Chess-40K Style

[Prometheus]

The idea is a simple one: If you where to take a standard chess board and design a set of pieces off the 40k model lines which models would be what? Heres an example...

40k Tyranids
King - Hive Tyrant
Queen - Broodlord
2 Bishops - Zoanthropes
2 Knights - Lictors
2 Rooks - Carnifexes
8 Pawns - Genestealers

[gwensdad]

I'll just assume we can't drive tanks onto the chessboard

40k Imperial Guard
King - Commissar Lord
Queen - Primaris Psycher
2 Bishops - Storm Troopers
2 Knights - Rough Riders (Hey, why not have the horsies be the horsies!)
2 Rooks - Ogryn
8 Pawns - Guardsmen

[Craz]

Space Marines
King-Chapter Master
Queen-Captain
Bishop-Chaplain
Knight-Assault Marines(they jump wierdly)
Rooks-Devestators
Pawns-Tactical Marines

[sorri]

I was actually thinking of doing something like this for my dad for a Christmas present. The only problem is that it would be for actual chess, and so would have to fit on an actual chess board. (I.e. the pieces couldn't be twice the size of a square.) I figured I could buy him a nice, large-ish board, and then put together and paint the models to give a fairly unique gift that wasn't 100% store bought.

I'm thinking I'll end up having to use pieces from multiple armies to get good, distinctive pieces for each spot that would all fit on the board correctly.

Initial swag on the pieces:

King: Inquisitor Lord ((Terminator Armor?)
Queen: SoB Cannoness
Pawn: IG troops
Bishop: Primaris Psycher
Knight: SM Sergeant
Rook: IG Ogryn

Thoughts?

[TSINI]

i really liked Gwensdad's suggestion for Ig,

althoug i woud go higher with one side representing th entire Imperium, so

White - The Imperium (gets to go first)
King - The Emperor (in Golden Throne)
Queen - Inquisitor Lord
Bishop - Adeptus Mechanicus Models
Knight - Space Marines with jump packs
Rook - Space Marines
Pawns - Imperial Guardsmen

Black - Enemies of the imperium
King - a Chaos God (of your choosing)
Queen - Abbaddon
Bishop - Eldar models (unsure which, a psychery type one methinks)
Knight - Dark Eldar
Rook - Tau battlesuits
Pawns - Hormagaunts

[mathhammer]

while doing this you might want to toss in some extra figures and make dragon chess.

http://www.chessvariants.org/3d.dir/dragonchess.html

[Drew da Destroya]

Orks:

King - Big Mek - since he's sitting back, tinkering in his workshop
Queen - Warboss - The killiest piece on the table!
Bishops - Weirdboyz
Knights - Warbikers or Stormboyz... likely the Stormies, so they fit on the board proppa
Rooks - Meganobz!
Pawns - Slugga boyz.

Rebel Grots:
King - Red Gobbo
Queen - Grot Assassin
Bishops - Grot Oila/Meks
Knights - Squighoppas
Rooks - Either Killa Kanz or Big Gunz
Pawns - Grots!

[DarkLink]

Daemonhunters
King - Inquisitor Lord
Queen - Grey Knight Grand Master
Bishop - Brother Captain
Knight - Terminator
Rook - Justicar
Pawns - Power Armor Grey Knight

[Ivarr]

Space Marines vs Chaos SM

King: Calgar vs Demon Prince/Terminator Lord
Queen: Cannonness vs. Daemonette
Bishop: Librarian vs. Sorcerer
Knight: Vanguard Vet vs. Raptor/winged chosen
Rook: Space marine bike vs. Chaos marine bike <both on 25mm base pulling a wheelie very high>
Pawns: Scouts vs.Furies

I think maybe reversing the Rooks and Knights would be better...bikers=knights, jump packs/wings-rooks.

With a little Hirst Arts goodness to build nice bases, this could be a very nice set. In fact, my son is making a chess board in woodshop...maybe a set of 40k pieces would be a perfect finish.

[Sangre]

Eldar:
King: Autarch
Queen: Farseer
Bishop: Warlock
Knight: Jetbike
Rook: Wraithguard
Pawns: Guardians

[papa smurf]

interesting idea. here's some ideas:
tau
-king: ethereal
-queen: Shas'o/el
-bishop: stealthsuit
-knight: battlesuit
-rook: broadside
-pawn: fire warrior

Space Marines
-king: chapter master/captain
-queen: librarian
-bishop: chaplain
-knight: jump pack marine
-rook: techmarine (with a full servo-harness, i might add).
-pawn: battle brother

[Irdion]

For me, I took this whole theme a bit literally and actually made a chess set :P

"White"

Space Marine Captain: King
Space Marine Librarian: Queen
Space Marine Techmarine/Chaplain: Bishops
Assault Marines: Knights
Devastator Marines: Rooks
Tactical Marines: Pawns


"Black"

Chaos Lord: King
Chaos Sorcerer: Queen
Possessed: Bishops
Chaos Raptors: Knights
Chaos Havocs: Rooks
Chaos Marines: Pawns


A buddy of mine is putting together a Guard set, and the lady is putting together an Ork set

[Vindur]

Dark Eldar
King : Archon
Queen : Wych Archite
Bishops : Mandrakes
Knights : Reavers
Rooks : Incubi
Pawns : Warriors