chess-piece

Rook or queen

A chess-piece is any of the figures used in the game of chess—king, queen, rook, bishop, knight, or pawn.

Figuratively, a chess piece is someone manipulated by another: The soldiers were just chess pieces in the general's strategy.

Also spelled as one word: chesspiece.

pieces

pawn

Unwitting tool of another

rookChess piece or corvid
bishopDiocesan clergy head
knightHonored mounted soldier

queen · king · carved · ivory · wooden · ebony · boxwood · jade · weighted · felted

symbolism

king

Male crowned ruler

queenMost powerful chess piece
rookChess piece or corvid
knightHonored mounted soldier

bishop · pawn · hierarchy · power · sacrifice · strategic · expendable · promotion · rank · nobility

strategy

opening

Gap or start

middlegameCentral chess phase
endgameConcluding phase of competition
gambitRisky opening for advantage

development · tempo · initiative · counterplay · prophylaxis · positional · zugzwang · stalemate · deflection · overload

movement

capture

Take into custody

castleFortified medieval residence
promotionRank increase or publicity
forkTined eating tool

pin · skewer · sacrifice · exchange · interpose · block

board

square

Rhombus with right angles

rankPosition in hierarchy
fileStored collection of data
diagonalSlanting line or path

coordinate · setup · chessboard · sixty-four · grid · vinyl

Opposites

game_piece_type

chess-piecechecker

One who examines

domino · playing card · dice · mahjong tile · poker chip

agency_and_control

chess-piecechess player

One who moves pieces strategically

grandmaster · chess master · player · strategist · puppet master

Family

chess, piece, pieces, pieced, piecing, piecemeal, check, checks, checked

Familiarity: Top 500,000
Profile: Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G