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Archaeologists Find a Rare, 1,000-Yr-Old Game Collection and a Well-Preserved Chess Knight Piece Carved From Antlers
"In the Middle Ages, chess was one of the seven skills that ... 12th century came as a complete surprise to us, and the horse figure is a real highlight," Dr. Jonathan Scheschkewitz of LAD stated.
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Sets for the World Chess Championship cost $500. Here's why.
Artisans train over four to five months, learning to masterfully shape each figure. These small blocks ... artisan to learn how to carve the other chess pieces. But unlike these other chessmen ...
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Boris Spassky, Soviet-era chess champion who lost "match of the century" to American Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called "Magician of Riga". It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...
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Boris Spassky, who lost famed chess match to Bobby Fischer, dies at 88
Having made a strong impression, he found himself in the shadow of another rising figure in Soviet chess, Mikhail Tal, the so-called "Magician of Riga". It was not until 1961 that Spassky made a ...