A more politically correct way of identifying your pieces.

@chessspy1
Your reference to red/white pieces caught my eye.When squares became checkered,red ink was common and cheap,so the dark squares defaulted to red.But I have always believed that pieces way back were made from ebony and ivory,and later variations in colour came about with the advent of synthetics...with the exception ,of course, of wooden pieces in shades of fawn/brown.
I think a lot of ppl here would be interested to hear more about the history of chess.

Why don't you start the chess history club? I am sure many people will come. I am interested.

Hi Bunyip and Akul- Nagori , Most of what I have discovered about the history of chess is written down in my website chessspy.com. For example we (my wife and I) researched the origin of the Staunton design pieces we use now all over the world and made some interesting discoveries see here :- http://www.chessspy.com/articles/Staunton%20Chess%20Set%20Design.pdf

As far as the colours used are concerned. Yes ebony and ivory in natural black and cream were used and also as Bunyip points out tan (boxwood) and ebony for the wood pieces.
However Red V white was far the most common colour pairing for sets made entirely from bone and or ivory. I have seen a very few in green and natural and a few in brown and natural

I will think about a 'history club' if several people ask for it

In German -->

Pawn= Bauer ("Farmer")
Bishop=Läufer ("Runner")
Knight=Pferd ("Horse")
Rook=Turm ("Tower")
Queen= Königin (=Queen)
King=König (=King)

HI @God-ot
Yes those are indeed the German names for the pieces.
Are you suggesting they would be better than the ones we commonly use here (USA) and other English speaking nations?
Otherwise for those interested there are several books about chess sets which include all the alternate language names for the pieces used in different countries and throughout history

In Hindi from India.(where chess was invented.)

Pawn= senik ("soldier")
Bishop=oot ("camel")
Knight=ghoda ("Horse")
Rook=hathi ("Tower")
Queen= rani (=Queen)
King=raja (=King)

Hathi is in real hindi elephant but in chess you van also call it tower.

@akul_nagori
Yes indeed many of the Chjneese and Jndian sets do have Elephants, not only as rooks but also for the kings and queens to ride on see for example www.pinterest.com/pin/475692779372828095/