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  2. Lewis chessmen - Wikipedia

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    There are many medieval chess bishops of various origins in different museums in Europe and US. [ 11 ] [ 12 ] [ 13 ] A bishop that probably predates the Lewis chessmen was in the collection of Jean-Joseph Marquet de Vasselot and was sold at Christie's in Paris in 2011 with a radiocarbon dating report stating that there is a 95% probability that ...

  3. Game pieces of the Lewis chessmen hoard - Wikipedia

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    The hoard of ninety-three games pieces was found on the Isle of Lewis and was exhibited in Edinburgh in 1831. [1] Most accounts have said the pieces were found at Uig Bay) on the west coast of Lewis but Caldwell et al. of National Museums Scotland (NMS) consider that Mealista), also in the parish of Uig and some 6 miles (10 km) further south down the coast, is a more likely place for the hoard ...

  4. Charlemagne chessmen - Wikipedia

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    Queen. The legend regarding the set states that these chessmen were given as a gift to Charlemagne by Caliph Harun al-Rashid, [3] who was an avid chess player. The fact that the set displays elephants instead of bishops and chariots instead of rooks denotes a form of the Perso-Arabic game known as Shatranj, itself coming from the original Indian Chaturanga (which compound word means the 'Four ...

  5. Pewter - Wikipedia

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    Pewter was a leading material for producing plates, cups, and bowls before the wide adoption of porcelain. Mass production of pottery, porcelain and glass products have almost universally replaced pewter in daily life, although pewter artifacts continue to be produced, mainly as decorative or specialty items. Pewter was also used around East Asia.

  6. List of fairy chess pieces - Wikipedia

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    Waterloo Chess, Amsterdam Medieval Chess: Identical to the KAND Lion: Judge ~ 1/2, 1 : KN: Sac Chess (Pacey, 2014) Combination of Knight and Mann. Also known as Centaur. K: Kangaroo ~ 1/2, ~ 2X: NA: Outback Chess (T. Newton 2002) Combination of Knight and Alfil. Also known as Hospitaller or Priestess. Khon: 1X, 1> FfW

  7. Tamerlane chess - Wikipedia

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    Because Tamerlane chess is a larger variant of chaturanga, it is also called Shatranj Al-Kabir (Large chess or Great chess), as opposed to Shatranj as-saghir ("Small Chess"). Although the game is similar to modern chess, [ 2 ] it is distinctive in that there are varieties of pawn , each of which promotes in its own way.

  8. Chess in Europe - Wikipedia

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    The game of chess, or rather its immediate precursor, known as shatranj, was introduced to Europe from the Islamic sphere, most likely via Iberia (modern Spain), in the 9th or 10th century (possibly as early as at the beginning of the 9th century, and certainly by the mid to late 10th century).

  9. Category:Medieval chess - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Medieval chess" The following 11 pages are in this category, out of 11 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. C. Jacobus de Cessolis;

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