Rook

How does the rook move?

• Diagonal in any direction

• Straight in any direction

• Only horizontally

• Only Vertically

What is the opening principle relating to rooks?

• Sacrifice your rooks

• Put your rooks in the center of the board

• Connect your rooks

• Keep rooks at corners of the board

How many major pieces does one player have

• 1

• 4

• 2

• 3

What is the move that lets you connect your rooks and bring your king to safety at the same time?

• Castling

• En Passant

• Forting

• Keeping

What are the requirements for castling? (2 correct answers)

• No pieces between king and rook

• Controlling the center of the board

• Rook file should be open

• King and rook hasn't moved

"Monster rooks" are created on which rank?

• 5th rank

• 4th rank

• 7th rank

• 6th rank

What is the best position to have your rook in?

• Closed file

• Open file

• Semi-Open file

• Open Folder

why do we connect rooks at the start of the game? (2 correct answers)

• both rooks attack the opponent's pieces

• both rooks protect each other

• The setup looks pretty

• To protect back-rank mate

What is the most common type of piece endgame?

• Rook Endgame

• Queen Endgame

• Bishop Endgame

• Knight Endgame

What is one threat Rooks face?

• Getting stuck in the corner of the board

• Getting stuck in the center of the board

• Getting stuck on the 8th rank

• Getting stuck on the 7th rank