In 1849, that challenge would be met by the “Staunton” Chess Set. The Staunton chess pieces are the ones we know and love today, the ones we simply think of as chess pieces. Prior to its ...

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 ...

A piece that I was making looked sort of like ... I had to really think about the game itself and the history of chess. The 1849 Staunton chess set is really significant as it's the set that ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Dec. 26, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Chess set supplier, The House of Staunton, shares details about five of their popular and unique battle-inspired chess sets and pieces.

Khachan loves chess, and he loves chess boards and pieces ... the original Staunton knight design, the current FIDE official World Championship set knight, and an ornamental variation.

battled with these chess pieces for the Sinquefield Cup and its $300,000 prize fund. The House of Staunton debuted their new chess set in front of the tens of thousands of chess enthusiasts that ...

The iChessOne is a wooden foldable chessboard complete with Staunton 5 chess pieces which have been modified to transform them into an electronic chess set. Designed to be used with online ...

No piece is more difficult to produce ... According to The House of Staunton, a large manufacturer of chess sets, a set of finely carved knights can represent up to 50% of the total cost of ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Chess has been around for about 1,500 years, making ...

Weil’s chess set takes the original Staunton set as a jumping-off point ... He did so by rejiggering the height of each piece so that, before the first move is made, the pieces conform to ...

The knights in the set used in World Chess Championship matches ($310 for the pieces and $220 for the ... The House of Staunton in Alabama, one of the world’s largest chess retailers, offers ...