Welcome to our store

Pieces / rook / black-h8-rook

♜

black Rook (H8) Value: 5 pts

Black's King's Rook (h8)

The black kingside rook starting on h8. Slides to f8/e8 after kingside castling.

Starting Square: H8

Piece Color: black

a b c d e f g h

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

a8 b8 c8 d8 e8 f8 g8

h8 a7 b7 c7 d7 e7 f7 g7 h7 a6 b6 c6 d6 e6 f6 g6 h6 a5 b5 c5 d5 e5 f5 g5 h5 a4 b4 c4 d4 e4 f4 g4 h4 a3 b3 c3 d3 e3 f3 g3 h3 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 g2 h2 a1 b1 c1 d1 e1 f1 g1 h1

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

a b c d e f g h

Start Square: h8

Native File: h-File

Native Rank: Rank 8

Tactical Role & Opening Profile

The h8 rook is White's primary kingside attacking heavy piece, activating immediately after kingside castling.

Primary Target Squares & Tactical Horizons

Target F8 Target E8 Target H5

Featured Opening Roles

▪ Kingside Castling
▪ Open E/F File Domination