Body: <p>What criteria do they use to give chess pieces names? Wow do they came out with pieces names like king, queen, bishop, knight, rook and pawn?</p>
  
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Comments.Text: I mean the first four were well-known positions in the medieval system.
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Comments.Text: They're cultural. The names you use are English. The piece called a Bishop in English is a "runner" in German, and a "fool" in French. The German word for Pawn translates as "farmer." The names you know are just pulled from the context of the culture you're in.
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Title: Confusion with chess pieces names
ThreadText: # Confusion with chess pieces names
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2020-01-30)
  
  What criteria do they use to give chess pieces names? Wow do they came out with pieces names like king, queen, bishop, knight, rook and pawn?
  
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  > **username_1**: I mean the first four were well-known positions in the medieval system.  
  > **username_2**: They're cultural. The names you use are English. The piece called a Bishop in English is a "runner" in German, and a "fool" in French. The German word for Pawn translates as "farmer." The names you know are just pulled from the context of the culture you're in.  
  
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