The collection includes flower-shaped game pieces, a die with six eyes and a horse chess piece. The pieces, which were carved from antlers, were discovered at the site of what used to be a castle ...

Prior to 1849, there was no such thing as a “normal chess set.” At least not like we think of it today. Over the centuries that chess had been played, innumerable varieties of sets of pieces ...

The horse figurine has clear eyes and a mane, researchers said, and a relatively “elaborate” design that is indicative of a “high-quality” chess piece from the Middle Ages.

This Iranian chess set, created in the 12th century, features four stone rooks with two pointed horns each, representing horse-drawn chariots. The design is nearly identical to the "rook" figurine ...