I would use:

Draconum:

King Arcane Draconum
Queen Amazon Draconum
Bishops Magus Draconum (x2) (OR Mystic Draconum + Eldritch Draconum)
Knights Magna Draconum + Draconum Guardian
Rooks Hierophant + Demiphant
Pawns Whelps

BPR:

King Dwarven Hammerskald
Queen Hellkate Hookjaw
Bishops Leech Medics
Knights Dwarven Axe Knights
Rooks Steam Golems
Pawns Dwarven Fusers

EL:

King Troll Chieftain
Queen Searle of Congers
Bishops Mending Priestesses
Knights Centaur Lieutenants
Rooks Troll Artillerists
Pawns Centaur Outriders

AG:

King Magus
Queen Corpheus
Bishops Demi-Magi
Knights Blade Golems
Rooks Storm Golem + Thunder Golem
Pawns Utem Guardsmen (or ESAs)

Necropolis Sect:

King Order of Vladd
Queen Nyx
Bishops Corrupted Priests
Knights Nightmare Reapers or Seething Knights
Rooks Death Merchants
Pawns Zombies

OR:

King Chaos Mage
Queen Snurga Longstrike
Bishops Shamans
Knights Cave Butchers or Half-Troll Hackers
Rooks Crushers (Rebellion)
Pawns Goblin Volunteers

Mage Spawn:

King Gate Lord
Queen Thanatos Reaper
Bishops Lich + Tormented Soul
Knights War Hatchetkruggs or Weresabertooths
Rooks Minotaur Warriors
Pawns Shades

KI:

King Sir Mischler
Queen Yoloria the Devoted
Bishops Faith Healers
Knights Heavy Lancers or Liege Knights
Rooks Temple Blademasters
Pawns Royal Pikemen

well, it seems great!!!
but the problem is getting the figs............:p
seems great though, no worries there!!!

Common Atlantis/BP figures only:
King - Magestone Lord or New Golem With Command
Queen- Xandressan Captain or Battle Queen
Bishop- Demi Magus or Dwarven Mechanic
Horse- Technomancer or Altem Guardsmen
Castle- Piercing Golem or Blade Golem
Pawns- Xandressan, Utems, Brass Golems

King - Khamsin Peacekeeper
Queen - Amazon Blademistress
Bishop - Amazon Mancatcher or Shield Maiden
Horse -Dwarven Ax Knight or Huntsman
Castle - Steam Golem or Wrath Golem
Pawns -Fusers, Snipers, Dervishes, Dwarven Pikemen

Try a more common approach. Not everyone has stacks of uniques and LE's lying around.

KI:
Pawn: Elven Recruit/Rivenguard
Knight: Temple Blademaster/Liege Knight
Bishop: Faith Healer/Elven Zealot
Rook: Royal Pikeman/Deepwood Sentinel/Shieldwall Knight
King: Preferably a Paladin Prince or Priest, but a Standard Bearer can be used if you dont have one
Queen: A High Elf General, but you can substitute a Faith Healer or Elven Zealot (Whichever one you didnt use)

Shyft/Magespawn
King Hydra/Tridax or fiend
Queen Medusa/Gorgon or Matriach
Bishop Mind Thief
Knight Deepspawn
Castle Bond Maker
Pawn Lizard Man, Fire Salamander, Heart Seeker

Magespawn- Weres
King- Wereboar
Queen- Weresabertooth
Horse- Werewolf
Bishop- Were Raven
Castle- Werebear
Pawns- Gnolls, Werecats

Magespawn- Undead
King- Flayed Lord
Queen - Wraith or Tomb Horror
Knight- Spectre
Bishop- Tormented Soul
Castle- Crypt Wyrm
Pawns- Skeletons (Warrior, Armored, Stinging, Archer,Stalking)

Castle- Hydra

These are my choices;

Atlantis Guild

King Magus or Inquisitor
Queen Storm Golem or General Russo
Bishops Demi-Magi or Brass Commanders
Knights Magestone Lords or Amotep Gunners
Rooks Blade Golems or Maelstrom Golems
Pawns Utem Guardsmen or Xandessran Sailors

Elemental League

King Elemental Priest or Warrior Huhn
Queen Seeress Kess or Amethyst Knight
Bishops Mending Preistesses or Elven Acolytes
Knights Centaur Lieutenants or Centaur Champions
Rooks Troll Artillerists or Wood Golems
Pawns Crystal Bladesmen or Warrior Sprites

Necropolis Sect

King Zombie Baron or Necropolis Judge
Queen Darq the Corrupt or Order of Uhlrik
Bishops Nightwitches or Mindsifters
Knights Nightstalkers or Death Merchants
Rooks Bone Golems or Sect Executioners
Pawns Nightblades or Zombies

Black Powder Rebels

King Dwarven Jarl or the Red Dutchess of Khamsin
Queen Amazon Queen or Queen Corella
Bishops Amazon Priestesses or Galeshi Sun Prophets
Knights Dwarven Axe-Knights or Galeshi Dervishes
Rooks Steam Golems or Dwarven Stompers
Pawns Steppe Rangers or Dwarven Rotary-Fusers

Knights Immortal

King Paladin Prince or Council Lord Jamus
Queen Rivvenguard Jaysa or Temple Lord
Bishops Paladin Priests or Faith Healers
Knights Shieldwall Knights or Infantry Captains
Rooks Temple Blademasters or Rivvenguards
Pawns Elves-at-Arms or Longbow Archers

Orc Raiders

King Kzar Nabar or Taskmaster
Queen Patchwork or Chaos Mage
Bishops Shamans or Galeshi Emissaries
Knights Crushers or Orc Sentries
Rooks Ironclads or Launchers
Pawns Goblin Volunteers or Fodder

Mage Spawn

King Lich or Revenant Priest
Queen Guardian Sphinx or Desert Bladestalker
Bishops Thanatos Reapers or Wereravens
Knights Krugg Headhunters or Chimeric Worms
Rooks Werebears or Tormented Souls
Pawns Imps or Skeletons

Shyft

King Shyft Matriarch
Queen Shyft Fiend
Bishops Mind Thieves
Knights Soul Stealers
Rooks Bond Makers
Pawns Heart Seekers

Draconum

King Hierophant or Regal Draconum
Queen Amazon Draconum or Demiphant
Bishops Eldritch Draconum or Vampiric Draconum
Knights Draconum Guardians or Magna Draconum
Rooks Magestone Draconum or Arcane Draconum
Pawns Whelps or Mortis Draconum

Solonavi

King Solonavi Striker
Queen Solonavi Creator
Bishops Solonavi Destroyers
Knights Solonavi Avengers
Rooks Solonavi Tormentors
Pawns Solonavi Drones or Solonavi Channellers

how about setting point totals to make it more interesting? how about 500 pt chess teams? I'll get back with you later about my chess team

I like 500 points to make a single faction chess army. Also, and this should be obvious, mounted figures ( and MDF's and Titans) can't be used. Only single base figures should be allowed.

Here's my 500 point non-Zombie Necropolis squad:

King - Order of Vladd - 96
Queen - Carlana L5 - 74
Bishops - 2 x **Corrupted Priest - 110
Knights - 2 x ***Seething Knights - 62
Rooks - 2 x ***Nightstalkers - 60
Pawns - 8 x *Nightblades - 96

Total: 498

Grrr!!!:D

The BPR and Orc alliance set:

King: Foster gray OR Podo
Queen: Red duchess
Rook: D Axe Knights
Bishop:Kamsin Peacekeepers
Knights:Khamsin snipers
Pawns: Goblin voulenteers

I like it.

that funny that your talking about this because my friends and i were going to try that once but we dident have2 of the sam figs so we just gave up and battled on the chess board

yeah i did it with solonavi had 2 strikers for rooks creator for queen drones for pawns 2 avengers for knights destroyer for king and tormentors for bishops

hmm . . . this thread looks like i have seen it berfore, goes searching on mk realms oh found it. Here is the other thread on MK chess
On this thread we did a 300pt chess army . . . . it was hard.:rolleyes: