Carved chess set draws crowds to gallery You might not think a chess set would be the kind of show-stopping artwork that would double or triple the visitors to a small art gallery on Main Street in ...

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 ...

SAN DIEGO — A palm-sized sandstone object found in 1991 at an Early Islamic trading outpost in what’s now southern Jordan appears to be the oldest known chess piece. This roughly 1,300-year-old ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 21, 2017 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Chess board and chess pieces manufacturer, The House of Staunton, talks about the role of tradition in the selection of chess materials and ...

Chennai, Aug 1 (IANS) Chess pieces that move on their own as if possessed by some spirit, artistic boards, handcrafted pieces made of camel bones and several other novelties are available in the ...