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Horse or Knight? What are the pieces called in YOUR country? :D

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Anonymous_Combinator

Ukraine -

King - King (король)

Queen - another word (ферзь)

Rook - Castle (ладья)

Bishop - Elephant (слон)

Pawn - Pawn (пешка)

Anonymous_Combinator

Knight - Horse (конь)

NitishAgarwal123

Hindi (North India)

King - King

Queen - King's Minister in Chief

Rook - Elephant

Bishop - Camel

Knight - Horse

Pawn - Foot Soldier

AussieMatey

Australia : -- - 

King - That Kingy thingy

Queen - Her Majesty

Rook - the Straight guy

Bishop -  Bish

Knight - Sir Dancearoundalot

Pawn - Little pawnie

Sahist4

Serbia:

King - Kralj/Краљ (King)

Queen - Dama, Kraljica/Дама, Краљица (Lady, Kraljica/Queen is more rarely used)

Rook - Top/Топ (Cannon)

Bishop - Lovac, Laufer/Ловац, Лауфер (Hunter, Laufer from German very rarely today)

Knight - Skakač, Konj/Скакач, Коњ (Jumper, common by amateurs Konj/Horse)

Pawn - Pešak, Pion/Пешак, Пион ("person going on foot", also in use sometimes Pion/borrowed from French)

c-detective-18

USA:

Rook-Rook

Pawn-Pawn

Knight-Knight

Bishop- Bishop, or “Bish,” for short

King-King

Queen-Queen

LikeChess78

Persian (Iran) : 1. King :wk -> Shah [شاه] (means King) 2. Queen :wq -> Wazir [وزیر] (means Queen) 3. Rook :wr -> Rokh [رخ] / Ghale [قلعه] (means Castle) 4. Knight :wn -> Asb [اسب] (means Horse) 5. Bishop :wb -> Phil [فیل] (means Elephant) 6. Pawn :wp -> Sarbaz [سرباز] (means soldier)