diff --git a/frontend/src/lib/components/ChessGameOverlay.svelte b/frontend/src/lib/components/ChessGameOverlay.svelte
index 685c2ef..67fa89c 100644
--- a/frontend/src/lib/components/ChessGameOverlay.svelte
+++ b/frontend/src/lib/components/ChessGameOverlay.svelte
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@
                 const piece = game.get(square);
                 row.push({
                     square,
-                    piece: piece ? getPieceSymbol(piece) : null,
+                    piece: piece ? getPieceImage(piece) : null,
                     color: piece?.color || null,
                     isLight: (files.indexOf(file) + parseInt(rank)) % 2 === 1
                 });
@@ -266,12 +266,11 @@
         boardSquares = board2d;
     }
 
-    function getPieceSymbol(piece) {
-        const symbols = {
-            'wk': '\u2654', 'wq': '\u2655', 'wr': '\u2656', 'wb': '\u2657', 'wn': '\u2658', 'wp': '\u2659',
-            'bk': '\u265A', 'bq': '\u265B', 'br': '\u265C', 'bb': '\u265D', 'bn': '\u265E', 'bp': '\u265F'
-        };
-        return symbols[piece.color + piece.type] || '';
+    function getPieceImage(piece) {
+        // Cburnett piece set: wK, wQ, wR, wB, wN, wP, bK, bQ, bR, bB, bN, bP
+        const color = piece.color; // 'w' or 'b'
+        const type = piece.type.toUpperCase(); // k->K, q->Q, etc.
+        return `/pieces/cburnett/${color}${type}.svg`;
     }
 
     function handleSquareClick(square) {
@@ -580,9 +579,13 @@
                                         on:click={() => handleSquareClick(cell.square)}
                                     >
                                         {#if cell.piece}
-                                            <span class="piece" style="font-size: {cellSize * 0.7}px;" class:white-piece={cell.color === 'w'} class:black-piece={cell.color === 'b'}>
-                                                {cell.piece}
-                                            </span>
+                                            <img
+                                                class="piece"
+                                                src={cell.piece}
+                                                alt="chess piece"
+                                                style="width: {cellSize * 0.85}px; height: {cellSize * 0.85}px;"
+                                                draggable="false"
+                                            />
                                         {/if}
                                     </div>
                                 {/each}
@@ -830,19 +833,8 @@
     }
 
     .piece {
-        font-size: 2rem;
-        line-height: 1;
         user-select: none;
-    }
-
-    .white-piece {
-        color: #fff;
-        text-shadow: 0 0 2px #000;
-    }
-
-    .black-piece {
-        color: #000;
-        text-shadow: 0 0 2px #fff;
+        pointer-events: none;
     }
 
     .overlay-footer {
@@ -952,10 +944,6 @@
             height: 36px;
         }
 
-        .piece {
-            font-size: 1.7rem;
-        }
-
         .resize-handle {
             display: none;
         }
diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bB.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bB.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd71645
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bB.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"><g fill="#000" stroke-linecap="butt"><path d="M9 36c3.4-1 10.1.4 13.5-2 3.4 2.4 10.1 1 13.5 2 0 0 1.6.5 3 2-.7 1-1.6 1-3 .5-3.4-1-10.1.5-13.5-1-3.4 1.5-10.1 0-13.5 1-1.4.5-2.3.5-3-.5 1.4-2 3-2 3-2z"/><path d="M15 32c2.5 2.5 12.5 2.5 15 0 .5-1.5 0-2 0-2 0-2.5-2.5-4-2.5-4 5.5-1.5 6-11.5-5-15.5-11 4-10.5 14-5 15.5 0 0-2.5 1.5-2.5 4 0 0-.5.5 0 2z"/><path d="M25 8a2.5 2.5 0 1 1-5 0 2.5 2.5 0 1 1 5 0z"/></g><path stroke="#ececec" stroke-linejoin="miter" d="M17.5 26h10M15 30h15m-7.5-14.5v5M20 18h5"/></g></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bK.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bK.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8114d17
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bK.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"><path stroke-linejoin="miter" d="M22.5 11.6V6"/><path fill="#000" stroke-linecap="butt" stroke-linejoin="miter" d="M22.5 25s4.5-7.5 3-10.5c0 0-1-2.5-3-2.5s-3 2.5-3 2.5c-1.5 3 3 10.5 3 10.5"/><path fill="#000" d="M11.5 37a22.3 22.3 0 0 0 21 0v-7s9-4.5 6-10.5c-4-6.5-13.5-3.5-16 4V27v-3.5c-3.5-7.5-13-10.5-16-4-3 6 5 10 5 10V37z"/><path stroke-linejoin="miter" d="M20 8h5"/><path stroke="#ececec" d="M32 29.5s8.5-4 6-9.7C34.1 14 25 18 22.5 24.6v2.1-2.1C20 18 9.9 14 7 19.9c-2.5 5.6 4.8 9 4.8 9"/><path stroke="#ececec" d="M11.5 30c5.5-3 15.5-3 21 0m-21 3.5c5.5-3 15.5-3 21 0m-21 3.5c5.5-3 15.5-3 21 0"/></g></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bN.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bN.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c2c534
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bN.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"><path fill="#000" d="M22 10c10.5 1 16.5 8 16 29H15c0-9 10-6.5 8-21"/><path fill="#000" d="M24 18c.38 2.91-5.55 7.37-8 9-3 2-2.82 4.34-5 4-1.04-.94 1.41-3.04 0-3-1 0 .19 1.23-1 2-1 0-4 1-4-4 0-2 6-12 6-12s1.89-1.9 2-3.5c-.73-1-.5-2-.5-3 1-1 3 2.5 3 2.5h2s.78-2 2.5-3c1 0 1 3 1 3"/><path fill="#ececec" stroke="#ececec" d="M9.5 25.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0 .5.5 0 1 1 1 0zm5.43-9.75a.5 1.5 30 1 1-.86-.5.5 1.5 30 1 1 .86.5z"/><path fill="#ececec" stroke="none" d="m24.55 10.4-.45 1.45.5.15c3.15 1 5.65 2.49 7.9 6.75S35.75 29.06 35.25 39l-.05.5h2.25l.05-.5c.5-10.06-.88-16.85-3.25-21.34-2.37-4.49-5.79-6.64-9.19-7.16l-.51-.1z"/></g></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bP.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bP.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..23b2bc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bP.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><path stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="1.5" d="M22.5 9a4 4 0 0 0-3.22 6.38 6.48 6.48 0 0 0-.87 10.65c-3 1.06-7.41 5.55-7.41 13.47h23c0-7.92-4.41-12.41-7.41-13.47a6.46 6.46 0 0 0-.87-10.65A4.01 4.01 0 0 0 22.5 9z"/></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bQ.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bQ.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..005c223
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bQ.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><g fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"><g stroke="none"><circle cx="6" cy="12" r="2.75"/><circle cx="14" cy="9" r="2.75"/><circle cx="22.5" cy="8" r="2.75"/><circle cx="31" cy="9" r="2.75"/><circle cx="39" cy="12" r="2.75"/></g><path stroke-linecap="butt" d="M9 26c8.5-1.5 21-1.5 27 0l2.5-12.5L31 25l-.3-14.1-5.2 13.6-3-14.5-3 14.5-5.2-13.6L14 25 6.5 13.5 9 26z"/><path stroke-linecap="butt" d="M9 26c0 2 1.5 2 2.5 4 1 1.5 1 1 .5 3.5-1.5 1-1.5 2.5-1.5 2.5-1.5 1.5.5 2.5.5 2.5 6.5 1 16.5 1 23 0 0 0 1.5-1 0-2.5 0 0 .5-1.5-1-2.5-.5-2.5-.5-2 .5-3.5 1-2 2.5-2 2.5-4-8.5-1.5-18.5-1.5-27 0z"/><path fill="none" stroke-linecap="butt" d="M11 38.5a35 35 1 0 0 23 0"/><path fill="none" stroke="#ececec" d="M11 29a35 35 1 0 1 23 0m-21.5 2.5h20m-21 3a35 35 1 0 0 22 0m-23 3a35 35 1 0 0 24 0"/></g></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bR.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bR.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c9339b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/bR.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><g fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"><path stroke-linecap="butt" d="M9 39h27v-3H9v3zm3.5-7 1.5-2.5h17l1.5 2.5h-20zm-.5 4v-4h21v4H12z"/><path stroke-linecap="butt" stroke-linejoin="miter" d="M14 29.5v-13h17v13H14z"/><path stroke-linecap="butt" d="M14 16.5 11 14h23l-3 2.5H14zM11 14V9h4v2h5V9h5v2h5V9h4v5H11z"/><path fill="none" stroke="#ececec" stroke-linejoin="miter" stroke-width="1" d="M12 35.5h21m-20-4h19m-18-2h17m-17-13h17M11 14h23"/></g></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wB.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wB.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3d7deb0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wB.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"><g fill="#fff" stroke-linecap="butt"><path d="M9 36c3.39-.97 10.11.43 13.5-2 3.39 2.43 10.11 1.03 13.5 2 0 0 1.65.54 3 2-.68.97-1.65.99-3 .5-3.39-.97-10.11.46-13.5-1-3.39 1.46-10.11.03-13.5 1-1.35.49-2.32.47-3-.5 1.35-1.94 3-2 3-2z"/><path d="M15 32c2.5 2.5 12.5 2.5 15 0 .5-1.5 0-2 0-2 0-2.5-2.5-4-2.5-4 5.5-1.5 6-11.5-5-15.5-11 4-10.5 14-5 15.5 0 0-2.5 1.5-2.5 4 0 0-.5.5 0 2z"/><path d="M25 8a2.5 2.5 0 1 1-5 0 2.5 2.5 0 1 1 5 0z"/></g><path stroke-linejoin="miter" d="M17.5 26h10M15 30h15m-7.5-14.5v5M20 18h5"/></g></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wK.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wK.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..08189e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wK.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"><path stroke-linejoin="miter" d="M22.5 11.63V6M20 8h5"/><path fill="#fff" stroke-linecap="butt" stroke-linejoin="miter" d="M22.5 25s4.5-7.5 3-10.5c0 0-1-2.5-3-2.5s-3 2.5-3 2.5c-1.5 3 3 10.5 3 10.5"/><path fill="#fff" d="M11.5 37c5.5 3.5 15.5 3.5 21 0v-7s9-4.5 6-10.5c-4-6.5-13.5-3.5-16 4V27v-3.5c-3.5-7.5-13-10.5-16-4-3 6 5 10 5 10V37z"/><path d="M11.5 30c5.5-3 15.5-3 21 0m-21 3.5c5.5-3 15.5-3 21 0m-21 3.5c5.5-3 15.5-3 21 0"/></g></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wN.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wN.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..005c337
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wN.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><g fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"><path fill="#fff" d="M22 10c10.5 1 16.5 8 16 29H15c0-9 10-6.5 8-21"/><path fill="#fff" d="M24 18c.38 2.91-5.55 7.37-8 9-3 2-2.82 4.34-5 4-1.042-.94 1.41-3.04 0-3-1 0 .19 1.23-1 2-1 0-4.003 1-4-4 0-2 6-12 6-12s1.89-1.9 2-3.5c-.73-.994-.5-2-.5-3 1-1 3 2.5 3 2.5h2s.78-1.992 2.5-3c1 0 1 3 1 3"/><path fill="#000" d="M9.5 25.5a.5.5 0 1 1-1 0 .5.5 0 1 1 1 0zm5.433-9.75a.5 1.5 30 1 1-.866-.5.5 1.5 30 1 1 .866.5z"/></g></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wP.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wP.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9949318
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wP.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><path fill="#fff" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-width="1.5" d="M22.5 9c-2.21 0-4 1.79-4 4 0 .89.29 1.71.78 2.38C17.33 16.5 16 18.59 16 21c0 2.03.94 3.84 2.41 5.03-3 1.06-7.41 5.55-7.41 13.47h23c0-7.92-4.41-12.41-7.41-13.47 1.47-1.19 2.41-3 2.41-5.03 0-2.41-1.33-4.5-3.28-5.62.49-.67.78-1.49.78-2.38 0-2.21-1.79-4-4-4z"/></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wQ.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wQ.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d5c5ee4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wQ.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><g fill="#fff" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"><path d="M8 12a2 2 0 1 1-4 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 0zm16.5-4.5a2 2 0 1 1-4 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 0zM41 12a2 2 0 1 1-4 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 0zM16 8.5a2 2 0 1 1-4 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 0zM33 9a2 2 0 1 1-4 0 2 2 0 1 1 4 0z"/><path stroke-linecap="butt" d="M9 26c8.5-1.5 21-1.5 27 0l2-12-7 11V11l-5.5 13.5-3-15-3 15-5.5-14V25L7 14l2 12z"/><path stroke-linecap="butt" d="M9 26c0 2 1.5 2 2.5 4 1 1.5 1 1 .5 3.5-1.5 1-1.5 2.5-1.5 2.5-1.5 1.5.5 2.5.5 2.5 6.5 1 16.5 1 23 0 0 0 1.5-1 0-2.5 0 0 .5-1.5-1-2.5-.5-2.5-.5-2 .5-3.5 1-2 2.5-2 2.5-4-8.5-1.5-18.5-1.5-27 0z"/><path fill="none" d="M11.5 30c3.5-1 18.5-1 22 0M12 33.5c6-1 15-1 21 0"/></g></svg>
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diff --git a/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wR.svg b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wR.svg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c149104
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/static/pieces/cburnett/wR.svg
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+<svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 45 45"><g fill="#fff" fill-rule="evenodd" stroke="#000" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="1.5"><path stroke-linecap="butt" d="M9 39h27v-3H9v3zm3-3v-4h21v4H12zm-1-22V9h4v2h5V9h5v2h5V9h4v5"/><path d="m34 14-3 3H14l-3-3"/><path stroke-linecap="butt" stroke-linejoin="miter" d="M31 17v12.5H14V17"/><path d="m31 29.5 1.5 2.5h-20l1.5-2.5"/><path fill="none" stroke-linejoin="miter" d="M11 14h23"/></g></svg>
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