The complete chess set of 32 pieces in mixed media and board comprised of carpet, linoleum, plywood and beechwood, with accompanying instruction manual, all contained in the original foam-lined and ...

knights and standing warders - the medieval version of rooks on a modern chess board - and pawns. Some 82 pieces are now in the British Museum and 11 pieces held by the National Museum of Scotland.

Or maybe you attempted to play chess and realized: oh yeah, chess is actually pretty hard. Whatever your skill level, Really Bad Chess is a modern take on the classic game, where pieces are randomized ...

The newly-discovered piece is a warder, a man with helmet, shield and sword and the equivalent of a rook on a modern chess board, which "has immense character and power". The Lewis Chessmen were ...