Chess pieces names and values

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1 Chess pieces names and values 3
1.1 Colour of chess pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.2 Number of chess pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
1.3 Pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3.1 King . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.3.2 Queen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.3.3 Bishop . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.3.4 Knight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.3.5 Rook . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.3.6 Pawn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.4 Value of chess pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.5 Photo of chess pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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List of Figures
1.1 Infographics of Chess pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
1.2 Play chess online for free. Solve puzzles and play with friends 4
1.3 Icon of king in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
1.4 Photo of king in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
1.5 Icon of queen in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.6 Photo of queen in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
1.7 Icon of bishop in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
1.8 Photo of bishop in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
1.9 Icon of knight in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.10 Photo of knight in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
1.11 Icon of rook in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
1.12 Photo of rook in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
1.13 Icon of pawn in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.14 Photo of pawn in chess . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
1.15 Value of chess pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
1.16 Photo of chess pieces . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

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Chapter 1

Chess pieces names and

values
This page provides the details of chess pieces, names of chess pieces, value
of chess pieces and photo of chess pieces. These will help the beginners to
learn the names of chess pieces easily.
Chess pieces resembles tall columns with a wide base. See photo of chess
pieces. The shape of the pieces tapers from bottom to top. The top portion
of the chess pieces are stylished to represent each piece nature.

1.1 Colour of chess pieces

There are primarily two colour of pieces exist. They are
• White
• Black

1.2 Number of chess pieces

Each player has 16 pieces. The pieces of chess for one player are
1. King - 1 No
2. Queen - 1 No
3. Rook - 2 Nos
4. Knight - 2 Nos
5. Bishop - 2 Nos
6. Pawn - 8 Nos

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Figure 1.1: Infographics of Chess pieces

Download the large size pdf file of this infographics on chess pieces at the
chess pieces chart page.

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1.3 Pieces
1.3.1 King
Each player get only one king. King is the tallest among the pieces. It
has a crown on its top with a cross. See photo of king. King is the most
important and the weakest piece. You have to protect your king from
enemies attack.

Figure 1.3: Icon of king in chess

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Figure 1.4: Photo of king in chess

1.3.2 Queen
Queen is slightly shorter than the king and has a small crown at the top
with a tiny ball. See photo of queen. Each player has one queen. Queen
is the most powerful piece, as it combines the movement of a Rook and a
Bishop.

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Figure 1.5: Icon of queen in chess

Figure 1.6: Photo of queen in chess

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1.3.3 Bishop
Bishop is usually third in the order based on height. It has a a hat like
top portion that represents mitre and it stands next to King and Queen.
See photo of bishop. Each player has two bishops. Bishop is weaker than
the rook.

Figure 1.7: Icon of bishop in chess

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Figure 1.8: Photo of bishop in chess

1.3.4 Knight
The knight has a S shaped head on top. See photo of knight. Each player
has two knights. Knights and bishops are normally considered equal.

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Figure 1.9: Icon of knight in chess

Figure 1.10: Photo of knight in chess

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1.3.5 Rook
The shape of the top portion of rook loosely represents a castle turret .
The rook is also called a castle. See photo of rook. Each player has two
rooks. Rooks are stronger than the knights or bishops.

Figure 1.11: Icon of rook in chess

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Figure 1.12: Photo of rook in chess

1.3.6 Pawn
Each player has eight pawns, see photo of pawn . They form the first line
of defense. It is also the second most weakest among the pieces . The
pawn is the shortest among the chess pieces and has a ball on its top.

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Figure 1.13: Icon of pawn in chess

Figure 1.14: Photo of pawn in chess

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1.4 Value of chess pieces

The common standard values of chess pieces are
• King - invaluable
• Queen - 9
• Rook - 5
• Bishop - 3
• Knight - 3
• Pawn -1

Figure 1.15: Value of chess pieces

As the game reaches the end game stage, the value of the chess pieces may
vary based on the status of the chess board.

1.5 Photo of chess pieces

Figure 1.16: Photo of chess pieces

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The photo above shows all the chess pieces such as king, queen, knight,
bishop, rook and pawn.

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