diff --git a/packages/chess/src/ui/ParamPiecePicker.test.tsx b/packages/chess/src/ui/ParamPiecePicker.test.tsx
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+import React from 'react';
+import { renderToStaticMarkup } from 'react-dom/server';
+import { describe, it, expect, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { ParamPiecePicker } from './ParamPiecePicker';
+
+describe('ParamPiecePicker', () => {
+  const pieces = [
+    { id: 1, type: 'queen', color: 'white' as const, square: 28 }, // e4
+    { id: 2, type: 'knight', color: 'black' as const, square: 62 }, // g8
+  ];
+
+  it('renders dropdown listing pieces with color, type and square name', () => {
+    const html = renderToStaticMarkup(
+      <ParamPiecePicker
+        value={1}
+        onChange={() => {}}
+        pieces={pieces}
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(html).toContain('white queen at e4');
+    expect(html).toContain('black knight at g8');
+    expect(html).toContain('value="1"');
+    expect(html).toContain('value="2"');
+  });
+
+  it('calls onChange with entityId when selecting an option', () => {
+    // Testing React component events without testing-library:
+    // We instantiate the component directly and call its props.onChange to verify the type
+    const onChange = vi.fn();
+    const component = ParamPiecePicker({ value: 1, onChange, pieces });
+    
+    // Trigger the onChange handler passed to the select element
+    component.props.onChange({ target: { value: '2' } } as unknown as React.ChangeEvent<HTMLSelectElement>);
+    
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(onChange).toHaveBeenCalledWith(2);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/chess/src/ui/ParamPiecePicker.tsx b/packages/chess/src/ui/ParamPiecePicker.tsx
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+import React from 'react';
+import { squareToAlgebraic } from '../coord';
+
+export interface ParamPiecePickerProps {
+  value: number | undefined;
+  onChange: (entityId: number) => void;
+  pieces: readonly {
+    id: number;
+    type: string;
+    color: "white" | "black";
+    square: number;
+  }[];
+}
+
+export function ParamPiecePicker({ value, onChange, pieces }: ParamPiecePickerProps) {
+  return (
+    <select
+      value={value ?? ''}
+      onChange={(e) => {
+        const val = e.target.value;
+        if (val) {
+          onChange(Number(val));
+        }
+      }}
+      className="p-1 text-sm bg-white dark:bg-gray-800 border border-gray-300 dark:border-gray-600 rounded"
+    >
+      <option value="" disabled>Select a piece</option>
+      {pieces.map((p) => (
+        <option key={p.id} value={p.id}>
+          {p.color} {p.type} at {squareToAlgebraic(p.square)}
+        </option>
+      ))}
+    </select>
+  );
+}