Definitions of chessman
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any of 16 white and 16 black pieces used in playing the game of chess
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synonyms:
chess piece
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bishop
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color
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castle, rook
(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard
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king
(chess) the weakest but the most important piece
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horse, knight
a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)
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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
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queen
(chess) the most powerful piece
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