Editing Chess piece (section)

{{short description|Game piece for playing chess}}
{{other uses}}
[[Image:Chess pieces close up.jpg|thumb|[[Poland|Polish]] Węgiel pieces]]
[[Image:JaquesCookStaunton.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|{{center|Original [[Staunton chess set|Staunton chess pieces]] <br />''Left to right:'' pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen, king}}]]
A '''chess piece''', or '''chessman''', is a game piece that is placed on a [[chessboard]] to play the game of [[chess]]. It can be either [[White and Black in chess|white or black]], and it can be one of six types: [[King (chess)|king]], [[Queen (chess)|queen]], [[Rook (chess)|rook]], [[Bishop (chess)|bishop]], [[Knight (chess)|knight]], or [[Pawn (chess)|pawn]].

[[Chess set]]s generally come with sixteen pieces of each color. Additional pieces, usually an extra queen per color, may be provided for use in [[Promotion (chess)|promotion]] or handicap games.