How many Lewis Chessmen are missing?
The Lewis Chessmen are a number of Nordic chess pieces that were discovered on Uig beach on the Isle of Lewis in 1831. In total, 4 combined chess sets were uncovered of which 82 pieces are held by the British Museum including 11 held by the National Museum of Scotland. There are 8 kings, 8 queens, 15 knights, 16 bishops, 12 warders, 4 berserkers, and 19 pawns.  Since the hoard was recovered from Uig, 5 pieces have gone missing - one knight and 4 warders. 1 warder was recovered in 2019 leaving 4 missing pieces in total, plus a suspected 44 pawns that were not part of the hoard but would have been required to complete 4 chess sets.