AbOrigineMundi

A game of chess in toki pona, the simple way of the good. Here are a few words to use.

The pieces

King: jan lawa (jl)
Queen: meli sulo (ms)
Rook: tomo sulo (ts)
Bishop: jan tawa (jt)
Knight: jan utala (ju)
Pawn: jan lili (j)

The colors, the board and moving

white: kule walo (kw)
black: kule pimeja (kp)
Board: selo musi
Square: ma [+square identifier]
Column: ma kulupu palisa
Row: ma kulupu selo
Diagonal: ma kulupu linja
Move: tawa
Good move: tawa pona
Bad move: tawa pakala

The game

Castle: jan lawa li tawa tomo sulo (js li tawa ts)
Check: tawa ala
Checkmate: moli
Draw: sama
Game: utala musi
Promotion: jan lili wawa
Capture: utala
En passant: utala tawa
opening: open musi
Middlegame: utala sewi musi
Endgame: pini musi
Tactics, strategy, plan: nasin

jan sona li jan nasa