User blog comment:RPGsrule/The Chess Motif Speculation/@comment-4463099-20131205141952

From the timing of Qrow's "Queen has pawns" message, I would think that it's referring to the White Fang, since we now know that they're under Torchwick's command and, by extention, Cinder's. Whether Cinder is the black queen or not, I'm fairly certain that the White Fang are the black pawns, at least for the moment.

That said, I'm also thinking it's entirely possible that whoever's in charge of the White side (probably Ozpin, though it might be someone even higher up) may be planning to use Team RWBY (specifically Blake) to try and pull the White Fang back to the White side, given her past and her skills.