rook
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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
Kg2!, ignoring the attacked rook to tighten the mating net.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 19, 2023
“If you make the right moves in the right steps, it can become a rook, it can become a queen, it can become a bishop,” he said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 10, 2023
“No. I found a rook on the library roof, though,” she went on.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
They are mostly rooks and jackdaws, which are locally-protected species.
From BBC ● Mar. 5, 2024
Now, it seems the poison wasn't consumed by rodents - but by rooks and crows.
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
As in Ju-Lei, an unexpected opening results in an unbalanced position, but this time it is the rooks that prevail over Yip’s minor piece army in the game’s critical passages.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 25, 2023
When Bobby offered to trade rooks, Euwe responded by offering him a draw on the forty-first move.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
I asked Cassidy’s office whether the senator actually had input into the changes and, if not, whether he felt rooked by Kennedy.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 1, 2025
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
Hands down, without a struggle, the Paliser estate was rooked.
From The Paliser case by Edgar Saltus
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
"But Hay should be exposed," insisted Sandal; "he's been rooking me, I do believe, for months."
From The Opal Serpent by Fergus Hume
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