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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 …
A hydrogen-fueled train, an NFT fundraiser for Ukraine, oil-spill constellations and more from around the web
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 …
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 …
The female chess player on her illustrious career and transitioning to commentating
Director Benjamin Rhee on his documentary about the #1 ranked chess player in the world, Magnus Carlsen
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.
The newly crowned king of chess fronts G-Star RAW SS14