If you’ve ever looked at different chess sets for sale, you’ve probably noticed something interesting – most of them look surprisingly similar. The shapes feel familiar, the proportions seem “right,” ...

If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. Chess has been around for about 1,500 years, making it ...

Prior to 1849, there was no such thing as a “normal chess set.” At least not like we think of it today. Over the centuries that chess had been played, innumerable varieties of sets of pieces were ...

Chinese Rat set (early 18th century) (all photos by Kevin Dutton, from Master Works, Rare and Beautiful Chess Sets of the World, published by FUEL in association with World Chess by Agon Ltd) Cover of ...