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Table of chess piece SVG-images

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This table shows the system of naming of chess pieces. The files are named "Chess XYZ45.svg", where "XYZ are three letters, showing the attributes.


Dark (black) and light (white)

The 2nd letter shows the color. For dark pieces, the 2nd letter "d", for light pieces "l".

Chess pieces originally by User:Cburnett in a sprite image for use in computer applications.
Type (1st letter) No background (3rd letter "t") Light background (3rd letter "l") Dark background (3rd letter "d")
black (dark, "d") white (light, "l") black (dark, "d") white (light, "l") black (dark, "d") white (light, "l")
King (k) kdt klt kdl kll kdd kld
Queen (q) qdt qlt qdl qll qdd qld
Rook (r) rdt rlt rdl rll rdd rld
Bishop (b) bdt blt bdl bll bdd bld
Knight (n) ndt nlt ndl nll ndd nld
Pawn (p) pdt plt pdl pll pdd pld
King, rotated (f) fdt flt fdl fll fdd fld
Queen, rotated (g) gdt glt gdl gll gdd gld
Rook, rotated (m) mdt mlt mdl mll mdd mld
Bishop, rotated (B) Bdt Blt Bdl Bll Bdd Bld
Knight, rotated (N) Ndt Nlt Ndl Nll Ndd Nld
Pawn, rotated (h) hdt hlt hdl hll hdd hld

Fairy figures

Type (1st letter) No background (3rd letter "t") Light background (3rd letter "l") Dark background (3rd letter "d")
black (dark, "d") white (light, "l") black (dark, "d") white (light, "l") black (dark, "d") white (light, "l")
Ferz (F) Fdt Flt Fdl Fll Fdd Fld
Wazir (W) Wdt Wlt Wdl Wll Wdd Wld
Dabbaba (v) vdt vlt vdl vll vdd vld
Elephant (e) edt elt edl ell edd eld
Giraffe (G) Gdt Glt Gdl Gll Gdd Gld
Unicorn (U) Udt Ult Udl Ull Udd Uld
Zebra (Z) Zdt Zlt Zdl Zll Zdd Zld
Nightrider (K) Kdt Klt Kdl Kll Kdd Kld
Mann (M) Mdt Mlt Mdl Mll Mdd Mld
Centaur (C) Cdt Clt Cdl Cll Cdd Cld
Commoner (x) xdt xlt xdl xll xdd xld
Champion (z) zdt zlt zdl zll zdd zld
Wizard (w) wdt wlt wdl wll wdd wld
Fool (t) tdt tlt tdl tll tdd tld
Archbishop (a) adt alt adl all add ald
Chancellor (c) cdt clt cdl cll cdd cld
Amazon (A) Adt Alt Adl All Add Ald
Dragon (D) Ddt Dlt Ddl Dll Ddd Dld
Short rook (S) Sdt Slt Sdl Sll Sdd Sld
Boat/Ship (s) sdt slt sdg slg unavailable

Other colors

Several pieces are available in green, red, yellow, and blue and with no background (3rd letter "t").

Type (1st letter) No background (3rd letter "t") Light background (3rd letter "g/l") Dark background (3rd letter "d")
green, "g" red, "r" yellow, "y" blue, "b" green, "g" red, "r" yellow, "y" blue, "b green, "g" red, "r" yellow, "y" blue, "b
King (k) kgt krt kyt kbt kgg krg kyg kbg kgd krd kyd kbd
Queen (q) qgt qrt qyt qbt qgg qrg qyg qbg qgd qrd qyd qbd
Rook (r) rgt rrt ryt rbt rgg rrg ryg rbg rgd rrd ryd rbd
Bishop (b) bgt brt byt bbt bgg brg byg bbg bgg brd byd bbd (broken)
Knight (n) ngt nrt nyt nbt ngg nrg nyg nbg ngd nrd nyd nbd
Pawn (p) pgt prt pyt pbt pgg prg pyg pbg pgd prd pyd pbd

Fairy figures

Type (1st letter) No background (3rd letter "t") Light background (3rd letter "g")
green, "g" red, "r" yellow, "y" blue, "b green, "g" red, "r" yellow, "y" blue, "b
Elephant (e) egt ert eyt ebt egg erg eyg ebg
Boat/Ship (s) sgt srt syt sbt sgg srg syg sbg
Bishop, rotated (B) Bgt Brt Byt Bbt
Rook, rotated (m) mgt mrt myt mbt