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.
Each type moves according to specific rules.
Figuratively, a chess piece is someone manipulated by others in a larger scheme: The informant was just a chess piece in the prosecutor's strategy.
Male crowned ruler
- queenMost powerful chess piece
- rookChess piece or corvid
- bishopDiocesan clergy head
- knightHonored mounted soldier
pawn · figurine · Staunton · ivory · wooden · plastic · weighted · felted
Change location or act
- captureTake into custody
- castleFortified medieval residence
- en passantPawn takes adjacent pawn
- promotionRank increase or publicity
advance · retreat · develop · pin · fork · skewer · double check · battery
Implied identity comparison
- powerEnergy transfer rate
- hierarchyRanked authority structure
- rankPosition in hierarchy
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
strategy · life · war · nobility · royalty · infantry · cavalry · fortress
Arranging in specific locations
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- controlAuthority to direct
- centerMiddle of anything
- outpostRemote military station
blockade · prophylaxis · coordination · activity · open file · diagonal · centralization · space
Exact location or meaning
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
- gambitRisky opening for advantage
compensation · advantage · equality · imbalance · activity · coordination · centralization · trapped
king
Male crowned ruler
knight · pawn · figurine · Staunton · ivory · wooden · plastic · weighted · felted · set
move
Change location or act
- captureTake into custody
- castleFortified medieval residence
- en passantPawn takes adjacent pawn
promotion · advance · retreat · develop · pin · fork · skewer · double check · battery · interpose
metaphor
Implied identity comparison
sacrifice · strategy · life · war · nobility · royalty · infantry · cavalry · fortress · battlefield
positioning
Arranging in specific locations
- developmentProgress toward maturity
- controlAuthority to direct
- centerMiddle of anything
outpost · blockade · prophylaxis · coordination · activity · open file · diagonal · centralization · space · initiative
point
Exact location or meaning
- exchangeMutual giving and receiving
- materialPhysical matter; pertinent
- sacrificeGiving up something precious
gambit · compensation · advantage · equality · imbalance · activity · coordination · centralization · trapped · hanging
- carved objectswoodcarving, ivory carving, jade carving, relief carving, scrimshaw
- chesscheck, pawns, knights, rooks, pawn
- game piecestokens, token, chips, counters, pawns
- piezasspare part, fragment, segment, component, element
- lathe workspindle, baluster, bedpost, newel post, candlestick
- wood carvingswoodcarving, carving, wood carving, wood spirit, totem poles
chess piecechecker
One who examines
playing card · dice · game board · poker chip · spinner
piece, chest, pieces, chess, checkmate, chessboard, chessman, chessmen, chessboards