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What do pieces of chess look like?

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The names of the pieces in the game of Chess are: * Pawn * Rook (looks like a castle) * Knight (looks like a horse) * Bishop * Queen * King There is a difference between 'pieces' and 'men' because pawns are generally not considered to be 'men.'

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It consists of: 2 kings, 2 queens, 4 rooks, 4bishops, 4 knights,16 pawns, 32

black squares and 32 white squares.

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Chess figures take on the shape of many characters . The knight will , of course , look like a horse , pawns take on the shape of infantry , the queen will be a female representation , the king will be modeled upon a male figure , the bishops will appear as ministers and the rooks will often look like a castle .

You can refer to any search engine and the search will bring up a wide variety of chess-figure representations .

Most chess sets are modeled upon the Staunton Chess Set and it is universally recognized as the standard model with variations .

Many chess sets are modeled upon themes such as Star Wars and (unbelievably) The Simpsons , etc ...

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Each player has 16 chessmen comprising 1 King , 1 queen , 2 bishops , 2 knights , 2 rooks and 8 pawns ~ see related link below .

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1 King , 1 queen , 2 bishops , 2 knights , 2 rooks and 8 pawns

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