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 ...

An 800-year-old chess piece was excavated at a site in Norway, covered with a unique pattern of circles. The piece depicts a horse-like figure, but in today's game it would be known as the knight.

Researchers are particularly excited about the newly discovered chess piece, which is about an inch and a half tall. University of Tübingen / Victor Brigola Researchers have discovered a small ...