Chess Pieces in Standard Chess Sets

The game of chess has total 6 different kind of pieces .

1. King:

• King is the most valuable piece.
• It can move one square in any direction.
• In the following image our king is on f5 square and it can move all its neighbour cells denoted as X .
• Initially both side has one king on their side.

2. Queen:

• It is the most powerful piece on the chess board.
• It can move diagonally, vertically, and horizontally across the board.
• Both side has one queen on their sides.
• In the following image our queen is on d4 square and it can move to the any cell in one move which is represented as ‘X‘ .

3. Rook:

• Rooks moves vertically or horizontally across the board.
• Both sides play with 2 rooks on their sides.
• In the following image our rook is on d5 and it can move to any of the cells represented as ‘X‘ in one move .

4. Knight:

• Knights are the most complicated piece in the chess board.
• Both sides have 2 Knights in their side.
• It moves in an L-shape pattern: Two squares in one direction (horizontally or vertically) and then one square perpendicular to that.
• In the following image our knight is on d4 cell and it can move to any of the cells represented as ‘X‘ in one move .

5. Bishop:

• Bishop is the piece which moves diagonally in the board .
• Both sides have two different bishops .
  • one can move diagonally only on the light squares.
  • second one can move only dark squares.
• In the following image we have a bishop on d4 cell and it can move to any of the cells represented as ‘X‘ in one move .

6. Pawn:

• There are 8 pawns on each sides .
• Pawn moves forward one square, but captures diagonally.
• In the following image our pawn is on cell e2 and it can move to cell e3 and it can attack diagonally .

• On its first move, a pawn can advance two squares also. like in the above image it can move to cell e4 also on first move.
• Pawn is the only piece which can be promoted to any other piece if they reach the opposite side of the board.

Chess is a timeless and strategic two-player board game that has been played for centuries. It’s a game of skill, tactics, and strategy that requires players to out-think their opponent while considering multiple possibilities at every turn. Chess is often referred to as the “game of kings” due to its historical association with royalty and the deep intellectual challenges it offers.

The origins of modern day Chess can be traced back to ancient India, where a game called chaturanga was played as early as the 6th century.

Below is the image of the initial position of a chess board, here one player plays with white pieces and the other one plays with black pieces.

The game is played on an 8×8 grid, known as a chessboard, with alternating light and dark squares. Each player controls an army of 16 pieces: one king, one queen, two rooks, two knights, two bishops, and eight pawns. Player with the white pieces starts the game and both players move alternatively.

The objective of chess is to checkmate your opponent’s king, which means putting their king in a position where it is under attack and cannot escape capture on the next move.