Over the centuries that chess had been played, innumerable varieties of sets of pieces were created ... by a renewed interest in the ruins of ancient Greece and Rome, which captured the popular ...

combining the ancient art of chainmail with the strategic game of chess. Each piece in the Chainmail Chess Set is a testament to David’s skill and dedication. The intricate details and the ...

A piece of a famous medieval chess set that had been missing for almost 200 years has sold at auction for £735,000. The warder - equivalent to a rook on a modern chess board - is part of a set known ...

The vaunted Staunton Chess Set, the standard chess set you probably ... had been influenced by a renewed interest in the ruins of ancient Greece and Rome, which captured the popular imagination ...