PHILADELPHIA -- In one match, the communists fight the capitalists, whose laborers are bound in chains. At the next table, Napoleon and Josephine take on Henri IV and Marie de Medici for their place ...

Chinese Rat set (early 18th century) (all photos by Kevin Dutton, from Master Works, Rare and Beautiful Chess Sets of the World, published by FUEL in association with World Chess by Agon Ltd) Cover of ...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The World Chess Hall of Fame (WCHOF), the leading chess cultural center in the country, is proud to announce “Paws and Pawns: Exploring Animal Chess Sets,” a whimsical and ...

LEGO patented its signature "binding brick" in 1958. But it wasn't until nearly 50 years later, in 2005, that LEGO released its first official chess build. I learned this fact while researching this ...

The length/width of the chess board is 12-by-12 inches—enough space that one can manipulate the pieces without disturbing the ones surrounding it, and can visually distinguish the rows and files. It ...