Chess Pieces — Meet the Army!

Chess Pieces ♟️

A chess game has two players — one plays with White pieces, the other with Black pieces.

Each player starts with 16 pieces.

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🏰 The 6 Types of Chess Pieces

♔

King

1 per player
Most important piece
राजा (Raja)

♕

Queen

1 per player
Most powerful piece
रानी (Rani)

♖

Rook

2 per player
Looks like a castle tower
हाथी (Haathi)

♗

Bishop

2 per player
Moves diagonally
ऊँट (Oont)

♘

Knight

2 per player
Jumps in L-shape
घोड़ा (Ghoda)

♙

Pawn

8 per player
Foot soldiers
प्यादा (Pyaada)

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📊 Piece Count Summary

Piece	Symbol	Count (each player)	Total on board
King	♔ ♚	1	2
Queen	♕ ♛	1	2
Rook	♖ ♜	2	4
Bishop	♗ ♝	2	4
Knight	♘ ♞	2	4
Pawn	♙ ♟	8	16
Total		16	32

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🏁 Starting Position

This is how the pieces are placed at the start of a game:

Starting position — White pieces at bottom, Black pieces at top

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🎯 Piece Values (Points)

In chess, each piece has a point value to help you decide trades:

Piece	Points
♙ Pawn	1 point
♘ Knight	3 points
♗ Bishop	3 points
♖ Rook	5 points
♕ Queen	9 points
♔ King	Priceless! (cannot be traded)

💡 Tip: Never trade a Queen (9 pts) for a Rook (5 pts) — that’s a bad deal!

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🔗 Learn How Each Piece Moves

• ♔ King, ♕ Queen, ♖ Rook, ♗ Bishop, ♘ Knight, ♙ Pawn → Chess Moves

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Now you know all the chess pieces! Next, learn how they move! ♟️