There is a bishop on the side closer to the edge of the board and a queen on the other side.
the queen and the bishop
The Queen and a Bishop stand adjacent to the King at the start of the game .
There are a total of 32 pieces at the start of a chess game - 16 of each colour.
Queen and Bishop
The Queen And A Bishop
Neither do. Each player in chess has 16 pieces, which is probably what you mean, but that means there are 32 pieces on the board at the start. In checkers, each player has 12 pieces, so there are 24 pieces at the start of a game.
there are 32 chess pieces on a board and 16 of them are pawns
chess game pieces
At the start of a chess game, to the either side of the King would be the Bishop and the Queen
16. 8 pawns on the white side and 8 black pawns.
If you are in check, yes. If you are not, then it is a stalemate and the game is drawn.
The King has a Queen to one side and a Bishop to the other.