Chess is the popular game all across the world, but this can especially been seen in Russia. Not only has chess shaped the Russian culture, but the Russian culture has influenced chess as well. Here is a little bit of chess information for all of you in case you run into a Russian Chess Player and want to converse about the chess pieces.

• Pawn — пешка(Peshka), Just remember that they both begin with “P”.
• Rook — ладья(Ladya) or башня(Bashnya) , this means tower.
• Knight — конь(Kon), Kon stands for Horse, the animal the Knight rides upon.
• King — король(Korol), This is the direct translation of King.
• Bishop — слон(Slon), This translates into Elephant. Elephant is the name of the chess piece originally in the game of charanga.
• Queen — ферзь(Pherz), This is the special chess name given to the Queen.