I call my King's Pawn Ernie.
Ernie the e-Pawn.
Thoughts on Chess Personified?
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Cool post. I didn't watch the video, but I know what you're talking about. I don't think of the pieces as living characters when I play, but I do personify them in my chess articles. I think it makes the story more dramatic and engaging.
@blueemu I name my H-pawn Henry. 
@chuddog Thanks. I agree that it makes it more engaging and I would add memorable!
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There was an old chess program that animated the pieces. I tried it once and found it very annoying.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_Chess
As someone who loves her some role-playing, I was surprised to hear how much my brother hates when chess pieces are humanized, particularly by cartoonists, rather than left abstract. It's not some medieval table-top, it's a puzzle. I think, in his opinion, personifying the pieces is as dumb as personifying the sides of a Rubix cube. But I was wondering what your sentiments were.
This is pretty much the epitome of it, as far as I've seen it.
Does this make you cringe or do you like it?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S7tym58eidk