As a seasoned chess player, which admittedly I am not, do you harbour a particular preference for a certain chess piece?

Come on what's your favourite?

Or is the idea of favouritism ridiculous? 

Uhh queen?

My pawns

I like it when all of my pieces work together and when my opponent's pieces do not work together.

I like the bishop. He's a sneaky little bugger, all hiding down there in his fianchetto snipers nest, waiting for you to forget about him...

I'm a queen addict by far...99% of the times I'm reluctant to swap queens!

Whichever piece I have to sacrifice to win... God bless sacrificed piece!

The knight. Forking two pieces with the knight is such a pleasure!

my king is SO gangster!

My board is a socialist utopian meritocracy; each piece judged not by the girth of its crown but by the content of its character. Attack and defence is a communal symbiosis; the player is the god of a contested universe. Talent at the board is the ability to wrest the utmost efficacy from the attributes of the pieces, thus a specific love for a piece is entirely dependant upon position.

Should circumstance grant me the pleasure, perhaps delivering a deadly mate with the humble pawn finds in me the most aesthetic joy.

ED.

Sneaky horses all the way

My favorite piece is the Griffin.  Strictly speaking it is from Llynchwmryllych Pobl (the Welsh version of chess) but it has killer move combinations.  It goes like a Queen but can jump like a knight and is a good 5 inches talon to beak.

In tournaments if my opponent takes a toilet break I tend to slip it on to the board instead of a minor piece.  I usually win those games.

As just chess pieces go I like the bishop. It's the piece I judge first when deciding whether or not I like a chess set. In a game it doesn't really matter. I like whichever one is doing the best job at the moment. Sometimes my favorite piece is a pawn that has steadfastly held his ground as the tides of war rage and batter against him like waves against solid rock. A pawn the gods favor and smile upon.

i'm going to say rook, just because i find it sad that no-one has mentioned them :0

lol at beast btw ^^

i am a pawn person in some cases (read: killer pawn storm), but most of the time it's the knight.  i LOVE sticking him into an outpost and squishing the opponent like a grape.

although, on second thought, i like sticking a pawn on d6 and making the queenside squeal.  anything that i can fit into a hole is good.

i agree 100%

 WHAT ??!!

Issues..

I get downright nasty with the bishop, I feel so naughty afterwords... but its ok, cuz my confessional can be done right after.

i love pawns.  fine said "id rather have a pawn than a finger" im with him 100%