About 10 people specialize in carving knights for the World Chess sets, Merenzon said. It takes about two weeks to produce 100 sets, with a set of knights requiring about six hours to carve, he said.

Luke Honey, chess consultant for auction house Bonhams, in central London, says knights are the most important figures to scrutinise when assessing a set. Their shape means that they cannot be ...

Now you know why the knights in your chess sets always look like they’re screaming in agony. A 19th century advertisement for the Staunton Chessmen The Chess Player’s Chronicle. Staunton ...

The wooden chess sets range from Rs 1,000 for an 8-inch board to Rs 2.5 lakh for larger, ... His creations include designs inspired by the 1920s and unique interpretations of the knight, ...

In all likelihood, Skyline Chess won’t replace the Staunton set. But it’s a nice contemporary complement if you like a design that’s a little less 1840s on your table. The project ...

So he decided to revamp the chess set, using CAD-modeling software to generate three-dimensional pieces from sewing patterns. ... Solid Works and Revolve. A sleeve became a knight, ...

The massive "Monsterchess" set he created from more than 100,000 Lego pieces, ... Brost modeled most of the other pieces on standard chess designs but gave the knight a full horse’s body, ...