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2. Bishop (chess) - Wikipedia

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   In an endgame with a bishop, in some cases the bishop is the "wrong bishop", meaning that it is on the wrong color of square for some purpose (usually promoting a pawn). For example, with just a bishop and a rook pawn , if the bishop cannot control the promotion square of the pawn, it is said to be the "wrong bishop" or the pawn is said to be ...

3. 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 ...

4. 9 Antique Items You Could Sell for Thousands of Dollars

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   Currently, a set of vintage 1990s authentic silverware is priced upwards of $2,699.95 Final Take To GO The bottom line is that the world of antiques is vast, varied and potentially quite valuable.

5. Lewis chessmen - Wikipedia

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   The 79 chess pieces [a] consist of 8 kings, 8 queens, 16 bishops, 15 knights, 13 warders (rooks) [a] and 19 pawns. The heights of the pawns range from 3.5 to 5.8 cm ( 1 ⁠ 3 / 8 ⁠ to 2 ⁠ 9 / 32 ⁠ in), while the other pieces are between 7 and 10.2 cm ( 2 ⁠ 3 / 4 ⁠ and 4 in).

6. 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.

7. Chess piece - Wikipedia

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   Each player begins with sixteen pieces (but see the subsection below for other usage of the term piece).The pieces that belong to each player are distinguished by color: the lighter colored pieces are referred to as "white" and the player that controls them as "White", whereas the darker colored pieces are referred to as "black" and the player that controls them as "Black".