rook
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“If I move my knight here, my opponent will move their rook here, and then I’ll have to…” This is an invaluable skill for life.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 6, 2026
But on the 55th move, Ding committed a fatal blunder – moving his rook into a position to be taken.
From BBC ● Dec. 12, 2024
At the far end of one row, Officer Richard Kruse claimed an easy victory over Jessie Milo after knocking his rook out with a bishop.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2024
Nxe3 Bf6!, again disdaining the rook on h4 to keep the attack humming.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
“No. I found a rook on the library roof, though,” she went on.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
Now, it seems the poison wasn't consumed by rodents - but by rooks and crows.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
They are mostly rooks and jackdaws, which are locally-protected species.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
There’s a scene for every type of player, whether you’re looking for a frenetic round of speed chess à la Beth and Benny in “The Queens Gambit” or a mellow conversation over rooks and bishops.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
Black fights on a bit, but the trade of rooks leaves him with a hopeless ending; after 46.
From Washington Times ● Aug. 8, 2023
The rooks look like castles and travel in forward, backward and side-to-side lines across the whole board.
From "Fish in a Tree" by Lynda Mullaly Hunt
He believes the subsidies are too generous and poor people are getting rooked.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 31, 2022
He was the 12th Rangers player to make his MLB debut this season, and the club-record 25th rooked used by Texas.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 27, 2021
That doesn’t sound like much, but compared to players like Francesco Molinari and Hideki Matsuyama, who have around the same win probability, you’re getting rooked on that number.
From Golf Digest ● Mar. 6, 2019
So don’t be shocked or feel rooked when you spy an actor or two onstage with script in hand.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 8, 2019
They pocket their premium, and if they have to pay, and think they have been rooked, they keep it to themselves, because each man is against his neighbour.”
From The Grey Lady by Henry Seton Merriman
New York Jets rooking quarterback Zach Wilson makes an incredible touchdown run and the rest of the best plays from week 16 of the NFL.
From BBC ● Dec. 27, 2021
McDermott said rooking starting right tackle Spencer Brown is expected to return after missing two games with a back injury.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2021
Lewis showed promise as a rooking in creating pressure off the edge, getting two sacks in 124 defensive snaps.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 10, 2021
But after more than a decade of rooking the world, finally realized he was down to one move on the chessboard – confessing.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 17, 2013
After taxes and the rooking the real estate boys gave him, his royalties were tied up for years to come.
From The Mind Digger by Winston K. Marks
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