Here's a couple shots with ideas for a chess set:
The entities would need commands, but normal built sets would be cool.
Any other ideas? A playable chess set would be awesome!
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NICE... still like chicken zombie as knight or maybe skeleton spider as queen... but those are neat...
those ghast bishops are cool hadent considered those...
Nov 8, 2016
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Here's a lineup for a living chess set which I have considered:
White(passive/neutral mobs):
Rooks: Iron golems(a must, given their size)
Knights: Foals fit the bill (0.7 blocks long mean that they fit on the board)
Bishops: Zombie pigmen! Their human-size and neutrality, as well as general uniqueness, makes them a good candidate for a bishop.
King: The player, obviously... For a vanilla stand-in, maybe an enderman?
Queen: I like snow-golems for the queen. Their range attacks and large size (relatively) make them seem like queens to me.
Pawns: Villagers. Perfect footmen!
Black(Hostile mobs):
Rooks: Creepers. I always thought rooks should have explosive capabilities.
Knights: Jockeys of some sort. Chicken jockey (zombie + chicken) would be my first pick, but a spider jockey could do the job.
Bishops: Blazes. Their strangeness and unique movement makes them surrogates of bishops.
King: Hard one! I'd think a wither skeleton (or the wither itself, if you're feeling generous) is a good candidate: Tall, regal, and most importantly, dangerous.
Queen: Normal skeleton. Range attacks and human-size makes them good candidates for a queen.
Pawns: Zombies, as the opposites of villagers.
I'd be glad to see other chess sets! Or perhaps one could build their set in-game, and display a screenshot?
Well creeper for rook is good also because of the similarities in shape.
Do you see it? Do you?
lol
That sir is an awesone line up... perhaps for black Queen a Witch... its a bit of a gender bender however...
lol
wow
the queen could be Alex with a bow
I could agree
I tried to make the knight but I failed 
At least I made the Rook 
The knight also should be a horse since a horse represents a knight.
The rook is a tower to me
The pawns should be chickens XD
how would you design a minecraft chess set?
white squares oak , black bedrock
zombie ridden chickens as knights, sunflower pawns,... ect . ect ... What do you think would be apt...