The first tusk was sold in London as far back as 1611 and by the 18th century tusks were so abundant they were being transformed into chess sets, billiard balls, piano keys and even snuffboxes.
Dear God, if you give me genie lamp like Alladin, I will give you anything you want except my money or my chess set. - Raphael.
Hou's parents noticed her interest in a chess board at a store, they promptly bought her a chess set — and then hired a chess tutor for her.
You don't need much to play chess-just a chess set and someone to play with.
One of the prisoners has carved a beautiful wooden chess set.
On display is one of the earliest surviving chess sets, made by hand from a type of pottery in Iran in the 12th century.
He received a chess set for his 13th birthday, and he quickly discovered that he was something of a prodigy, a fact he decided to hide so he wouldn't get beaten up in the lunchroom.
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