Incazelo yesichazamazwi yegama elithi "chessman" isiqephu sokudlala esisetshenziswa kugeyimu ye-chess. Ama-Chessmen avame ukwakhiwa ngokhuni, ipulasitiki, noma ezinye izinto, futhi eza ngezindlela ezahlukahlukene nemiklamo. Umdlali ngamunye uqala umdlalo ngama-chessmen angu-16, okuhlanganisa inkosi, indlovukazi, ama-rooks amabili, ama-knights amabili, ababhishobhi ababili, nama-pawn ayisishiyagalombili. Abadlali be-chessmen basetshenziselwa ukuzulazula ebhodini futhi bathwebule izingcezu zombangi ngomzamo wokuhlola inkosi yesimbangi sabo.