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Archaeologists Discover a 1300-Yr-Old Sandstone Rook Piece, Say It May Be the 'Oldest' Chess Piece Ever Found
the design aligns perfectly with early Islamic chess pieces where rooks represented horse-drawn chariots. "This shape is standard for early Islamic pieces right through the 13th [or 14th] century ...
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Archaeologists Find a Rare, 1,000-Yr-Old Game Collection and a Well-Preserved Chess Knight Piece Carved From Antlers
Archaeologists Find a Rare, 1,000-Yr-Old Game Collection and a Well-Preserved Chess Knight Piece Carved From Antlers In 2024, researchers encountered several medieval gaming artifacts from a castle ...
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Sets for the World Chess Championship cost $500. Here's why.
At this factory in Amritsar, India, artisans carve the pieces for the official World Chess Championship sets ... It's designed to look like a realistic horse head. It's the most detailed of ...