♟ The Chess Pieces ♟ Names and counts of the chess pieces for each side |
♟ The Chess Pieces ♟
These are the names and counts of the chess pieces for each side.
Piece | White Piece | Black Piece | Description |
---|---|---|---|
King | ♔ | ♚ | Each side has 1 King |
Queen | ♕ | ♛ | Each side has 1 Queen |
Rook (“Castle”) |
♖ ♖ | ♜ ♜ | Each side has 2 Rooks |
Bishop | ♗ ♗ | ♝ ♝ | Each side has 2 Bishops |
Knight (“Horse”) |
♘ ♘ | ♞ ♞ | Each side has 2 Knights |
Pawn | ♙ ♙ ♙ ♙ ♙ ♙ ♙ ♙ | ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ ♟ | Each side has 8 Pawns |