Letter #23 -  2001

Sub:    Spanish names
Date:   9/18/01 12:03:40 PM PDT
From:  Jon Harvey
To:      service@chess-poster.com

Hello,

I am teaching some Spanish speaking children how to play Chess and want to find out what the names of the Chess figures are in Spanish.

Can you give me a pointer?

Thanks,
Jon
 

Dear viewer,

The piece names in Spanish are as follows:

King.............Rey
Queen..........Reina (Dama, for notation purposes)
Rook............Torre
Bishop..........Alfil
Knight...........Caballo
Pawn............Peón

You can also check our site for chess piece names in other languages at the following URL address: www.chess-poster.com/english/notes_and_facts/name_of_pieces.htm 

Thank you for visiting us,
chess-poster.com