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| Chess From $10/£5 to thousands of dollars/pounds. Review Chess is possibly the oldest board game in the world. Nobody knows for sure where it started - some say China, some say India, some say Persia. It is a board game of skill and intellect - and no other board game can match it. Alexander The Great used chess to make his generals better military strategists. The idea was simple: learning chess helps develop thinking and planning skills. Chess is just about the only game of intellect at which humans can still beat computers. Play chess against yourself - that way you'll always win! Play chess in your local club, in the park, online, by snail-mail or on the phone. Some games have been known to last for years! Chess is a very easy game to learn - but an impossible game to master. That's part of the joy of chess - no human or computer has ever learnt it all. Chess sets can be purchased for just a few dollars/pounds - so buy one today and get started! Many people, myself included, collect chess sets. There are thousands of chess sets on the market - and new sets are brought out every day. Chess is the people's game - everyone can afford to play. Chess is a good way to learn about life. A person with the ability to win at chess is ready to win in society and in business. The top players these days become millionaires and household names. TV audiences around the world watch mesmerised as the greatest minds on the planet battle for supremacy. Chess is the greatest board game of them all! |
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| Queen |
| Bishop |
| Knight |
| Rook or Castle |
| Pawn |
| There are just six types of chessmen - each has limited mobility. They always start the game in the same positions - yet the total number of possible moves is mathematically impossible to calculate! |
| Collecting chess sets is a fascinating hobby in itself. There are thousands of different chess sets to choose from. The set above is known as the Lewis Chessmen - thus named because they were found in a robbers stash on the Isle Of Lewis - off the coast of Scotland. |
| Don Quixote Chessmen |
| Alexander The Great Chessmen |
| Individual Pieces from the Alexander The Great Chessmen set. |
| Alice In Wonderland Chess set |
| American Hardwood Chess Set |
| Original Winnie The Pooh Chess Set |
| Disney style Winnie The Pooh Chess Set |
| Chess is a great game for teaching children to think logically |
| Chess is a big board game all over the world. |
| Chess has featured in hundreds of movies. |
| Below - A photo and a painting of the greatest chess player of all time Garry Kasparov |
