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submitted 8 months ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/anarchychess@sopuli.xyz

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[–] prof 9 points 8 months ago (2 children)

I wonder what the initial idea behind the rook was.

Was it always a literal tower that just squashed you?

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago

The original Indian form was a chariot, while the modern piece started as a war elephant with a tower and eventually was just reduced to a tower.

[–] ziggurat@lemmy.world 7 points 8 months ago

I'm not sure, but I think it is a chariot