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Archaeologists Find a Rare, 1,000-Yr-Old Game Collection and a Well-Preserved Chess Knight Piece Carved From Antlers
The unearthed collection included some exceptionally preserved chess pieces, dice, and game tokens, stated Ancient Origins. A team of archaeologists discovered this collection in the Reutlingen ...
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1,000-Year-Old Medieval Game Collection Discovered In A German Castle
A team of archaeologists were recently exploring the ruins of a long-forgotten castle in southern Germany when they stumbled ...
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The Chess Computer From 1912
In 1920, the machine got a facelift, although it used the same algorithm. Now normal chess pieces were moved by means of electromagnets. A recorded voice would say check or mate (in Spanish ...
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Sets for the World Chess Championship cost $500. Here's why.
Narrator: With every shaving and small incision, master artisans turn these trunks of wood into 32 hand-carved chess pieces. You can pick up a plastic set for $20, but a wooden set certified for ...