This chess set was given to me when I was a child. Each piece has its own individual character with the 4½-inch-tall kings being fearsome looking. Paper labels read: “Guaranteed African Ivory, Tsang ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Oct. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Wood chess set manufacturer, The House of Staunton, explains their humanitarian mission to produce ivory chessmen without endangering the planet's ...

An early Indian lacquered ivory figural chess set is one of the highlights of the Chess and Games sale taking place on May 1 at Bonhams, Knightsbridge. With the Kings as elephants, the rooks as ...

Q. My great-uncle brought this ivory chess set back with him from China. The set is complete, but some of the pawns’ swords are missing. –Jane S. Blewitt, Elida, Ohio A. References to chess can be ...

Throughout the years, chess sets have been developed to match the evolution of the game of chess itself. In the past, sets ...