PEORIA, Ill., June 6 (UPI) -- A Morton, Ill., man, after 14 years of collecting, boasts an impressive array of chess sets from all around the world. The Peoria Journal-Star reports that 53-year old ...

The first set was a gesture of love. Bernice Meisels and Floyd Sarisohn met as college students in New York City in the early 1950s. He used to play chess with strangers in Washington Square Park.

After a pandemic and film delays, Illuminations' next Minions project is almost here. Minions: The Rise of Gru is finally set to hit theaters July 1, 2022, giving viewers a prequel film to Despicable ...

See examples from the World Chess Hall of Fame collection's unusual chess sets. A Silver and Copper Enamel Chess Set and Board from Hungary is part of the World Chess Hall of Fame collection of chess ...

Dec. 2—HIGH POINT — When most people see a chess set, they see the individual pieces — the king and queen, the bishops, the knights, the rooks and the pawns. When Larry Cates sees a chess set, he sees ...

An incredible Lord of the Rings collector's edition chess set has had a huge price cut. The Battles of Mordor are etched into the memories of many readers and fans of the live-action adaptations of ...

CHESS MASTERPIECES: ONE THOUSAND YEARS OF EXTRAORDINARY CHESS SETS By George Dean with Maxine Brady Abrams, $65 272 pages Chess has tens if not hundreds of millions of adherents around the globe. A ...

From ancient Persian craftsmen to Yoko Ono, artists have reinterpreted the game over the ages. An all-white chessboard as part of the "Sky Is Always Clear" exhibition by artist Yoko Ono at the Moscow ...

Formula 1 auto racing may not be as popular here in the U.S. as, say, Nascar, but that shouldn’t exclude us from enjoying this attractive chess set made of old Renault parts. Priced at a reasonable ...

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