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“There are 6 different chess pieces…”

1 “Kings,”

2 “Queens,”

3 “Rooks,”

4 “Knights,”

5 “Bishops,”

6 “and Pawns.”

“Each piece has its own way of moving on the chessboard.”

“To play chess, you must learn how each piece moves.”

The word piece has three meanings, depending on the context. First, it may mean any of the physical pieces of the set, including any of the pawns. Second, it may be used to exclude pawns, referring only to a queen, rook, bishop, or knight, and perhaps also the king. Third, it may refer only to a minor piece (a bishop or knight). The context should make the intended meaning clear (Burgess 2000:478), (Hooper & Whyld 1992).