To play like a pawn:
Inch forward another’s agenda,
Sacrificed, no hesitation
To hope for the improbable
Other-side transformation?

To play like a rook:
Stuck in the straightforward
No room for contemplation
A bulldozer glorified
Lacking imagination

To play like a bishop:
Stick to your faith in lines
Of black and white segregation
Staunch though often wrong
Leave others to damnation

To play like a knight:
Leap over all details
Avoid altercation
But sometimes take forever
To reach destinations

To play like a king:
Spend the game always hiding
Fear killing animation
Unless you happen to just
Collapse in resignation

To play like a Queen:
Potent, adaptable,
Incarnate devastation
Consider every angle
Master of her nation
Seeking vindication.

But how do you play like yourself?