Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. I love the game of chess, and that stems back to my childhood. When I was growing up in Australia in the '60s and '70s, ...

This has to be one of the coolest chess sets we have seen on Geeky Gadgets, almost as cool as the Super Mario chess set, the Chainmail Chess Set. The Chainmail Chess Set was handmade by David Austin ...

The new LEGO Traditional Chess Set is a clean, simple build. Its squares are colored dark brown and beige, which creates the impression of polished wood. Its pieces match and have a smooth, simple ...

Check out this amazing chess set made by artist Paul Fryer. There were only 7 of these amazing chess sets made, and the pieces light up when plugged in. As you can see from the photos, there are ...

When Tiffany & Co. set out to make a chess set, it did so via an unlikely muse—cardboard. “We were playing around with [it], the way it’s corrugated,” says chief artistic officer Reed Krakoff. Toying ...

The warder is the first of five missing pieces to materialize since the remaining chessmen’s discovery in 1831 Courtesy of Sotheby's In 1964, an antiques dealer from Edinburgh, Scotland, spent ...

WHY: This elaborate chess set depicts the historical Battle of Issus. Crafted by the hands of a master jeweller who spent more than 14,000 hours over 10 years on it, the chess set pays meticulous ...

Tobey Maguire used a chess set made in Huntsville in a 2014 movie. Producers ordered one for the new CBS comedy “God Friended Me” and another to use in a 2016 Disney film. The House of Staunton, ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Think chess, and chances are a certain, generic set of images will come to mind: that of stout, ...