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  2. Tap and die - Wikipedia

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    However, using an ordinary tap or die to clean threads generally removes some material, which results in looser, weaker threads. Because of this, machinists generally clean threads with special taps and dies—called chasers—made for that purpose. Chasers are made of softer materials and don't cut new threads.

  3. Dubrovnik chess set - Wikipedia

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    A 2014 House of Staunton Dubrovnik chess set. The Dubrovnik chess set is a style of chess pieces influenced by the Staunton chess set. [1] These chessmen are considered to have significant historical importance and are regarded as a timeless design classic. [1] Over the decades several variants of the Dubrovnik chessmen were designed. [1]

  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. Dice chess - Wikipedia

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    That site also states that "Pritchard's Encyclopedia of Chess Variants contains descriptions of seven versions of what he calls 'Dice Chess'." John Gollon, in his book Chess Variations: Ancient, Regional, and Modern, notes three ways in which dice may be used in connection with a game of chess. The most common is similar to that described in ...

  6. List of chess variants - Wikipedia

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    Choker: A combination of chess and poker, with players betting on cards made up from pieces of a standard chess set. [101] Dark chess (or Fog of War chess): The player sees only squares of the board that are attacked by their pieces. [102] Dice chess [multivariant]: The pieces a player is able to move are determined by rolling a pair of dice. [103]

  7. Rules of chess - Wikipedia

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    Staunton style chess pieces. Left to right: king, rook, queen, pawn, knight, bishop. The rules of chess (also known as the laws of chess) govern the play of the game of chess. Chess is a two-player abstract strategy board game. Each player controls sixteen pieces of six types on a chessboard. Each type of piece moves in a distinct way.

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