Chess is a game of strategy, but it all starts with knowing your pieces. From powerful queens to lowly pawns, each piece has its own role, movement, and unique characteristics. In this post: What are the chess pieces? How does each chess piece move? What is the value of each piece? The pawn The knight The bishop The rook The queen The king What are the chess pieces? There are two players, or colors, in chess: White and Black. When setting up a chess board , you'll immediately see that there are many kinds of pieces. Each side begins with 16 pieces: 1 king 1 queen 2 rooks 2 knights 2 bishops 8 pawns When talking about chess pieces, you’ll often hear specific terms that are used for grouping certain pieces together: Pawns vs. pieces: Pawns are in a category of their own. Everything else is simply called a “piece.” Major vs.…