The horses in higher-end wooden sets must be hand-carved, a long, specialized process to make sure all four are exactly the same. By Sophia June If you bought a wooden chess set after watching “The ...

If you have an old chess set that's missing pieces, don't rush to throw it out yet. Instead, turn it into this functional and ...

The chessman is believed to be a rook, which in the game is permitted to move horizontally and vertically for as many spaces as possible and can 'castle' with a king. Chess is thought to have ...