Gripper for moving piece goods, comprising: a deposit table extending in a first horizontal direction (X direction) and a second horizontal direction (Y direction) which is orthogonal to the first horizontal direction, with at least one storage and retrieval end face extending in the Y direction, a gripping means guide arrangement which is arranged above the deposit table and has a gripping means (100; 30) which extends in the X direction and is movable in the X direction and has an end portion remote from and an end portion close to the gripping means guide arrangement, the gripping means (100; 30) comprising a first deflection device (104; 34), a first guide portion (103; 33) extending in the X direction and a second guide portion (110; 38) characterized in that the gripping means (104; 34) comprises a first unilaterally flexible chain which interacts with the deflection device (104; 34) and has a plurality of chain links with a chain link length KGL, the unilaterally flexible chain comprising a bending limitation device (320, 321) which limits pivoting of the chain links relative to one another in a first articulation direction and allows it in a second articulation direction, and the first unilaterally flexible chain having a first end remote from the gripping means guide arrangement and a second end close to the gripping means guide arrangement, wherein the unilaterally flexible chain can be moved by means of a drive (155; 55) and can be deflected by means of the deflection device in the second articulation direction at an angle of between 70-110° to the X direction, wherein the unilaterally flexible chain is arranged in such a way that, when the gripping means (100; 30) is moved in the X direction, pushing forces can be transmitted to a piece good to be moved onto the deposit table, and wherein the unilaterally flexible chain comprises an alignment device which, in the non-articulated state, holds the chain links in a mutually non-pivoted, stretched alignment and secures them against pivoting in the second articulation direction. a deposit table extending in a first horizontal direction (X direction) and a second horizontal direction (Y direction) which is orthogonal to the first horizontal direction, with at least one storage and retrieval end face extending in the Y direction, a gripping means guide arrangement which is arranged above the deposit table and has a gripping means (100; 30) which extends in the X direction and is movable in the X direction and has an end portion remote from and an end portion close to the gripping means guide arrangement, the gripping means (100; 30) comprising a first deflection device (104; 34), a first guide portion (103; 33) extending in the X direction and a second guide portion (110; 38) characterized in that the gripping means (104; 34) comprises a first unilaterally flexible chain which interacts with the deflection device (104; 34) and has a plurality of chain links with a chain link length KGL, first deflection device (104; 34), a first guide portion (103; 33) extending in the X direction and a second guide portion (110; 38) characterized in that the gripping means (104; 34) comprises a first unilaterally flexible chain which interacts with the deflection device (104; 34) and has a plurality of chain links with a chain link length KGL, the unilaterally flexible chain comprising a bending limitation device (320, 321) which limits pivoting of the chain links relative to one another in a first articulation direction and allows it in a second articulation direction, and the first unilaterally flexible chain having a first end remote from the gripping means guide arrangement and a second end close to the gripping means guide arrangement, wherein the unilaterally flexible chain can be moved by means of a drive (155; 55) and can be deflected by means of the deflection device in the second articulation direction at an angle of between 70-110° to the X direction, wherein the unilaterally flexible chain is arranged in such a way that, when the gripping means (100; 30) is moved in the X direction, pushing forces can be transmitted to a piece good to be moved onto the deposit table, and wherein the unilaterally flexible chain comprises an alignment device which, in the non-articulated state, holds the chain links in a mutually non-pivoted, stretched alignment and secures them against pivoting in the second articulation direction.