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Chess is one of the most popular board games in the world, and with good reason. Chess isn't always about winning; it's an art, science, and a sport to continue learning from. Even after an uptick in ...

One rare nonpolarizing event in 2020 was the release of Netflix’s “The Queen’s Gambit.” The miniseries about orphaned, struggling chess prodigy Beth Harmon not only captivated audiences, but it also ...

If you bought a wooden chess set after watching “The Queen’s Gambit,” the price you paid was most likely dictated by just four pieces. The knights alone can account for as much as 50% of the cost of a ...

Hunched over the scroll saw setup in his Northland garage, woodworking hobbyist David Pentimone traces the lines of his paper design. All the iconic buildings — from Liberty Memorial to Sky Stations ...

You build the chess set as two symmetrical halves—first the "white" side of the board and all the white pieces and then the "black" side of the board and all the black pieces. The two halves fasten ...

If you enjoy playing chess you may be interested in a new full-size tournament electronic chessboard that can be folded for portability. The iChessOne is a wooden foldable chessboard complete with ...

Amritsar: Bipinpreet sits before a chess set he painstakingly crafted over a month. This is no ordinary set: the pieces are uniquely designed to resemble Portuguese figures. The rook is shaped like a ...