pictures of chess pieces and their names

» Vladimir Kramnik: Russia (1975 – )World Chess Champion: 2000 – 2006 (Classical) 2006 – 2007 (Undisputed)

Right beside it, the second tallest piece, is the Queen. » Garry Kasparov: Russia (1963 – )World Champion: 1985 – 93 (Undisputed) 1993 – 2000 (Classical) Let’s do a quick rundown the tallest piece in the game (which has a cross on top), that’s the King. » Anatoly Karpov: Russia (1951 – )World Chess Champion: 1975 – 1985 » Alexander Alekhine: Russia (1892 – 1946)World Chess Champion: 1927 – 1935, 1937 – 1946 Find Chess Pieces stock images in HD and millions of other royalty-free stock photos, 3D objects, illustrations and vectors in the Shutterstock collection. The rules of chess govern how each piece is placed, how each piece moves across what number of squares, and whether there are any special moves permitted. These pieces are sometimes called chessmen, but most experienced players refer to their pieces as material. » Emanuel Lasker: Germany (1868 – 1941)World Chess Champion: 1894 – 1920 A standard chess set has 32 pieces, 16 per side.

Pictures of chess pieces and their names