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 Translation for 'rook' from English to Danish
NOUN   a rook | rooks
SYNO castle | Corvus frugilegus | rook
orn.T
rook [Corvus frugilegus]
råge {fk}
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Translation for 'rook' from English to Danish

rook [Corvus frugilegus]
råge {fk}orn.T
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Usage Examples English
  • Cecil Purdy gives the most common type of rook endgame as one with a rook and rook pawn versus a rook, with the rook in front of its pawn.
  • Primitive Central Rook shows an early intent to play a Central Rook position by moving the rook on the player's first move.
  • In shogi, the Pinwheel (風車 "kazaguruma") is an uncommon opening with the rook on the bottom rank 9 enabling it to switch between a Ranging Rook and Static Rook attack.
  • The term does not apply when one player (or both) moves their rook to their respective fourth or third files (Right Fourth File Rook, Sleeve Rook) as these are still considered to be Static Rook positions.
  • 2. ...P-84. White starts to activate their rook as well by pushing their rook pawn – thus selecting a Static Rook position.

  • This position often leads to traps such as a king–rook fork or a rook–silver fork (see subsections below) both of which are severe for the Static Rook opponent.
  • Twisting Rook (...) or Rook On Pawn (...) is characterized by first playing a Static Rook opening that then switches to a Ranging Rook strategy with the rook positioned in front of one's camp.
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