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Chess pieces have different names around the world depending on language. For example: The piece known as a bishop in English is referred to as an elephant in Arabic and Chinese or a fool in Romanian and Runner in Swedish.

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Chess pieces have different names around the world depending on language. For example: The piece known as a bishop in English is referred to as an elephant in Arabic and Chinese or a fool in Romanian and Runner in Swedish.
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Chess pieces have different names around the world depending on language. For example: The piece known as a bishop in English is referred to as an elephant in Arabic and Chinese or a fool in Romanian and Runner in Swedish.

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