10. Any of the 8 pawns or the 2 knights can be used for the first move. All the other pieces are trapped behind the pawns, and can't move first.
Pawns. There are 16 on the board , 8 for each player. But a true chess snob would say that there is no such "piece" . Many times the word "piece" means only the ones on the back rank. Pawns are referred to as, well, just pawns, not "pieces." Never the less, even official rules refer to all of the pieces as "pieces."
There are 32 pieces on the board at the start of a chess game. Each side begins with 16 pieces as follows: * 8 Pawns * 2 Rooks * 2 Knights * 2 Bishops * 1 Queen * 1 King There is a difference between 'pieces' and 'men' because pawns are generally not considered to be 'men.'
in chess they start with 8 pawns each
10 - any of the eight pawns and either of the two knights.
There are sixteen pawns at the onset of the chess game with eight pawns per player .
32 squares are covered at the beginning of a chess game, because there are 32 pieces and pawns on the board to start the game.
There are 16 chess pieces for each side, black and white: * 1 King * 1 Queen * 2 Bishops * 2 Knights * 2 Rooks * 8 Pawns
There are 32 pieces. 1 king, 1 queen, 2 bishops, 2 nights, 2 rooks and 8 pawns on each side (or color). == There are 12 pieces on a chess board, according to those who play. The kings, the queens and the pawns are not technically pieces. That leaves the 4 rooks, the 4 knights and the 4 bishops. Technically there are several definitions of the word piece depending on context and it could include the pawns, king and queen. But players during a game will not refer to pawns as pieces. Some definitions say a piece is anything other than a pawn. That would include the King and Queen and is my personal choice. I believe most everyone would include at least the Queen as a piece, since the Queen and Rook are considered major pieces while the Bishop and Knight are referred to as minor pieces and a piece by any other name is still a piece. I like to show off by telling new players that pawns are not pieces. I just hope that that new player does not tell me to read the World Federation of Chess Handbook, Section E. I. 01A Laws of Chess where in Section 2.2 it says this: 2.2 At the beginning of the game one player has 16 light-coloured pieces (the `white` pieces); the other has 16 dark-coloured pieces (the `black` pieces): So who am I to argue wth the World Federation of Chess. But still, I am going to tell new players that pieces are anything but pawns, and take the risk that some newbie is going to tell me I am wrong and I should read the Rules. Besides real players really do not call pawns pieces, no matter what the Handbook says.
32 Pieces to begin with. Each side has the same pieces. They each have 8 pawns, two rooks, two bishops, two knights, a queen, and a king.
8 pawns on each side.
There are 16 of them: 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, 8 pawns, a queen, and a king.
The only pieces that can make the first move in a chess game are the pawns and knights. Therefore, each side has 12 moves available. These are one possible for each of the eight pawns, and two each for both knights.
A chess player has direct control over 16 chessmen : 8 pawns , 2 rooks , 2 knights , 2 bishops , 1 queen and 1 king .
There are many variations of the game of chess. You can play a type of team chess called bughouse, a one-on-one version of bughouse called crazy-house, there is blitz, which is speed chess. There is backwards chess, where you set up your pieces on the opposite side of the board, so that pawns are only one move away from promoting, there is sideways chess, which is the same thing, just the pieces are lined up vertically on the sides of the board, and there is suicide chess, where you must make a capture if there is one available, and the point of the game is to lose all your pieces, including your king.
Each player begins a game with 16 pieces: 8 pawns, 2 rooks, 2 knights, 2 bishops, 1 queen and 1 king.
There are a total of 16 pawns - 8 pawns per side/player .
There are sixteen black pieces on the board at the beginning of a game of chess, and the same applies to the white pieces. Both armies consist of eight pawns, two bishops, two knights, two rooks*, one queen, and one king. * Also referred to as castles.
You start off with 8.
At the start of a game there are 32 chessmen with 16 pieces for each side : 1 King , 1 Queen , 2 Bishops , 2 Knights , 2 Rooks and 8 Pawns .
You may move any of the eight pawns or any one of the two knights ; ten out of sixteen chessmen .
Each player at the start of the game will each gave eight pawns .
Yes. If you make it to the other side of the board (last square) with a pawn, you can then trade it for a queen or any other piece that is captured. You can have as many queens as you want just flip a castle upside down or put a pawn on top of some other piece.