About Chess Pieces
A chess piece, or chessman, is any of the six different types of movable objects used on a chessboard to play the game of chess.
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Number of pieces[edit]
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upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Chess_pdt45.svg/75px-Chess_pdt45.svg.pngEach player begins with a total of sixteen pieces. The pieces that belong to each player are distinguished by color. The lighter colored pieces are referred to as "white," and the player that owns them, "White". The darker colored pieces are referred to as "black", and the player that owns them, "Black". The word "piece" has three meanings, depending on the context. Context should make the intended meaning clear (Burgess 2009:523) (Hooper & Whyld 1992:307).
- It may mean any of the physical pieces of the set, including the pawns. When used this way, "piece" is synonymous with "chessman" (Hooper & Whyld 1992:307) or simply "man" (Hooper & Whyld 1987:200). Chess sets have been made in a variety of styles, sometimes for decorative or artistic purposes rather than practical play, but the Staunton pattern is standard for competition.
- In play, the term is usually used to exclude pawns, referring only to a queen, rook, bishop, knight, or king. In this context, the pieces can be broken down into three groups: major pieces (queen and rook), minor pieces (bishop and knight), and the king (Brace 1977:220).
- In phrases such as "winning a piece", "losing a piece" or "sacrificing a piece" and other related contexts, it refers only to minor pieces (bishops or knights). The queen, rook, and pawn are specified by name in these cases—for example, "winning a queen", "losing a rook", or "sacrificing a pawn" (Just & Burg 2003:5).
In the first context, each of the two players begins with the following sixteen pieces in a standard game:
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- 1 king
- 1 queen
- 2 rooks
- 2 bishops
- 2 knights
- 8 pawns
Moves of the pieces[edit]
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Chess starting position. Squares are referenced using algebraic notation.
The rules of chess prescribe the types of move a player can make with each type of chess piece. Each piece type moves in a different way. During play, the players take turns moving one of their own chess pieces.
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- The rook moves any number of vacant squares forwards, backwards, left, or right in a straight line. It also takes part, along with the king, in a special move called castling.
- The bishop moves any number of vacant squares diagonally in a straight line. Consequently, a bishop stays on squares of the same color throughout a game. The two bishops each player starts with move on squares of opposite colors.
- The queen moves any number of vacant squares in any direction: forwards, backwards, left, right, or diagonally, in a straight line.
- The king moves exactly one vacant square in any direction: forwards, backwards, left, right, or diagonally; however, it cannot move to a square that is under attack by an opponent, nor can a player make a move with another piece if it will leave the king in check. It also has a special move called castling, in which the king moves two squares towards one of its own rooks and in the same move, the rook jumps over the king to land on the square on the king's other side. Castling may only be performed if the king and rook involved have never previously been moved in the game, if the king is not in check, if the king would not travel through or into check, and if there are no pieces between the rook and the king.
- The knight moves on an extended diagonal from one corner of any 2×3 rectangle of squares to the furthest opposite corner. Consequently, the knight alternates its square color each time it moves. Other than the castling move described above where the rook jumps over the king, the knight is the only piece permitted to routinely jump over any intervening piece(s) when moving.
- The pawn moves forward exactly one square, or optionally, two squares when on its starting square, toward the opponent's side of the board. When there is an enemy piece one square diagonally ahead of a pawn, either left or right, then the pawn may capture that piece. A pawn can perform a special type of capture of an enemy pawn called en passant. If the pawn reaches a square on the back rank of the opponent, it promotes to the player's choice of a queen, rook, bishop, or knight (Just & Burg 2003:13–16).
Pieces other than pawns capture in the same way that they move, except for castling. A capturing piece replaces the opponent piece on its square, except for an en passant capture. Captured pieces are immediately removed from the game. A square may hold only one piece at any given time. Except for castling and the knight's move, no piece may jump over another piece (Just & Burg 2003:13–16).
Relative value[edit]
The value assigned to a piece attempts to represent the potential strength of the piece in the game. As the game develops, the relative values of the pieces will also change. A bishop positioned to control long, open diagonal spaces is usually more valuable than a knight stuck in a corner. Similar ideas apply to placing rooks on open files and knights on active, central squares. The standard valuation is one point for a pawn, three points for a knight or bishop, five points for a rook, and nine points for a queen (Hooper & Whyld 1992:438–39). These values are reliable in endgames, particularly with a limited number of pieces. But these values can change dramatically depending on the position, the phase of the game (opening, middle game, endings). A bishop pair for example, is worth a half a pawn on average (Soltis 2004:183). In specific circumstances, the values may be quite different: a knight can be more valuable than a queen in a particular decisive attack.
Historical illustration[edit]
Courier Chess, a predecessor of modern chess, used all six chess piece types plus a courier, man (or rath or sage), and jester.
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Illustration of chess pieces used in Courier chess by Gustav Selenus from the book "Das Schach-Oder Königs-Spiel" (1616). Depicted are the king, queen, rook, archer (or bishop), knight, pawn (or soldier), courier, man (or rath or sage), and jester.
Piece names[edit]
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Look up Appendix:Chess pieces in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. |
The characters implied by pieces' names vary between languages. For example, in many languages, the piece known in English as the "knight" frequently translates as "horse", and the English "bishop" frequently translates as "elephant".
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| figurine | ♔ ♚ | ♕ ♛ | ♖ ♜ | ♗ ♝ | ♘ ♞ | ♙ ♟ | N/A | + | # or ++ |
| Afrikaans | K Koning (king) |
D Dame (lady) |
T Toring (tower) |
L Loper (runner) |
R Ruiter (rider) |
(P) Pion | Skaak | Skaak | Skaakmat |
| Albanian | M Mbreti (king) |
Msh Mbretëresha (queen) |
Ku Kulla (tower) |
O Oficeri (officer) |
Ka Kali (horse) |
(U) Ushtari (soldier) |
Shahu | Shah | Shah mat |
| Arabic | م مَلِك (malik, king) |
و وزير (wazïr, vizier) |
ر رخ/طابية (rukhkh, fortress) / (ṭābiya, castle) |
ف فيل (fīl, elephant) |
ح حصان (ħiṣān, horse) |
ب بيدق/عسكري (baidaq, pawn) / (`askarī, soldier) |
شطرنج (shaṭranj) |
كِش مَلِك (kish malik) |
كِش مات (kish māt) |
| Azerbaijani | Ş Şah | V Vəzir | T Top | F Fil | A At | P Piyada | Şahmat | şah shah |
mat mat |
| Armenian | Ա Արքա (A Ark῾a, king) |
Թ Թագուհի (T T῾agowhi, queen) |
Ն Նավակ (N Navak, ship) |
Փ Փիղ (P P῾ił, elephant) |
Ձ Ձի (Dz Ji, horse) |
Զ Զինվոր (Z Zinvor, soldier) |
Շախմատ (Ճատրակ) Šaxmat (Čatrak) |
Շախ (Šax) |
Մատ (Mat) |
| Basque | E Erregea (king) | D Dama (lady) | G Gaztelua (castle) | A Alfila | Z Zalduna (knight) | (P) Peoia (pawn) | Xake | Xake | Xake mate |
| Belarusian (Taraškievica) | К кароль (king) |
Вз візыр (vizier) |
Лд ладзьдзя (rook) |
А афіцэр (officer) |
В вершнік (rider) |
(Л) латнік (pawn) |
Шахматы | Шах | Мат |
| Bengali | R রাজা (Raja) |
M মন্ত্রী (Montri) |
N নৌকা (Nouka) |
H গজ/হাতি (Goj)/(Hati) |
G ঘোড়া (Ghora) |
B বোড়া/সৈন্য/পেয়াদা (Bora)/(Sainya)/(Peyada) |
দাবা (daba) | কিস্তি (kisti) |
কিস্তিমাত (kistimat) |
| Bulgarian | Ц цар (king) |
Д дама (lady) |
Т топ (cannon) |
О офицер (officer) |
К кон (horse) |
(П) пешка | Шахмат/Шах | Шах | (Шах и) мат |
| Catalan | R rei | D dama/reina (lady)/(queen) |
T torre (tower) |
A alfil | C cavall (horse) |
(P) peó | Escacs | Escac/Xec | Escac i mat |
| Chinese | K 王 (wáng, king) |
Q 后 (hòu, queen) |
R 車 (jū, chariot) |
B 象 (xiàng, elephant) |
N 馬 (mǎ, horse) |
(P) 兵 (bīng, soldier) |
國際象棋 (guójì xiàngqí, international chess) |
將軍 (jiāngjūn, general) |
將死 (jiāngsǐ, general dead) |
| Czech | K král (king) |
D dáma (lady) |
V věž (tower) |
S střelec (shooter) |
J jezdec (rider) |
(P) pěšec (foot soldier) |
Šachy | Šach | Mat |
| Danish | K konge (king) |
D dronning (queen) |
T tårn (tower) |
L løber (runner) |
S springer (jumper) |
(B) bonde (peasant) |
Skak | Skak | Skakmat |
| Dutch | K koning (king) |
D dame/koningin (lady)/(queen) |
T toren/kasteel (tower)/(castle) |
L loper/raadsheer (runner)/(counsellor) |
P paard (horse) |
(pi) pion | Schaken | Schaak | Mat/Schaakmat |
| English | K king | Q queen | R rook, castle | B bishop | N knight | (P) pawn | Chess | Check | Checkmate/Mate |
| Esperanto | R reĝo (king) |
D damo (lady) |
T turo (tower) |
K kuriero (courier) |
Ĉ ĉevalo (horse) |
(P) peono | Ŝako | Ŝak | Ŝakmato |
| Estonian[1] | K kuningas (king) |
L lipp (flag) |
V vanker (chariot/carriage) |
O oda (spear) |
R ratsu (riding horse) |
(E) ettur (forwarder) |
Male (after malev) |
Tuli (fire) Šahh |
Matt |
| Finnish | K kuningas (king) |
D daami/kuningatar (lady)/(queen) |
T torni (tower) |
L lähetti (messenger) |
R ratsu (horse) |
(S) sotilas (soldier) |
Shakki | Shakki | Matti/Shakkimatti |
| French | R roi (king) |
D dame (lady) |
T tour (tower) |
F fou (jester) |
C cavalier (rider) |
(P) pion | Échecs | Échec | Échec et mat |
| Georgian | მფ მეფე (mep'e, king) |
ლ ლაზიერი (lazieri, queen) |
ე ეტლი (etli, chariot) |
კ კუ (ku, tortoise) |
მ მხედარი (mkhedari, rider) |
პ პაიკი (paiki, pawn) |
ჭადრაკი (Čadraki) | ქიში (K'ishi) |
შამათი (Shamat'i) |
| German[2] | K König (king) |
D Dame (lady, queen) |
T Turm (tower) |
L Läufer (runner) |
S Springer (jumper) |
(B) Bauer (peasant) |
Schach | Schach | Matt/Schachmatt |
| Greek | Ρ βασιλιάς (vasiliás, king) |
Β βασίλισσα (vasílissa, queen) |
Π πύργος (pýrgos, tower) |
Α αξιωματικός (axiomatikós, officer) |
Ι ίππος (íppos, horse) |
(Σ) πιόνι (pióni, pawn) |
Σκάκι (Skáki) |
Σαχ (Sach) |
Mατ (Mat) |
| Hindi | R राजा (rājā, king) |
V वज़ीर (vazīr, vizier) |
H हाथी (hāthī, elephant) |
O ऊँट (ūṁṭ, camel) |
G घोड़ा (ghoṛā, horse) |
(P) प्यादा (pyādā, infantryman) |
शतरंज (Shatranj) |
शाह (Shāh) |
शाहमात (Shāhmāt) |
| Hebrew | מ מלך (Melech, king) |
מה מלכה (Malka, queen) |
צ צריח (Tzariach, tower) |
ר רץ (Ratz, runner) |
פ פרש (Parash, rider) |
רגלי (Regli, foot-soldier) |
שחמט (Shakhmat) |
שח (Shakh) |
מט (Mat) |
| Hausa | S sarki (king) |
Q sarauniya (queen) |
R sansanin (fortress) |
G giwa (elephant) |
J jarumi (mounted warrior) |
(P) soja (soldier) |
ces | ceki | ceki mat |
| Hungarian | K király (king) |
V vezér/királynő (vizier)/(queen) |
B bástya (bastion) |
F futó (runner) |
H huszár/ló (hussar)/(horse) |
(Gy) gyalog/paraszt (footman)/(peasant) |
Sakk | Sakk | Matt |
| Icelandic | K kóngur (king) |
D drottning (queen) |
H hrókur (rook) |
B biskup (bishop) |
R riddari (knight) |
(P) peð (pawn) |
Skák | Skák | Skák og mát |
| Ido | R rejo (king) |
D damo (lady) |
T turmo (tower) |
E episkopo (bishop) |
K kavalo (horse) |
(P) piono | Shakoludo | Shako | Shakmato |
| Indonesian | R raja (king) |
M menteri (minister/vizier) |
B benteng (castle/fortress) |
G gajah (elephant) |
K kuda (horse) |
(P) pion | Catur | Sekak/Ster | Sekakmat |
| Interslavic | K kralj (king) |
C carica/dama (empress/lady) |
Z zamok/věža (castle/tower) |
L lovec (hunter) |
J jezdec/konj (rider/horse) |
(P) pěšak (infantryman) |
Šahy | Šah | Mat |
| Irish | R rí (king) |
B banríon (queen) |
C caiseal (bulwark) |
E easpag (bishop) |
D ridire (knight) |
(F) fichillín/ceithearnach (little chess piece/kern) |
Ficheall | Sáinn | Marbhsháinn |
| Italian | R re (king) |
D donna/regina (lady/queen) |
T torre (tower) |
A alfiere (standard-bearer) |
C cavallo (horse) |
(P) pedone (footsoldier) |
Scacchi | Scacco | Scacco matto |
| Japanese | K キング (kingu) |
Q クイーン (kuīn) |
R ルーク (rūku) |
B ビショップ (bishoppu) |
N ナイト (naito) |
(P) ポーン (pōn) |
チェス (chesu) |
王手/ チェック (chekku) |
詰み/ チェックメイト (chekkumeito) |
| Javanese | R raja (king) |
Q ratu/perdhana mentri (queen/prime minister) |
B bèntèng (fortress) |
M mentri (minister) |
K jaran (horse) |
(P) pion | sekak | ||
| Kannada | ರಾ ರಾಜ (raaja/king) |
ಮ ಮಂತ್ರಿ (mantri/minister) |
ಆ ಆನೆ (aane/elephant) |
ರ ರಥ (ratha/chariot) |
ಕು ಕುದುರೆ (kudure/horse) |
ಪಾ ಪಾದಾತಿ (paadaati/foot soldier) |
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| Korean | K 킹 (king) |
Q 퀸 (kwin) |
R 룩 (rug) |
B 비숍 (bi syob) |
N 나이트 (na i teu) |
(P) 폰 (pon) |
체스 (che seu) |
체크 (che keu) |
체크메이트 (che keu me i teu) |
| Latin | rex (king) |
regina (queen) |
turris (tower) elephas (elephant)[3] |
signifer, cursor (standard-bearer, messenger) stultus (fool) alphinus (ult. from Arabic)[3] |
eques (knight) |
pedes, pedo (footsoldier) |
Scacci | Scaccus | Mattus |
| Latvian | K karalis (king) |
D dāma (lady) |
T tornis (tower) |
L laidnis (bishop) |
Z zirgs (horse) |
(B) bandinieks (peasant) |
Šahs | Šahs | Šahs un mats |
| Lithuanian | K karalius (king) | V valdovė (queen) | B bokštas (tower) | R rikis (Lithuanian military commander) | Ž žirgas (horse) | (P) pėstininkas (pawn) | Šachmatai | Šach | Matas |
| Lojban | N nolraitru (king) | Nu nolraitruni'u (queen) | B badydi'u (castle) | X xanto (elephant) | Xi xirma (horse) | (S) sonci (soldier) | caxmati | gunta (attack) | lo nolraitru cu morsi (the king is dead) |
| Luxembourgish | K Kinnek (king) |
D Damm (lady) |
T Tuerm (tower) |
L Leefer (runner) |
P Päerd (horse) |
(B) Bauer (farmer) |
Schach | Schach | Schachmatt |
| Macedonian | K крал (king) |
D кралица/дама (queen/lady) |
T топ (cannon) |
L ловец (hunter) |
S коњ (horse) |
P пешак/пион (infantryman/pawn) |
шах | шах | мат |
| Malayalam | K രാജാവ് (rajavu, king) |
Q മന്ത്രി (manthri, minister) |
R തേര് (theru, chariot) |
B ആന (anaa, elephant) |
N/Kt കുതിര (kuthira, horse) |
(P) കാലാള് / പടയാളി (kalal)/(padayali, foot soldier) |
ചതുരംഗം (chathurangam) |
ചെക്ക് check |
ചെക്ക് മേറ്റ് check mate |
| Marathi | R राजा (rājā, king) |
V वजीर (vajīr, vizier) |
H हत्ती (hātti, elephant) |
O उंट (Unṭ, camel) |
G घोडा (ghoḍā, horse) |
(P) प्यादे (pyāde, foot soldier) |
बुद्धिबळ (buddhibal) |
शह (shāh) |
शहमात (shāhmāt) |
| Mongolian | Н ноён (noyan) |
Б бэрс (fers, vizier) |
т тэрэг (tereg, chariot) |
Т тэмээ (temee, camel) |
М морь (mor, rider) |
(Х) хүү (hüü, infantryman) |
Шатар | шаг, дуг, цод | мад |
| Norwegian Bokmål | K konge (king) |
D dronning (queen) |
T tårn (tower) |
L løper (runner) |
S springer (jumper) |
(B) bonde (peasant) |
Sjakk | Sjakk | Sjakkmatt |
| Norwegian Nynorsk | K konge (king) |
D dronning (queen) |
T tårn (tower) |
L løpar (runner) |
S springar (jumper) |
(B) bonde (peasant) |
Sjakk | Sjakk | Sjakkmatt |
| Persian | ش شاه (king) |
و وزیر (vizier, minister) |
ق/ر قلعه/رخ (castle) |
ف فیل (elephant) |
ا اسب (horse) |
س سرباز (soldier) |
شطرنج | کیش (kish) |
مات (mat) |
| Polish | K król (king) |
H hetman | W wieża (tower) |
G goniec (courier) |
S skoczek (jumper) |
(P) pion (pawn) |
szachy | szach | mat (szach-mat / szach i mat) |
| Portuguese | R rei (king) |
D dama/rainha (lady)/(queen) |
T torre (tower) |
B bispo (bishop) |
C cavalo (horse) |
(P) peão | Xadrez | Xeque | Xeque-mate |
| Romanian | R rege (king) |
D damă/regină (lady)/(queen) |
T turn (tower) |
N nebun (fool, jester) |
C cal (horse) |
(P) pion | Şah | Şah | Mat |
| Russian | Кр король (king) Kr korol' |
Ф ферзь (vizier) F ferz' |
Л ладья (boat) L ladya |
С слон (elephant) S slon |
К конь (horse) K kon' |
(П) пешка P peshka |
шахматы shakhmaty |
шах shakh |
мат mat |
| Scottish Gaelic | R righ (king) | B bànrigh (queen) | T tùr (tower) | E easbaig (bishop) | D ridir (knight) | (P) pàn (pawn) | feòirne | casg | tul-chasg |
| Serbo-Croatian | К/K краљ / kralj (king) | Д/D (краљицa / kraljica / queen) or (дама / dama / lady) | Т/T топ / top (tower) | Л/L ловац / lovac (hunter) | С/S (скaкaч / skakač / jumper) or (коњ / konj / horse) | (П) (пешак / pešak / pedestrian) or (пион / pion / pawn) | Шах / Šah | Шах / Šah | Мат / Mat |
| Northern Sotho | К Kgoši | Kg Kgošigadi | N Ntlosebô/Moshate | Mp Mopišopo | M Mogale | S Seitšhireletšo | Tšhêšê | Check | Checkmate |
| Sicilian | R re (king) |
D riggina (queen) |
T turru (tower) |
A alferu | S scecc[h]u (donkey) |
(P) pidinu (footsoldier) |
Scacchi | ||
| Slovak | K kráľ (king) | D dáma (lady) | V veža (tower) | S strelec (shooter) | J jazdec (horseman) | (P) pešiak (infantryman, pawn) | Šach | Šach | Mat/Šachmat |
| Slovene | K kralj (king) | D dama (lady) | T trdnjava (castle) | L lovec (hunter) | S skakač (jumper) | (P) kmet (farmer) | Šah | Šah | Mat/Šahmat |
| Spanish | R rey (king) |
D dama/reina (lady/queen) |
T torre (tower) |
A alfil | C caballo (horse) |
(P) peón (foot-soldier) |
Ajedrez | Jaque | Jaque mate |
| Swedish | K kung | D dam/drottning (lady)/(queen) |
T torn (tower) |
L löpare (runner) |
S springare/häst (horse) |
(B) bonde (peasant) |
Schack | Schack | Schack matt |
| Tamil | K அரசன் (arasaṉ, king) |
Q அரசி (araci, queen) |
R கோட்டை (kōṭṭai, castle) |
B அமைச்சர் / மந்திரி (amaicchar, minister) / (manthiri, minister) |
N/Kt குதிரை (kutirai, horse) |
(P) காலாள் / சிப்பாய் (kālāḷ, fotsoldier) / (cippāy, sepoy) |
சதுரங்கம் (sathurankam) |
முற்றுகை (muṟṟukai) |
இறுதி முற்றுகை (iṟuti muṟṟukai) |
| Telugu | రాజు (rāju, king) |
మంత్రి (maṃtri, minister) |
ఏనుగు (ēnugu, elephant) |
శకటు (śakaţu) |
గుర్రం (gurraṃ, horse) |
బంటు (baṃţu, soldier) |
చదరంగం (cadaraṃgaṃ) |
దాడి (dāḍi) |
కట్టు (kaţţu) |
| Thai | ข ขุน (khun, king) |
ต เม็ด (ตรี/มนตรี) (met (trī/montrī), counselor) |
ร เรือ (reūa, ship) |
ค โคน (khōn, elephant) |
ม ม้า (mā, horse) |
(บ) เบี้ย (bīa, menial) |
หมากรุก (mākruk) |
รุก (ruk, invade) |
จน (jon, checkmate) |
| Turkish | Ş/K şah/kral (shah/king) | V vezir (vizier) | K kale (castle) | F fil (elephant) | A at (horse) | (P) er/piyon (soldier/pawn) | Satranç | Şah | Mat |
| Ukrainian | Kр король (korol, king) |
Ф ферзь (ferz, vizier) |
T тура (tura, tower) |
C слон (slon, elephant) |
K кінь (kin, horse) |
(П) пішак, пішка (pishak/pishka, footsoldier) |
Шахи (shakhi) |
Шах (shakh) |
Мат (mat) |
| Urdu | بادشاہ (bādshāh) |
وزیر (vazīr) |
رخ (rukh) |
فيلہ (fiyalah) |
گھوڑا (ghōṛā) |
پیادہ (pyādah) |
شطرنج (šaṭranj) |
شہ (sheh) |
شہمات (shehmāt) |
| Vietnamese | V vua (king) | H hậu (queen) | X xe (chariot) | T tượng (elephant) | M mã (horse) | _ tốt (soldier) | Cờ vua | Chiếu | Chiếu bí/Chiếu hết/Hết cờ |
| Welsh | T teyrn/brenin (lord/king) | B brenhines ( queen) | C castell (castle) | E esgob (bishop) | M marchog (rider) | (G) gwerinwr (peasant) | Gwyddbwyll | Siach | Siachmat |
