Pieces. Or chessmen, but not very often used today. In German you have the word Steine for all pieces, and a distinction between Bauer and Figuren - all pieces but pawns. I don't know if there is a similar distinction in English. It can be that some German speaking people use the word figures in English - probably I do it too -, but this is not correct, AFAIK.
Figures or Pieces?
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Nov 15, 2017
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Nobody answered, so I will do it, although English is not my native language.
Pieces. Or chessmen, but not very often used today. In German you have the word Steine for all pieces, and a distinction between Bauer and Figuren - all pieces but pawns. I don't know if there is a similar distinction in English. It can be that some German speaking people use the word figures in English - probably I do it too -, but this is not correct, AFAIK.
Pieces. Or chessmen, but not very often used today. In German you have the word Steine for all pieces, and a distinction between Bauer and Figuren - all pieces but pawns. I don't know if there is a similar distinction in English. It can be that some German speaking people use the word figures in English - probably I do it too -, but this is not correct, AFAIK.
How do you call the things you move on the chess board? Are they chess pieces or chess figures?
I had a discussion with one of my American friends, who is no chess player, so it was like native speaker vs chess player
Anyways, how do you call it?