Hie noch ein Beispiel mit `\char"2654`
[![alt text][1]][1]
% arara: lualatex
\documentclass[margin=5mm, varwidth]{standalone}
\usepackage{fontspec}
\setmainfont{DejaVu Sans}
\usepackage{tikz}
\def\Skalenfaktor{2.125}
\newcommand\Skalieren[1]{\scalebox{\Skalenfaktor}{#1}}
\newcommand\Kw{\Skalieren{\char"2654}}% ♔
\newcommand\Dw{\Skalieren{\char"2655}}% ♕
\newcommand\Tw{\Skalieren{\char"2656}}% ♖
\newcommand\Lw{\Skalieren{\char"2657}}% ♗
\newcommand\Sw{\Skalieren{\char"2658}}% ♘
\newcommand\Bw{\Skalieren{\char"2659}}% ♙
\newcommand\Ks{\Skalieren{\char"265A}}% ♚
\newcommand\Ds{\Skalieren{\char"265B}}% ♛
\newcommand\Ts{\Skalieren{\char"265C}}% ♜
\newcommand\Ls{\Skalieren{\char"265D}}% ♝
\newcommand\Ss{\Skalieren{\char"265E}}% ♞
\newcommand\Bs{\Skalieren{\char"265F}} % ♟
\newcommand\Grundstellung{
\foreach \Pos/\Fig in {a/\Tw, b/\Sw, c/\Lw, d/\Dw, e/\Kw, f/\Lw, g/\Sw, h/\Tw}{\node[]at (\Pos-1) {\Fig};}
\foreach \Pos in {a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}{\node[]at (\Pos-2) {\Bw};}
%
\foreach \Pos/\Fig in {a/\Ts, b/\Ss, c/\Ls, d/\Ds, e/\Ks, f/\Ls, g/\Ss, h/\Ts}{\node[]at (\Pos-8) {\Fig};}
\foreach \Pos in {a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h}{\node[]at (\Pos-7) {\Bs};}
}
\begin{document}
%\foreach \Figur in{\Kw, \Dw, \Tw, \Lw, \Sw, \Bw}{\Figur ~} \\
%\foreach \Figur in{\Ks, \Ds, \Ts, \Ls, \Ss, \Bs}{\Figur ~}
\begin{tikzpicture}[scale=0.75, transform shape]
\foreach[count=\x from 0] \X in {a,b,c,d,e,f,g,h} \foreach[count=\Y] \y in {0,...,7}{%
\pgfmathparse{mod(\x+\y,2) ? "lightgray" : "red!50"}
\colorlet{Farbe}{\pgfmathresult}
\path[fill=Farbe, draw=black] (\x,\y) rectangle (\x+1,\y+1);%Schachbrett
\node[] at (\x+0.5,-0.5) {\X}; % Beschriftung x
\node[] at (-0.5,\y+0.5) {\Y}; % Beschriftung y
\coordinate (\X-\Y) at (\x+0.5,\y+0.5); % KoSy
}%
\Grundstellung
\node[] at (e-5) {\Ss};
\node[] at (b-4) {\Tw};
\end{tikzpicture}
\end{document}
[1]: https://texwelt.de/wissen/upfiles/55555555_249.png