game equipment consisting of an object used in playing certain board games

checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess

(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color

(chess) the piece that can move any number of unoccupied squares in a direction parallel to the sides of the chessboard

(chess) the weakest but the most important piece

a chessman shaped to resemble the head of a horse; can move two squares horizontally and one vertically (or vice versa)

(chess) the least powerful piece; moves only forward and captures only to the side; it can be promoted to a more powerful piece if it reaches the 8th rank

checkerboard and a set of 32 pieces used to play chess