Each player has 16 chess pieces
April 30, 2009 · Filed Under Arts
Each player has 16 chess pieces consisting of the members of a royal court. They are composed of a king, a queen, 2 rooks, 2 knights, two rooks, two knights, 2 and eight pawns. Each piece has set rules that rule the direction of their movement. The object of the game is to capture the opponent’s pieces and to finally force the other player’s king into submission. Chessboards and the pieces can and have been made from many materials.
While it is not definitive which culture invented the game, many nations attribute this great game’s beginnings to the land of India.