Original Staunton chess pieces
Left to right: pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king
Left to right: pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king
A chess piece, or chessman, is a game piece that is placed on a chessboard to play the game of chess. It can be either white or black, and it can be one of six types: king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, or pawn.
Chess sets generally come with sixteen pieces of each color. Additional pieces, usually an extra queen per color, may be provided for use in promotion.