BGG: http://www.boardgamegeek.com/boardgame/171/chess
16 pieces per side, including:
Also, an 8x8 board of alternating black and white squares.
There are enough cards in a an RD dice suit to make one side's worth of Chess pieces. Playing Red (Hearts = red/pink) against Black (Spades = black/gray) is suggested, although any 2 suits would do.
32 other cards from the deck can be chosen at random to be laid face-down to make the light squares of a chessboard.