Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. A remarkable private collection of early chess pieces is to go under the hammer next month as part of Sotheby’s ...
Noblie debuts Porcelain Chess Sets with biscuit or glazed finishes and overglaze decoration - crafted for collectors, ...
The Netflix miniseries “Queen’s Gambit” inspired recollections of world-famous chess master portraits created roughly a century ago by my father, David Friedmann. It was exciting to hear some of the ...
See examples from the World Chess Hall of Fame collection's unusual chess sets. A Silver and Copper Enamel Chess Set and Board from Hungary is part of the World Chess Hall of Fame collection of chess ...
An extraordinary museum in the Turkish capital Ankara takes visitors on a long journey of chess through the ages. The Gokyay Foundation Chess Museum, established in 2015, exhibits 686 chess sets ...
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 ...
ANKARA, July 26 (Xinhua) -- The unique Gokyay Chess Museum in the Turkish capital of Ankara displays chess sets from more than 100 different countries and cultures, earning a well-deserved place in ...