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Basic Rules of Chess
How to Setup a Chess Board
How the Knights Move in Chess
How the Pawn Moves in Chess
How Pawns Capture in Chess
How the King Moves in Chess
Chess Tips for the King
How the Bishops Moves in Chess
How Rooks Move & Capture
How the Queen Moves in Chess
Rook Chess Strategies
Chess Game Strategies for the Rook
How the Rooks Move in Chess
Rook Chess Playing Tips
Summary: Learn how the rook moves in a game of chess from a chess master in this free board game video.
Jitin Tuli is a state level champion from India. He learned how to play chess at the age of 4 & has been playing ever since. Aside from having a strong knowledge of the game & some...read more
"Hi I'm Jitin Tuli on behalf of expertvillage.com and now I'm going to tell you about about strategies involving the rook. In the first example black has no defense for this game along the blank rank. White can move the rook forward all the way until it could attacks the black king. Black can not move his king capture his rook or place a piece between his king or a queen it is checkmate. In the second example white chooses the power or double rooks. Here the black has a rook defending the black rank but the white has 2 attackers. As we learned early in life 2 is better then 1. White therefore moves first rook all the way until it attacks the king. Black must capture the first rook but white delivers the checkmate with the second rook. "
eHow Article: How the Rooks Move in Chess
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