A wooden chess set can be an interesting game. Unlike the general plastics we often find in the store, these pieces tend to have more character and class associated with them. They can add style and enhance the overall feel of any room they are in. But the best part of a wooden chess set is being able to play it. If you have never played chess before, there is nothing to worry about. The game is easy to learn, but hard to master.

Each of the game pieces has a specific role attached to it. As he learns to play the game on his wooden chess set, he will become more comfortable in understanding what each can do. So go find those wooden chess pieces and we’ll look at each one.

Pawn:

The pawn is the most undervalued piece on the chess board. Usually these pieces are represented as a single line with one ball for a head. These pieces can be opened with a single move forward or jump two spaces forward. After this, they can only move one space until they are blocked. When a piece is directly diagonal to them, the pawn can capture it. Lots of people use pawns to trap pieces as part of a trap, but if they succeed across the board, they can give you a piece back. There are eight pawns that line up in front of your heavy hitters.

Tower:

This is what appears to be a castle. The rook can move any number of spaces up or down, left to write unless blocked by one of its own pieces. Although he can never move diagonally, his rook can be a powerful piece when used wisely. There are two of these chess pieces that occupy the far edges of the board when set up.

Gentleman:

A unique piece that looks like a horse’s head. He can jump around the board in an L-shaped pattern. Due to his limited options, he can be difficult to use, so plan ahead for several plays to master what he’s going to do. Many people forget about this piece until they snag one of its pieces.

Bishop:

These look like higher pawns. One starts in a dark space and the other starts in a light space. The light-squared bishop can only stay on light-colored squares, and the dark-squared bishop is limited to dark ones. They can move on any diagonal line as long as it is open and attached to the square they are on.

Queen:

This single piece is the most powerful piece on the board. It can be seen as the tall piece with the crown attached. It can move along any of the squares that are directly connected to it. Front, back and diagonally, there’s no limit to where you can go. With that in mind, you should protect her as well as you protect your king. Losing your queen can be devastating.

King:

With an open crown, this piece can move in any direction for a single square. He is the piece that you must protect with your others. If you land in check, you must move, and a checkmate means it’s game over for you.