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Rooks, Knights, Bishops, King and Queen.

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Q: What are the other eight chess pieces besides pawns?
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How do you play chess also where do all the pieces go?

to play chess the pieces need to be moved about and take other pieces from your opponent and and they go on a board call a chess board


Can you take chess pieces by passing over them?

no. you can only strike them out with other pieces


What pieces in chess has the power of jumping over pieces in the intervening squares to an unoccupied square within its range of movement?

Only the knight has this power/ability to jump over other chess pieces .


Where do we keep the king in the chess?

When not playing a game the kings are kept with the other chess pieces in a box so that they do not get lost.


Have Gun Will Travel why a chess knight?

The Knight is the most versatile of chess pieces being capable of movement in 8 directions as well as over other chess pieces . Paladin is also a reference to the virtues of a knight .


How many squares are there on one side of a checker board?

There are 16 chess pieces on side of a chess board. Each player receives the same number of pieces and must eliminate the other player's king to win.


Does playing chess require more pieces then required in the set?

Occasionally playing chess requires more pieces than required in the set, when pawns are promoted to other pieces when they reach the 8th rank.


Where a pawn reaches the other side of the chess board where is it meant to stay?

The pawn , which can be promoted to any other chess piece besides the King , when promoted will still occupy the same square .


What two pieces stand on other side of a king at the start of the chess game?

Queen and Bishop


What chess pieces can only move on a diagonal when it wants to capture a piece from the other side?

pawn


Where can you play wizard chess?

You say where you want your chess piece to go (C5, etc) and it goes there. That's the only thing that's different from normal chess apart from the chess pieces whacking and breaking each other.


Can you capture a queen in chess?

No. Captured chess pieces are pieces that have been taken from the board by other pieces, and as such are no longer part of the game. However if a pawn makes it to the 'far' rank (the row closest to your opponent) it may be 'promoted' to any piece besides a king (traditionally it is promoted to a queen)