Chess piece given time. Except for castling and the knight's move, no piece may jump over another piece . The variety of designs available is broad, from small cosmetic changes to highly abstract representations, to themed designs such as those that emulate the drawings from the works of Lewis Carroll, or modern treatments such as "Star Trek" or "The Simpsons". Themed designs are generally intended for display purposes rather than actual play . Some works of art are designs of chess sets, such as the modernist chess set by chess enthusiast and dadaist Man Ray, that is on display in the Museum
Algebraic notation (chess) problems (where "N" stands for the nightrider, a popular fairy chess piece). Players who speak other languages may employ different letters, for example, French-speaking players use "F" for bishop (from "fou"). In chess literature, especially that intended for an international audience, the language-specific letters are often replaced by universal icons for the pieces, for example, Nf3 is represented as ♘f3. This style is known as figurine algebraic notation. Pawns are not identified by uppercase letters, but rather by the absence of one. Distinguishing between pawns is not necessary for recording moves, since only one pawn can move to a given