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Chess Set Pieces – Part 2
Purchase Chess History Guide The Charlemagne chess pieces originated in Italy and were created from African Ivory. Unlike the Isle of Lewis set,...
Setting Up Pieces
Chess Piece Set Up - Placement, Movement, Names, and Rules Setting up Chess Pieces can seem a bit complicated for the beginner. This chess board setup...
The Rook Chess Piece
The rook chess pieces can be a powerful piece because of the number of spaces it can access at any one time. You get two of them at the beginning but...
The Pawn Chess Piece
The pawn chess piece is by far the weakest of the chess pieces. However, there can be power in numbers. Try and promote these guys. Pawn chess pieces...
The Knight Chess Piece
The knight chess piece can be a powerful piece because it has the ability to "hop" over other pieces. You get two of them at the beginning but don't waste...
The Bishop Chess Piece
The bishop chess piece is an important piece but often times their power is not revealed until the end of the game. You get two of them at the beginning...
The Queen Chess Piece
The queen chess piece is powerful and for this reason the queen is a highly protected piece. The king and queen chess pieces are the most important pieces...
The King Chess Piece
The goal of a game of chess is to capture the king chess piece. The king is the most important piece but is not the most powerful. A king chess piece...
How To Buy Chess Sets
What you Need to know When Buying Your Next Chess Set Click To Purchase There's no shortage of chess sets for sale but if you're looking to buy...
Wooden Chess Sets
Wooden chess pieces can have different characteristics such as color, hardness, density, ease of carving, or a better finish. These characteristics allow...
Marble Chess Sets
Marble chess sets remain a popular choice for a stone chess set.Marble has been used for sculpture and decoration as far back as the ancient Greeks. It's...
Metal Chess Pieces
Metal chess pieces consist of pieces that are cast using alloys of metals and can provide a chic look. This process allows for highly detailed chess pieces....
Glass Chess Sets
Glass chess pieces can make a wonderful decoration. Glass is a interesting material great for decorative chess sets and are also more resistant to chemical...
Pieces In Chess History – Part 1
Click To Purchase The game of chess and use of chess game pieces is thought to have originated in India around the 6th or 7th century AD when...