This Rolls-Royce of chess sets (sorry) features an aluminium board with a leather base and various options of veneer finish, including obsidian ayous and blackwood. We're told the ...

Inspired by its luxury cars, the Rolls-Royce chess set features a sculptural form, leather-lined compartments, and magnetic ...

A good set of chess pieces needs a certain amount of weight to play, so weights are added to better-quality plastic and wood pieces (you ideally want a triple-rated set). The colors should be ...

The board and chess piece holders are framed with polished aluminum, and there's a polished aluminum Spirit of Ecstasy badge on the front and back of the set. Like its cars and other accessories ...

Tesla's tried it with its weird drinking glasses and cat tray, but no car brand does unusual side projects quite like Rolls-Royce. The luxury carmaker has already designed a champagne chest and ...

bespoke luggage sets, and even a cigar humidor designed specifically for the Phantom. Now, the company has turned its attention to a different kind of refined leisure activity: chess. The new ...

This magnificent looking Rolls-Royce chess set comes with hidden drawers and sculptural, ceramic-coated magnetized pieces, and is available in four veneer finishes, with a choice of 13 leather colors.

There were caveats. Freestyle chess, where the positions of the back row pieces are randomised, leads to significantly more decisive results than the classical game. Only Keymer, of Carlsen’s ...