Chess Piece
Chess pieces, or chessmen, are the pieces deployed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. The pieces vary in capabilities, giving them different values in the game. For a standard chess game each player starts with:
- 1 king
- 1 queen
- 2 rooks
- 2 bishops
- 2 knights
- 8 pawns
One side of the chess set is referred to as "White" and the other as "Black" (White and Black in chess). To distinguish between the two, the black pieces are darker than the white pieces, and the colors need not be pure black or white. The Staunton chess set is the standard style for tournament or casual play. There are many chess variants and certain kinds of chess problems that call for non-standard fairy pieces.
Read more about Chess Piece: Terminology, Movement of The Pieces, Chess Sets, Relative Value, Piece Names
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