Far from being a metaphor for racial tension, chess reveals world where people could engage as equals ...

Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners irrespective ...

The warder is the first of five missing pieces to materialize since the remaining chessmen’s discovery in 1831 Courtesy of Sotheby's In 1964, an antiques dealer from Edinburgh, Scotland, spent ...

A new study reveals that medieval chess was a powerful vehicle for promoting racial harmony. While contemporary medieval art often depicted non-white individuals in extreme roles, representations of ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. A medieval chess piece, one of five that have been missing for nearly two centuries, was chilling ...

A piece of a famous medieval chess set that had been missing for almost 200 years has sold at auction for £735,000. The warder - equivalent to a rook on a modern chess board - is part of a set known ...

This medieval chess set will allow you to settle your scores the old fashioned way: On a board, with wooden pieces that represent your kingdom. When Chessmaster and Deep Blue showed up on the ...

A piece of a famous medieval chess set that had been missing for almost 200 years has sold at auction for £735,000. The warder - equivalent to a rook on a modern chess board - is part of a set known ...