How many chess peices are in a chess set?

There are 32 chess pieces and is played on a chessboard made up of eight rows and eight columns for a total of 64 squares of alternating colors. When setting up the pieces, make sure the light queen...

There are 16 pieces on each side, making a total of 32 chessmen.

There are 2 rooks per player, so 4 in a chess set.

Each player starts with 16 pieces so there are 32 pieces total.

There are 16 of them: 2 rooks, 2 bishops, 2 knights, 8 pawns, a queen, and a king.