Man Ray Chess Set
Man Ray’s iconic chess set was designed in 1920 and looks as good today as it did more than 100 years ago. The clear lacquered veneered wood board has painted black squares …
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Chess Set
$350.00
Brooklyn-based ceramicist Eleni Kontos eschews traditional chess pieces for unconventional and otherworldly figures in her handmade chess set. Featuring dyed clay pieces and a board with hand-painted gradient details as well as …
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A hydrogen-fueled train, an NFT fundraiser for Ukraine, oil-spill constellations and more from around the web
Via popularmechanics.com
150-Year-Old Chess Puzzle Solved
A mathematician from Harvard University named Michael Simkin has (basically) solved the n queens problem, a chess puzzle that’s some 150 years old. The mathematical challenge was created by chess composer Max …
Prism Chess Set
$120.00
With production limited to just 25, this chess set from Poketo is a collectible, design piece—and a functional game, of course. The pieces are geometric, and are made from lucite, as is …
Interview: World Chess Championship’s Judit Polgar
The female chess player on her illustrious career and transitioning to commentating
Tribeca Film Festival 2016 Premieres ‘Magnus’
Director Benjamin Rhee on his documentary about the #1 ranked chess player in the world, Magnus Carlsen
Pot Leaf Chess Set
$39.00
Expand your mind in multiple dimensions with a game of pot leaf chess. The 32 pieces come in the shapes of bongs, bowls, joints, pot leafs and more.
Magnus Carlsen, World Chess Champion
The newly crowned king of chess fronts G-Star RAW SS14