Are you playing chess for the first time and looking to educate yourself on the basics of chess? You are in the right place! How many chess pieces are in a set? There are a total of 32 chessmen or pieces in a chess set. These 32 pieces comprise 16 white chessmen and 16 black men.  The chess board is an eight-by-eight square grid, and there are a total of 63 black and white squares. …