_piece
English journalist
Jean Kathleen Rook (13 November 1931 – 5 September 1991) was an English journalist dubbed The First Lady of Fleet Street for her regular opinion column
Jean_Rook
Chess endgame drawing technique
side in the rook and pawn versus rook endgame. This technique is known as the third-rank defense due to the positioning of the defending rook. It was analyzed
Philidor_position
Chess patterns
and rook team up to trap the opposing king between the side of the board on one side and a friendly piece on the other. Often, the queen or a rook is first
Checkmate_pattern
American radio programmer and executive
John Harlan Rook (October 9, 1937 – March 1, 2016) was an American radio programmer and executive, most known for his tenure in Chicago. Under his guidance
John_Rook
Graph of chess rook moves
theory, a rook's graph is an undirected graph that represents all legal moves of the rook chess piece on a chessboard. Each vertex of a rook's graph represents
Rook's_graph
Chess positions with few pieces where none of them are a pawn
king and rook versus king, and queen versus rook. Other cases that occur occasionally are (1) a rook and minor piece versus a rook and (2) a rook versus
Pawnless_chess_endgame
Canadian noise pop duo
Black Dresses was a Canadian noise pop duo consisting of Ada Rook and Devi McCallion, formed in 2017. Their debut album, Wasteisolation, was released independently
Black_Dresses
Canadian science fiction TV series
with the crew until she leaves with Adrian (season 3) Wil Wheaton as Alex Rook, President and CEO of Dwarf Star Technologies Andrew Jackson as The General
Dark_Matter_(2015_TV_series)
Centerfire rifle cartridge
The .360 No. 5 Rook / 9.2x27mmR is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge. The .360 No. 5 Rook is a straight rimmed cartridge originally designed for
.360_No._5_Rook
American journalist (born c. 1961)
Susan Rook (born c. 1961) is a journalist best known for her years as a CNN anchor and original host of CNN's Talkback Live. Rook started anchoring overnight
Susan_Rook
2024 film by Justin Routt
kills is actually Rook's son, and Rook takes the gold in revenge. Rook's hot-tempered accomplice Smoke betrayed him, shooting Rook and another accomplice
Armor_(film)
Chess end-game position
a bare king, or, less commonly, a king, rook, and pawn versus a bishop and king, a wrong rook pawn is a rook pawn (a pawn on the a- or h-file) whose promotion
Wrong_rook_pawn
Centerfire rifle cartridge
The .297/250 Rook / 6.4x21mmR is an obsolete centerfire rifle cartridge developed by Holland & Holland. The .297/250 Rook is a bottlenecked rimmed cartridge
.297/250_Rook
Topics referred to by the same term
Rooks Creek may refer to: Rooks Creek (Vermilion River tributary), Livingston County, Illinois, USA; a creek Rooks Creek, Illinois, USA; a hamlet in Rooks
Rooks_Creek
Building in Frome, Somerset, England
Rook Lane Chapel was a place of worship, and is now an arts centre, in Frome, Somerset, England. Built in 1707 by James Pope the chapel was the place of
Rook_Lane_Chapel
Mountain range on the Moon
Montes Rook is a ring-shaped mountain range that lies along the western limb of the Moon, crossing over to the far side. It completely encircles the Mare
Montes_Rook
Surname list
Rooker is a surname, and may refer to: Look up rooker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Brent Rooker (born 1994), American professional baseball player
Rooker
Hamlet in Essex, England
buildings, including Rook End Cottage and two small 18th-century timber-framed and plastered cottages. "20, Rook End, Debden, Essex". "21, Rook End, Debden, Essex"
Rook_End
Australian actor
Teague Rook (born 27 June 1971) is an Australian actor who is best known for his role as Steve Everson in the Australian children's television drama series
Teague_Rook
Mountain summit in Alaska, United States
Rook Mountain is a 6,685-foot-elevation (2,038-meter) mountain summit in Alaska, United States. Rook Mountain is located 30 miles (48 km) east-southeast
Rook_Mountain
Chess rule requiring a player to move or capture a piece deliberately touched
king must be touched first. If the rook is touched first instead, a rook move must be made. If the player touches a rook at the same time as touching the
Touch-move_rule
Defensive technique in chess
or some other means. Note that the bishop and wrong rook pawn ending (i.e. where the pawn is a rook pawn whose promotion square is the color opposite to
Fortress_(chess)
English painter
Greg Rook (born 1971 in London) is an English painter, known for contemporary figurative paintings capturing the hopes, dreams and successes as well as
Greg_Rook
British Cairo poet
(William) Alan Rook OBE (1909–1990) was a British Cairo poet and edited the 1936 issue of New Oxford Poetry. In the Second World War Rook served as a Lieutenant
Alan_Rook
2012 video game
the Far Cry series after Far Cry 2. The game takes place on the fictional Rook Islands, a tropical archipelago which can be freely explored by players.
Far_Cry_3
Fairy chess piece
fairy chess piece that can move like a rook or a knight. It cannot jump over other pieces when moving as a rook but may do so when moving as a knight.
Empress_(chess)
Rook's Textbook of Dermatology is a leading textbook of dermatology published by Wiley. The ninth edition was published in 2016. The first edition of Rook's
Rook's Textbook of Dermatology
Rook's_Textbook_of_Dermatology
Centerfire rifle cartridge
The .220 Rook / 5.7x18mmR, also known as the .220 Long Centrefire, is an obsolete British centerfire rifle cartridge. The .220 Rook is a rimmed cartridge
.220_Rook
Japanese board game defensive formation
formation that may be used within both Ranging Rook and Static Rook positions against both Ranging Rook and Static Rook opponents. The castle has several variants
Mino_castle
British actor and filmmaker
British filmmaker and actor. He has his own production company, called Eight Rooks. He is known for the TV series The Shadow Line, The Honourable Woman, and
Hugo_Blick
HMS Rook was a Royal Navy Cuckoo-class schooner, that Thomas Sutton built at Ringmore (Teignmouth) and launched in 1806. In 1808 two French privateers
HMS_Rook
Animated television series
superpowers garnered the attention of Jonathan Rook, the CEO of Rook Unlimited and benefactor to Charter City himself. Rook offers them their freedom from the authorities
Stretch Armstrong and the Flex Fighters
Stretch_Armstrong_and_the_Flex_Fighters
Subway Rook vs Bear-in-the-hole Fourth File Rook ☖ pieces in hand: – ☗ pieces in hand: – Subway Rook (地下鉄飛車 chikatetsubisha) is an uncommon Static Rook shogi
Subway_Rook
American basketball player and coach (1943–2019)
Jerry G. Rook (October 27, 1943 – August 25, 2019) was an American basketball player, best known for his success at Arkansas State University. He played
Jerry_Rook
Chess term for the exchange of a bishop or knight for a rook
difference of a rook for a minor piece (i.e. a bishop or knight). Having a rook for a minor piece is generally advantageous, since the rook is usually more
The_exchange_(chess)
American painter
Edward Francis Rook (September 21, 1870 New York City – October 25, 1960 Old Lyme, Connecticut) was an American Impressionist landscape and marine painter
Edward_Francis_Rook
2024 action role-playing game
customizable player character called Rook as they prevent the elven trickster god Solas from ending the world. In the process, Rook accidentally frees two other
Dragon_Age:_The_Veilguard
American television and film actor
roles as Damas in Jak 3, Bumblebee and Blitzwing in Transformers: Animated, Rook Blonko and various other characters in Ben 10: Omniverse, and Falcon in various
Bumper_Robinson
Japanese strategy board game
Ranging Rook vs Static Rook ☖ pieces in hand: – ☗ pieces in hand: – Anaguma castle Static Rook by white against High Mino Castle 4th File Ranging Rook by black
Shogi
Initial moves in a game of shogi
Static Rook opening ☖ pieces in hand: 角 ☗ pieces in hand: 角 Both players are using a Static Rook opening against each other in which the rook (飛) attacks
Shogi_opening
2024 film by Fede Álvarez
with a control chip from the station's damaged science officer android, Rook. However, this reprogramming shifts Andy's loyalty from Rain to Weyland-Yutani
Alien:_Romulus
German indie band
Giant Rooks are a German indie rock band from Hamm, Germany founded in 2014. In 2019, they won the 1Live Krone Award and the Preis für Popkultur in the
Giant_Rooks
Firearm cartridge
Jeffery Rook / 6.5x29mmR, also known as the .255 Jeffery Rook Rifle, is an obsolete small bore intermediate firearm cartridge. The .255 Jeffery Rook is a
.255_Jeffery_Rook
Opposing Rook ☖ pieces in hand: – ☗ pieces in hand: – In shogi, Opposing Rook (向かい飛車 mukaibisha, also Opposite Rook, Second File Rook) is a class of Ranging
Opposing_Rook
Chess with a randomized starting position
starting positions for king and rooks. As in classical chess, each player may castle once per game, moving both the king and a rook in a single move; however
Chess960
British flying ace of WWII
Anthony Rook, DFC, AFC (4 September 1912 – 8 August 1976) was a British fighter pilot of the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War. He is credited
Anthony_Rook
British table tennis player
Jill Rook (married name Mills) is a former international table tennis and tennis player from England. Rook won a silver medal at the 1956 World Table
Jill_Rook
Shogi opening in which the rook does not move
Static Rook (居飛車 ibisha) openings is one of two major opening strategies in shogi. In the opening, the major piece of the rook fights from its starting
Static_Rook
Chess rule for claiming a draw
between Jan Timman and Christopher Lutz, an endgame with a rook and bishop versus a rook occurred. White is striving for the winning Philidor position
Fifty-move_rule
Chess rule
to its last rank. The player replaces the pawn immediately with a queen, rook, bishop, or knight of the same color. The new piece does not have to be a
Promotion_(chess)
17th episode of the 9th season of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit
is audio engineer Merritt Rook (Robin Williams), a man who opposes authority due to a tragic event in his past. After Rook seizes an opportunity to kidnap
Authority (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit)
Authority_(Law_&_Order:_Special_Victims_Unit)
Chess tactic
commonly consists of a rook supported by a bishop. The bishop typically sits on the long diagonal (see Fianchetto), while the rook moves to the seventh
Windmill_(chess)
Opening sequence in shogi
Central Rook (White) ☖ pieces in hand: – ☗ pieces in hand: – Central Rook Fortress (矢倉中飛車 yagura nakabisha) is a Double Fortress (Double Static Rook) shogi
Central_Rook_Fortress
Shogi opening
In shogi, Double Ranging Rook (also Double Swinging Rook, Mutual Swinging Rook) (相振り飛車 ai-furibisha) is a class of Ranging Rook openings in which both players
Double_Ranging_Rook
Rook on Pawn or Vertical Pawn Picker (タテ歩取り or 縦歩取り tatefudori) is a subclass of Double Wing Attack Floating Rook (Static Rook) openings in which the Floating
Rook_on_Pawn
American athlete (born 1999)
Kenneth Rooks (/rʊks/ RUUKS; born October 21, 1999) is an American track and field athlete who specializes in the 3000 m steeplechase. Originally from
Kenneth_Rooks
American businessman (born 1961)
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2002 novel by Paul Stewart and Chris Riddell
2002. It is the fifth volume of The Edge Chronicles and the first of the Rook Saga trilogy; within the stories' own chronology it is the seventh novel
The_Last_of_the_Sky_Pirates
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