Today, there are a number of popular chess sets that range in both playing style and decor style. Some sets’ primary function — much like a standing antique globe or all six volumes of The ...

The U.S. government has returned an antique chess set which once belonged to former Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein, and was stolen during the 2003 invasion of the Iraq. The United States Embassy in ...

While the standard chess set is of course a visual icon unto itself, we like seeing designers re-imagine the traditional board and pieces. Designer, architect, and competitive chess player himself ...

“You just couldn’t find a decent wooden chess set,” he says. “The workmanship was terrible.” Camaratta—a retired aerospace engineer, a collector of antique chess sets, and an authority ...

A beloved antique chess piece, in the family for more than ... from the circa 1200 Lewis Chessmen hoard. The Lewis Chessmen set features seated kings, queens, bishops, knights, pawns and standing ...

Chess has been around for thousands of years, inspiring sets of all kinds, from the simple to the elaborate. “Masterworks” (Fuel Publishing, $47.50), edited by Dylan McClain, showcases ...

Queensland Police are appealing for public assistance in finding a 17th-century, hand-carved ivory chess set stolen from a house in Brisbane's eastern suburbs. The antique was stolen from a ...

Much has been written on this subject and there is an excellent book and website by Proffessor Sir Aaln Fersht: www.britishchesssets.com Good Quality Antique chess sets, mainly 18th & 19th C ...