The Rook

Meet the rook! It's this tower, and its personality matches — it only moves in straight lines. Forward, backward, left, right — and as many squares as it likes, even right across the board! But there's a condition: it can't jump over pieces, the path has to be clear. I've heard rooks are strongest on open files — nothing gets in their way there, so they can really pick up speed.

Look, the whole a-file is empty — for a rook that's like a runway! Race your rook from a1 all the way across the board to a8. Feel what a long-range piece this is: one move — and you're at the other end of the board. We pawns can only dream of that!