ChessOps - FOREIGN NAMES of CHESS PIECES
| English | chess | king | queen | rook | bishop | knight | pawn | (castling) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K | Q | R | B | Kt or N | P | 0-0, 0-0-0 | ||
| Here's a handy list to take on holiday! | ||||||||
| French | échecs | roi (R) |
dame (D) |
tour (T) |
fou (F) |
cavalier (C) |
pion (P) |
(roque) |
| German | Schach | König (K) |
Dame (D) |
Turm (T) |
Läufer (L) |
Springer (S) |
Bauer (b) |
(Rochade) |
| Dutch | schaken | koning (K) |
dame (D) |
toren (T) |
loper (L) |
paard (P?) |
pion (p?) |
(rokeren) |
| Italian | scacchi | re (R) |
donna (D) |
torre (T) |
alfiere (A) |
cavallo (C) |
pedone (P) |
(arrocco) |
| Spanish | ajedrez |
rey (R) |
dama (D) |
torre (T) |
alfil (A) |
caballo (C) |
peon (P) |
(enroque) |
| Russian | shahmati | korol | ferz | ladya (boat) |
slon (elephant) |
kon | peshka | (rokirovka) |
| Arabic | shatranj | shah | firz | rukh | fil | faras | baidaq | (--) |
Basics
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