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2. 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 ...

3. Library to display unique collection of chess sets

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   For example, Cates owns Anri's "Far West" chess set, a beautiful set of intricately hand-carved pieces featuring the U.S. cavalry against Native Americans. He thinks the set dates to the early 1960s.

4. Elephant of Yusuf al-Bahili - Wikipedia

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   The elephant of Yūsuf al-Bāhilī, known as the Chessman of Charlemagne [1] or Eléphant de Charlemagne, [2] is an ivory sculpture, possibly part of a chess set and probably carved in Sindh in the 9th century AD. It has been in Paris since at least the 16th century.

5. Polaris Fashion Place - Wikipedia

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   Polaris Fashion Place is a two level shopping mall and surrounding retail plaza serving Columbus, Ohio, United States.The mall, owned locally by Washington Prime Group, is located off Interstate 71 on Polaris Parkway in Delaware County just to the north of the boundary between Delaware and Franklin County.

6. The Most Unique Chess Sets For Every Type of Pop ... - AOL

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   From “Game of Thrones” and “Lord of the Rings” chess sets to “Star Trek” and Marvel boards, here are the best chess sets for every type of pop culture junkie out there. ‘Harry Potter ...

7. 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.