16. 8 pawns on the white side and 8 black pawns.
there are 32 chess pieces on a board and 16 of them are pawns
every peice in the game chess
Pawns.
The game starts with 8 white pawns and 8 black pawns.
There are a total of 16 pawns - 8 pawns per side/player .
16. 8 white and 8 black
The components of Chess are the game board and the pieces. There are 6 different kinds of pieces: the king, the queen, the knights, the bishops, the rooks(castles), and the pawns.
At the start of a game, exactly half (50%) of the chess board squares are occupied by pieces and pawns.
The only pieces that can make the first move in a chess game are the pawns and knights. Therefore, each side has 12 moves available. These are one possible for each of the eight pawns, and two each for both knights.
A fully set up chess board has, 2 Kings, 2 Queens, 4 Rooks, 4 Knights, 4 Bishops, and, 16 Pawns.
In the game of chess only the pawns enjoy the privilege of being promoted once they reach the end of the board to any piece other than the King .