chess piece

Noun
  1. Any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess (synset 103018094)
    is a type of: man, piece - game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games
    subtypes:
    • bishop - (chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
    • castle, rook - (chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
    • king - (chess) the weakest but the most important piece
    • horse, knight - a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
    • pawn - (chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank
    • queen - (chess) the most powerful piece
    is a part of: chess set - checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess
    same as: chessman

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