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The Sicilian Series Chess Set – Product Review

Tuesday, November 24th, 2009 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

The Sicilian series chessmen with Rosewood board that has been presented to me for review has been done so extremely well. The chessmen come in a white box with the recognisable branding on the front. There is no doubt that ...

The Future For Luxury Wooden Chess Sets

Tuesday, October 6th, 2009 Posted in Chess set creation & production, Uncategorized | No Comments »

Classic Chess sets, such as the Staunton variety, tend to involve looking back into the past, as opposed to the future. We seldom think about what will become of our luxury chess sets, but it stands to reason that the ...

Selling for less than the sum of it’s parts

Thursday, July 30th, 2009 Posted in Chess sets & the environment, Uncategorized | No Comments »

I had the chance to talk to a traditional English woodworker today. He makes fine chess sets from lovely cuts of luxury hardwoods. I quizzed him about the types of wood used to build chess sets and found out some ...

Online chess playing

Thursday, October 16th, 2008 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »

Despite it's deeply traditional beginnings chess is rapidly becoming a game of the web with thousands of people playing against each other online. Web 2.0 makes it easy for people to play live games of chess while seated in different ...