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If you were to build a Chess army from a 40k army, which army would you use and who would be your
Pawns:
Rook:
Knight:
Bishop:
Queen:
King:

try to avoid creatures with large bases/tanks/etc since they wouldn't fit on a chessboard
Also try to keep each army within 1 codex/theme

I would do an Ordo Malleus army

Pawns: Grey knight strikers
Rook: GK paladins
Knight: Crusaders
Bishop: Preacher
Queen: Draigo (this one is hard since there are no women)
King: Coteaz

If i were to make an opposing army it would likely be a CSM/Daemon army
Pawns: Cultists
Rook: Terminators
Knight: Raptors
Bishop: Sorcerer
Queen: Herald of Slaanesh
King: Herald of Khorne

What are your thoughts? What would you make for your army /armies?

It's rather hard to actually do this with the base limitations. Without that limitation I would say:

Pawns: Firewarriors
Rook: Broadsides
Knight: Crisis suit
Bishop: Stealth suit
Queen: Shadowsun
King: Aun'va

 Smotejob wrote:

Queen: Draigo (this one is hard since there are no women)

Inquisitor Valeria!

I'll go with Guard:

Pawns: Guardsmen
Rook: Stormtroopers
Knight: Ogryn
Bishop: Ministorum Priest
Queen: Creed
King: Yarrick

As an avid chess-player i like the thought. Since i play BA i cant really speak for others, although id enjoy the thought of trying to see nids stuck on a chessboard.
Blood Angels:
Pawns: ASM's
Rook: Death Company
Knight: Sanguinary Guard
Bishop: Sanguinary Priests
Queen: Mephiston
King: Dante

Eldar:
Pawns: Guardians (Storm or Defender, doesn't make a difference)
Rook: Fire Dragon Exarch
Knight: Warp Spider Exarch
Bishop: Spiritseer
Queen: Autarch
King: Eldrad

Tyranids
Pawns: Genestealers
Rook: Tyrant Guard (2nd edition preferably, the one that had two legs and carried a shield)
Knight: Gargoyles
Bishop: Zoanthrope
Queen: Tervigon (just kidding, probably a Shrike)
King: Tyranid Prime

Orks:
King: Warboss
Queen: Big Mek
Knights: War Bikers or Stormboyz
Bishops: Lootas
Rooks: Either meganobs or grot artillery pieces
Pawns: Boyz...

Ah, the chess set thread. An oldie, but goodie. Let’s raise the bar: Get a board, and set them up!



King: Chapter Master
Queen: Librarian
Bishops: I used a apothecary for the white, and chaplain for the black. Seemed appropriate.
Knights: Assault marines
Rooks: TH/SS termis. For those of you without old, small based terminators, techmarines or devastators could work here.
Pawns: Tactical Marines.

Pawns: Tactical Marines
Rook: Honour Guard
Knight: Assault Marines
Bishop: Devastator Marines
Queen: Captain
King: Chapter Master

 Nevelon wrote:
Bishops: I used a apothecary for the white, and chaplain for the black. Seemed appropriate.

Except that your board isn't white and black

I will go with Sister's Of Battle

Pawns: Battle SIsters
Rook: Repentia
Knight: Seraphim
Bishop: Priest
Queen: St Celestine
King: Sister With A Sacred Standard

I would base my chess board on the current FOC.

Pawns: Fire warriors
Rook: Imperial knights
Knights: Legion of the Damned
Bishop: Dire avengers
Queen: Ordos Xenos Inquisitor
King: Riptide

Jokes aside I would do something like this for my DA
Pawns: Deathwing terminators
Rook: Deathwing knights
Knights: Ravenwing bikers
Bishop: black knights
Queen: Asmodai
King: Azreal

For me Space Marines:
Pawns: Tactical marines
Rooks: Heavy weapons
Knights: Assault marines
Bishop: Special weapons
Queens: Librarian
King: Captain

Tau
Pawns: Firewarriors
Rooks: Broadsides
Knights: Crisis Suits
Bishop: Stealth Suits
Queen: Shadowsun
King: Aun'va

For me, I would put the Sisters like this:

Pawns: Battle Sisters
Rooks: Retributors
Knights: Dominions (they just seem to fit better with cavalry than Seraphim would, given that their business is charging in and they're often mounted in a vehicle)
Bishop: Ministorum Priest
Queen: Saint Celestine
King: Kyrinov (I know he's not in the codex anymore, but he's much more regal than Jacobus)

Thousand Sons:
Pawns: Pink Horrors
Rooks: Rubic Marines
Knights: Screamers
Bishops: Aspiring Sorcerers
Queen: Sorcerer Lord
King: Ahriman

This is a fantastic idea!

I'd probably go

Imperial
King: Inquisitor
Queen: St Celestine
Bishop: Space Marine Captain
Knight: Assault Marine with Jump Pack
Rook: Terminator Marine
Pawns: Imperial Guard