In chess, do you think of rooks as masculine or feminine?

The "rook" is more commonly known as a "castle" and is therefore neuter. It's a thing; and in most chess sets is depicted as a tower.

If I had to pick, I would think of the Rooks as masculine and that leads to something interesting, IMO. All of the pieces except for the Queen would be male, and the lone female on the board is the most powerful piece there is. So in this "Men's" game, the woman is the strongest of them all. How's that for Feminism? ;-)

masculine.

the king is obviously masculine, and the queen obviously feminine.

the bishop being a priest is not fully masculine (can't have sex except with little boys) ergo moves only diagonally.

the knight is also a blend of masculinity (the rider) and femininity (the horse), but being a healthy blend is able to use its hermaphroditic qualities to jump where it is least expected.

the rook is masculine because it is solid defence, and moves in horizontal/vertical direct fashion - is also probably a bit thick.

definitely masculine. :)

rooks in history were considered masculine, but since the strongest piece on the board is a girl, it would go with it that the rook another of the strongest pieces would be a girl. hores = knight = masculine. bishop = priest = masculine, pawn = peasant = masculine & feminine

Rooks remind me of the guardsmen in London that stand outside of public buildings....they only walk in side way directions. Similar to the rooks. Have you ever seen a woman guardsman in London? All guys....so a rook would be considered masculine.

Masculine...

Cuts corners, tunnel vision, gets the job done.

Man of the house,

King of the caslte,

And the Only lady on the table (The Queen) gets to do what she likes!

i think rooks/castles are genderless. when kings would describe their castle, they would mention how splendid or marvelous it is... kinda like describing the land that they rule. objects such as cars, ships or any other vehicles are usually feminine. that's why Scotty (Star Trek TOS) would say, "she (enterprise) can't take anymore, captain!"

I agree with Jack

I think of them as buildings.

Rooks do not cut corners -- their movement forbids it, Dean.

well... they are the only pieces that are like um.......buildings...

howbout the horses? they can be chick horses.