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Which six types of pieces does each chess player have?

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A chessboard showing the standard starting position for a game, with white and black pieces arranged in two rows on each side: rooks, knights, bishops, queen, and king on the back row, and pawns in front. — chess Position of chess pieces at the beginning of a game. The pieces are placed on the two ranks closest to the player. In the closest rank, pieces are arranged from left to right: rook, knight, bishop, queen, king, bishop, knight, and rook. In front of that rank, each square has a pawn.

In the game of chess, each player begins with an army of 16 pieces consisting of six distinct types. These pieces are:1

King12
Queen12
Rook12
Bishop12
Knight12
Pawn12

While these six types are standard in Western chess, it is important to note that other variants, such as Chinese chess, utilize different sets of pieces, including mandarins and cannons, and follow different rules of movement.3