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The Chesmayne
Chess
pieces are triangular shaped. Large triangles are used for the major
pieces and small triangles are used for the minor pieces. Each triangle has the monogram of the
piece printed on it i.e.:
01
Pawn 1, Pawn 2, Pawn 3, Pawn 4, Pawn 5, Pawn 6, Pawn 7 and Pawn 8 for the
minor pieces.
02 The monograms Rook 1, Rook 2, Bishop 1,
Bishop 2, Knight 1, Knight 2, Queen 1 and King for the major pieces on
Level 1 (traditional Chess).
Now, to learn the names of the
pieces. The Kings in a traditional Chess set have a cross, or possibly a crown, on top. The
Queens have a jagged edge around the top like a coronet. The Bishops are shaped like a mitre, the
headdress worn by Bishops. They have a rounded top with a slit through it.
The
Knights look like horse’s heads. The Rooks look like castle keeps with battlements. Some people call them ‘castles’, but to all real
Chess players they are
Rooks. Last but by no means least there are eight small pieces of each colour. These are the
Pawns, and they go in front of the major pieces. Now stop and look at the board. The hardest thing to remember is where the
Kings and Queens go.
On
Level 1 (traditional Chess) white Queen is placed on an light cell ($D01) and
black Queen on ($D08), a dark cell. Finally, always remember this - the
white pieces start on R$01 and R$02 (Level 1). The black pieces start on R$07 and R$08 (Initial Starting Position - ISP).
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