Eight Facts About the Staunton Chess Set

If you asked anyone in the world to draw a chess piece, odds are they’d draw something from the Staunton set. Even the vast majority of chess clipart mimics Staunton chess pieces! Because the pieces are easy to recognize no...

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Rebecka Ratcliffe

The Ultimate Guide to the Knight Chess Piece

The knight’s unique ability to jump over other pieces and its L-shaped movement have been around since the earlier forms of chess. Discover all the other aspects of this most ancient an unchanged of chess pieces. 

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Shawn Bennett

The Ultimate Guide to The Rook Chess Piece

Discover everything you need to know about the rook chess piece. Explore its unique movements along ranks and files, key tactics for dominating the board, and its vital role in endgame scenarios. Also, dive into its history and how it...

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Shawn Bennett

Everything You Want To Know About Chess Pieces Names

Discover how chess pieces names evolved from foot soldiers and viziers to queens and bishops. This article traces each piece’s journey through language, geography, and cultural shifts, showing how different regions reimagined the same game in unique ways. A full...

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Sukanya Mukherjee