Chess piece Chess piece A chess piece, or chessman, is any of the six different movable objects used on a chessboard to play the game of chess. Each player begins with a total of sixteen pieces. The pieces that belong to each player are distinguished by color. The lighter colored pieces are referred to as "white," and the player that owns them, "White". The darker colored pieces are referred to as "black", and the player that owns them, "Black". The word "piece" has three meanings, depending on the context. The context should make the intended meaning clear . In the first context,
Eugène Rousseau (chess player) who took his eight-year-old nephew, Paul Morphy, along and allowed him to be present for the contests. Later, Paul was allowed to play Rousseau, and it became clear that Paul was the better player, despite his young age. In 1850, Johann Löwenthal paid a visit to New Orleans, and beat Rousseau five games straight. Rousseau died in 1870, at the age of sixty. Rousseau beat Winawer with the black pieces in Paris in 1867: Eugène Rousseau (chess player) Eugène Rousseau (c. 1810 in St. Denis, France – 1870) was a French chess master. He was the strongest chess player in