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2. Staunton chess set - Wikipedia

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   The Staunton chess set is the standard style of chess pieces, [1] [2] recommended for use in competition since 2022 by FIDE, the international chess governing body. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The journalist Nathaniel Cooke is credited with the design on the patent, and they are named after the leading English chess master Howard Staunton , who endorsed it ...

3. Chess set - Wikipedia

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   Chess boxes, chess clocks, and chess tables are common pieces of chess equipment used alongside chess sets. Chess sets are made in a wide variety of styles, sometimes for ornamental rather than practical purposes. For tournament play, the Staunton chess set is preferred and, in some cases, required. Human chess uses people as the pieces.

4. 2024 FIDE Circuit - Wikipedia

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   The 2024 FIDE Circuit is a system comprising the top chess tournaments in 2024, which serves as a qualification path for the Candidates Tournament 2026.Players receive points based on their performance and the strength of the tournament.

5. Chess tournament - Wikipedia

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   The 35th Chess Olympiad, a chess tournament for teams. A chess tournament is a series of chess games played competitively to determine a winning individual or team. Since the first international chess tournament in London, 1851, chess tournaments have become the standard form of chess competition among multiple serious players.

6. Outline of chess - Wikipedia

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   The top of the piece is crown-like. Official tournament chess sets have 2 queens of each color, to deal with pawns being promoted [4] 2 rooks – look like castle towers and have a relative value of 5 points each. 2 bishops – stylized after mitres (bishops' hats), and have a relative value of 3 points each.

7. Library to display unique collection of chess sets

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   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 ...