Super Mario Chess

Super Mario Chess Game: Nintendo Collector's Edition is a Mario series-themed chess set released by USAopoly in September of 2009. The rules of the game are the same as defined by the original game. One side is the red team (heroes), while the other is green (villains).

Chess Pieces
There are 32 hand-painted characters taking the place of the various pieces. Each piece is labelled as to what standard chess piece it represents. Heroes Villains
 * Mario – King
 * Luigi – Queen
 * Princess Peach and Princess Daisy – Bishops
 * Yoshis – Knights
 * Toads – Rooks
 * Coins – Pawns
 * Bowser – King
 * Bowser Jr. – Queen
 * Magikoopas – Bishops
 * Birdos – Knights
 * Goombas – Rooks
 * Green Shells – Pawns

The pieces measure 3-inches tall x 11-inches wide x 11-inches long.

Trivia

 * Luigi and Daisy are modeled after their 3-inch figurines, while Bowser and the Magikoopas are modeled after their official Super Mario Galaxy artwork.