Piece
In the context of chess, a piece is a chessman. Depending on the more specific context, this may or may not include the humble Pawn. (Synonyms include man and the uncountable wood. These terms always include Pawns — and, despite their gender, Queens.)
The pieces are:
Piece | Value | Royal | Line | Major | Minor |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
King | ∞ | ✓ | |||
Queen | 9 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ | |
Rook | 5 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Bishop | 3 | ✓ | ✓ | ||
Knight | 3 | ✓ | |||
Pawn | 1 |
Chess terms: Attacking | Capturing | Check | Hanging | Interposing | Line piece | Material | Piece | Reply