If all games are to some degree a surrogate ... his slender swords, his brown ivory chessmen." By playing chess, a ruler like Angus Mor indicated that although his local power base was on the ...

The chess pieces consist of elaborately worked ... standing warders and pawns in the shape of obelisks. 11 of the chessmen are at the National Museums Scotland and the remaining 82 reside at ...

There are less than 10 people who are trusted to carve the knights for the official World Chess Championship sets. So, how are these chessmen made? And why are they so expensive? At this factory ...

If all games are to some degree a surrogate ... his slender swords, his brown ivory chessmen." By playing chess, a ruler like Angus Mor indicated that although his local power base was on the ...

February 4, 2025 Publisher: Briarstone Press (sarawinokur.com) Ancient chess pieces. A centuries-old diary. And a modern killer closing in. When Icelandic forensic geneticist Brynja Pálsdóttir, ...

The “iconic” Lewis chessmen have been redisplayed ... from at least four chess sets as well as other games. At the time the ...