HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 13, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Tournament chess set provider, The House of Staunton, shares details about the unique types of wood selected to design their high-quality ...

Wooden chess sets serve as a great display piece, are highly durable, and typically come with well-crafted pieces. Wooden-crafted chess boards are timeless and provide the feel of a tournament board.

The House of Staunton in Alabama, one of the world’s largest chess retailers, offers wooden sets with relatively simple knights, such as the $129 tournament-style set in boxwood and rosewood, as ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Feb. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Wood chess pieces manufacturer, The House of Staunton, highlights the history of women in chess and celebrates notable female chess players ...

1849 Staunton Antique Chess Board 1849 staunton chess pieces 1849 staunton chess set Official Staunton Chess Company also offers a variety of chess boards WHITCHURCH, SHROPSHIRE, UNITED KINGDOM ...

The Staunton chess sets are ideal for modern players because they are so recognisable. They were named after the 19th Century English chess pioneer Howard Staunton and start at about £300 but can ...

Last week we published a history of the Staunton chess set, which was developed, in part, out of a need to standardize pieces for international competition.In a response on his blog, Jason Kottke ...

Traditional chess pieces in the Staunton design Chess USA Prior to 1849, there was no such thing as a “normal chess set.” At least not like we think of it today.

The Staunton chess pieces are the ones we know and love today, the ones we simply think of as chess pieces. Prior to its invention, there were a wide variety of popular styles in England, such as ...