Not surprisingly we don't find any elephants in the European chess sets. Rook then really points to the Oriental origins of chess, while medieval northern Europeans put their own interpretations on the other pieces, effectively naturalizing them. In English, we don't speak of a "tower" as Germans and Scandinavians do (although the old-fashioned term "castle" persists among the older generations), but of a "rook" which has no etymological value in English as it is originally a loanword from Persian (meaning "chariot"), via Arabic and French. In French, the bishop is neither a bishop or a runner but a "fou" (fool/jester). Even the Queen is known as a "lady" (and not Königin/drottning, as one might expect). Pawn and Bauer/bonde have some overlap but are still distinct conceptual entities. So the knight was not a horseman but a "jumper", and the bishop was not a man of the cloth but a "runner". Germans (and slightly later presumably Scandinavian speakers, probably mediated via German) must when the game arrived on their shores have seen the pieces of the newly introduced game and associated them with different things than did speakers of English. It's interesting how the various pieces have been named and conceptualized in different languages. Rook: German = Turm "tower" Swedish = torn "tower"Īs you can see, Scandinavian (here represented by Swedish) tends to follow the German model, rather than the English-language one. This was the term for the piece in the earliest known chess variants in 6th century India. The name 'rook' derives from the Persian word 'rukh', meaning chariot. The ancient origins of the rook chess piece. The knight is the only piece that can hop over other pieces on the board. It can move in the shape of an L, as you can see in the diagram below. Knight The knight is usually the piece set up next to the rook. The pawn can capture the opponents chess piece by moving a step diagonally. The pawns are like the foot soldiers in a battle, taking up the front row. Only on the first move do you have the choice of moving it two steps forward. Queen: German = Dame "lady" Swedish = dam "lady" In this in-depth guide, we‘ll explore the intriguing history, symbolism, and usage of one of the most important pieces the rook. When chess was introduced in Europe, it was called the 'Rocco' which translates to tower. 1) Pawn: The eight pawn pieces of a chess player move one step forward from the second move onwards. Pawn: German = Bauer "farmer, peasant" Swedish = bonde "farmer, peasant" Knight: German = Springer "jumper" Swedish = springare "jumper"īishop: German = Läufer "runner" Swedish = löpare "runner" Also the other, outdated name (but still in. I can only speak for German and Scandinavian, but, in contrast to English, the names of the following pieces are: So, the theory is birds were often used as figureheads on boats, thats why it is called a boat in Turkey/Russia.
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