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Set 40158 Pirates Chess Set
Pirates III

Pirates Chess Set

The Pirates Chess Set turns a classic game of chess into a pirates-versus-soldiers scene, where every playing piece is its own minifigure rather than a plain token. With 856 pieces, 20 minifigures and a buildable board, it's one of the most figure-heavy sets of its time.

Set number
40158
Year
2015
Pieces
856
Minifigures
20
Theme
Pirates III
Different parts
134
What can I build with it?

View the official building instructions at LEGO® ↗

Parts list 134

As BrickLink list (XML)

Import on BrickLink: Wanted → Upload, upload the file (or paste its content), pick a Wanted List and add the parts.

Spare parts (10)

These extra parts come with the set in case one gets lost.

Minifigures 20

Description

A chessboard built from bricks

The board is made from black and white squares set into a fixed eight-by-eight grid on a base plate, framed by light grey and tan border pieces. That means the finished model isn't just a display piece but an actual playable chess set that follows the standard rules, which sets it apart from most LEGO sets built purely for open-ended play rather than a game with fixed moves. The fixed grid also keeps every minifigure piece firmly in its square, even if the board gets moved during a game.

Pirates against soldiers

Pirate minifigures line up on one side of the board and uniformed soldiers on the other, each cast as a pawn, rook, knight, bishop, queen or king. That split echoes the pirates-versus-Imperial-forces conflict at the heart of the wider Pirates theme, and it gives every chess piece a real character rather than the plain, interchangeable token found in an ordinary set. That thematic treatment also makes the finished board worth displaying even for people who never actually play a game on it.

Twenty minifigures in one set

With 20 minifigures, the Pirates Chess Set ranks among the most figure-dense LEGO sets of its year, and many of the figures wear headgear and gear designed specifically for this set, including crowns, tricorn hats and cutlasses. For collectors of pirate minifigures, that sheer variety of characters is reason enough to look closely at what's included, especially since some of these exact headgear pieces don't appear in any other set from the wider Pirates line.

134 parts for board and pieces

The 134 distinct parts cover the board squares, the flags and stands used for the figures, and smaller accessory pieces in white, black, light grey and tan. The full parts list on this page shows every element with its colour and quantity, useful for reordering a specific square or stand piece if one ever goes missing during play. With 856 total pieces built from 134 distinct parts, it's clear how many square and stand pieces repeat throughout the set.

FAQ

Can you actually play chess with this set?
Yes, the board follows the standard eight-by-eight grid and the minifigures take on the usual chess piece roles.
Why does the set include so many minifigures?
A full chess set needs a piece for every square, and here that's built from 20 distinctly designed pirate and soldier minifigures.
How many pieces does the set have in total?
The set has 856 pieces made from 134 distinct parts.

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