Archaeologists Discover a 1300-Yr-Old Sandstone Rook Piece, Say It May Be the 'Oldest' Chess Piece Ever Found A 1,300-year-old sandstone rook, the oldest chess piece ever found, was announced by ...

night vision, thermal imaging, multiple cameras, a wireless remote control and four attachments. The Rook is named after the chess piece, meaning checkmate, Miller said.

Let's see how: Battery: Queen and Bishop on the same diagonal or Queen and Rook on the same file. A Battery in chess refers to the alignment of two pieces having the same ability along the same ...