The chess pieces are intricately carved (Stewart Attwood/PA ... The hoard discovered on Lewis contained 93 gaming pieces in total, from at least four chess sets as well as other games. The pieces are ...

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With the advent of international chess tournaments in the Victorian era, it became clear that a standard size and shape for the ancient game's 32 pieces was required. It was Nathaniel Cook's ...

As we keep playing, I slowly gain the upper hand ... with intricately carved wooden ceilings. A verandah runs on one side ...

A pathway to greatness and a season-defining clash that has carved names into legend ... to lob it Figo's way as he readied another set piece. Sensing the hate of the Barca ultras, the referee ...

with little carved pieces representing knights, cavalry, infantry, etc. It was, of course, the game of chess. And as much as the emperor and his minister were thrilled with this fresh diversion ...

Here are three: *The split mountain in Recoaro -- This mountain carved into the rock by the ... As for the contemporary art, the work will be a new piece created expressly for this exhibition ...

De Gaulle is long gone, obviously, and it is set in the present day ... notable differences – Redmayne’s Jackal collects carved chess pieces and likes birdwatching – indeed the only mistake ...