Chess is believed to have originated in India about 1,500 years ago before quickly spreading westward and beyond. Oleson and his colleagues discovered the "rook" while excavating an ancient site ...

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 ...

It's a proud moment for chess, a proud moment for India... and for me, a very personal moment of pride,' Anand, who has been a mentor to Gukesh, said on X. Ding Liren's reckless rook move - 55 ...

This past fall, the world championship match in Bonn, Germany, wasn’t the only thing stirring up chess enthusiasts. ChessBase 10, a beefier new version of the massive database program that is ...

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 ...