MDT Ep. 64: Concerning the Bishop, Knight, and Rook

This fourth installment of our holiday chess series finishes off the back rank of pieces: the bishop (or alphyn), the knight, and the rook. We also explore a long-standing Wikipedia beef over rook terminology, and recommend a modern board game that plunges you into the paranoid world of zombie survival.

Caxton, William. The Game and Playe of the Chesse. Edited by Jenny Adams, TEAMS Middle English Text Series, U of Rochester, 2009, d.lib.rochester.edu/teams/publication/adams-ca….

Chapter Images:
Early bishops, knight, and rook: Sotheby's Arts of the Islamic World Auction (20 April 2016), Lots 100 and 101. sothebys.com/en/auctions/2016/arts-islamic-wor…
Later bishop: ancientchess.com/page/play-courier-chess.htm & zafiyashop.xyz/vintage-chess-c-1_204_205_298/a…
Later bishop/rook comparison: jstor.org/stable/41694919?seq=1#page_scan_tab_…
Dowel pieces: chess-museum.com/regency-chess-sets.html
Staunton pieces: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Staunton_chess_set#/medi…