chess piece

/tʃɛs pis/

Other forms: chess pieces

Definitions of chess piece

1. noun

   any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
   synonyms: chessman

   types:

   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

   type of:

   man, piece

   game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games