From intricately designed pawns to boards from luxury brands, check out the most expensive chess sets in the world.

Later, as books about chess began to be published especially after Gutenberg created his ... According to adverts in the Illustrated London News dated September 8, 1849, the first Jaques Staunton ...

Exploring Animal Chess Sets,” a whimsical and engaging exhibition that showcases more than 50 animal-themed chess sets from around the globe. Opening on January 30, 2025, and running through ...

Image credit: X/@tatasteelchess Chess is set for its biggest event since the FIDE World Championship and the World Rapid and Blitz Championships last month, with the Tata Steel Chess set to get ...

Local chess enthusiast and tutor, Asher Baldwin, has played chess his entire life. Now he wants to help others discover the intricate beauty of the game. Baldwin, an experienced and competitive ...

Sheridanites of all ages were tested to see if they knew how to put their opponent in checkmate in one move and checkmate in three moves during the Sheridan Chess Association’s free open play in the ...

Sheridanites of all ages were tested to see if they knew how to put their opponent in checkmate in one move and checkmate in three moves during the Sheridan Chess Association’s free open play in the ...

TORONTO - Aaron Reeve Mendes says he was just five years old when he started playing chess, a favourite game of his father’s. “I really liked how complex it was and how, like, it was not ...

A 17-year-old has crafted the ultimate tool to cheat at chess after jailbreaking Ray-Ban Meta glasses to show the best moves in over-the-board games. Chess cheating has been a controversial ...

Two coaches, and 10 students aged four to 13 from as far away as Bar Harbor, Mount Desert, Tremont and Trenton, met up early at the library to set up the tables, chairs, chess boards and clocks. The ...

Volumes One and Two are "As seen by other chess players," and the latter two volumes have the byline "In his own words." The set was compiled by Englishman Jimmy Adams, who handled the analysis of ...