Relatively cheap 3D printing, combined with free design software, means that almost anyone can create their own chess sets. Last year, 3D printing pioneers Makerbot issued a chess set design ...

The ubiquitous 'Jacques Staunton Set', designed in 1849 A new book uses the Jacques Staunton Set as a jumping off point, delving into the wider, richer world of chess set design – one informed by ...

Dave designed this amazing chess board as a project for his 3D design class. The unique aspect of this chess set lies in its use of skeleton keys as chess pieces.

I wanted to bring the characters of the chess set to life, so I began to scribble designs down and spoke about it to a few of my peers. I felt that South Sea pearls were key to that and that they ...

For example, when we typed in ‘Space Soldiers’ for our chess set, the computer picked ‘Cyberpunk Ninjas’ as a good counter set. You can now play a game of chess using the pieces, against ...

Traditional chess pieces in the Staunton design Chess USA Prior to 1849, there was no such thing as a “normal chess set.” At least not like we think of it today.

A whole chess set is translated into wearable accessories in this prototype by French designer Louis Le Joly Senoville, a fan of the game who wanted to make it possible to play anywhere at any time.