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The rules of chess prescribe the moves each type of chess piece can make. During play, the players take turns moving their own chess pieces. The rook may move any number of squares vertically or horizontally without jumping. It also takes part, along with the king, in castling. The bishop may move any number of squares diagonally without ...
Of the chess pieces, 60 are major pieces and 19 are pawns. [n 3] In addition to the carved chess pieces, the hoard includes 14 plain ivory discs, [n 4] as well as a single ivory buckle, which might have been part of a bag holding the pieces. [1] Most pieces are carved from walrus tusk ivory, while at least three are made from whale tooth. [17]
The San Genadio chess pieces, a 9th-century set of two rooks, a knight and a bishop, in abstract form. The pieces, made of Deer antler, were found in Peñalba de Santiago, in Astorga (Spain). [3] [2] In olden times mistaken by relics of San Genadio (hence the name), they are probably the oldest European chess pieces. [4]
Chess pieces – two armies of 16 chess pieces, one army designated "white", the other "black". Each player controls one of the armies for the entire game. The pieces in each army include: 1 king – most important piece, and one of the weakest (until the endgame). The object of the game is checkmate, by placing the enemy king in check in a way ...
Staunton style chess pieces. Left to right: king, rook, queen, pawn, knight, bishop. The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player controls sixteen pieces of six types on a chessboard. Each type of piece moves in a distinct way.
Fairy chess pieces (18 P) S. Chess sets (12 P) Pages in category "Chess pieces" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.