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How the chess pieces are called in Spanish?

"Mexico set a new record for simultaneous chess games on when 13,446 players faced off at the same time in a vast Spanish colonial square at the heart of the former Aztec empire, Mexico City officials said."

How are the chess pieces called in Spanish?

Chess is a popular sport in the Hispanic Culture and is played in all Latin cultures across the world. Knowing what the chess pieces are called in Spanish could allow you to analyze a game in another language (Spanish).

The King in Chess is called “Rey” in chess in Spanish.
The Queen is called “Reina” in chess in Spanish.
The Bishop is called “Alfil” in chess in Spanish.
The Knight is called “Caballo” in chess in Spanish.
The Rook is called “Torre” in chess in Spanish.
The Pawn is called “Peón” in chess in Spanish.

If you are playing chess in a spanish speaking country you must know how to say Check. Check is Spanish is called “Jaque.” If you need to say CheckMate in Spanish, you can say “Jaquemate.”

 


Spanish Chess Terms (Continued)

There are also a few other chess terms that may be helpful for you to know if you are going to play chess in a Spanish speaking county. If you want to say check during your chess game, you say Jaque during your chess game. For checkmate, you say JaqueMate.

A draw in chess is called tablas, which is what you would say if you wanted to offer one. A stalemate in chess is called ahogado. A castle in chess is called enroque.