The first Staunton chess set was made by John Jacques & Son of Hatton Garden London in 1849. The design became very popular and is still used today in major chess clubs and national and international events.
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Quotes of the Day
The game of chess is turning out to be much richer than we knew-you can’t reduce it to the simple rules
Vishy Anand 2017
Kramnik was the luckiest man in the history of chess. He never won a single cycle, he got all the matches that he played for political reasons.
Veselin Topalov 2014
I have always a slight feeling of pity for the man who has no knowledge of Chess
Siegbert Tarrasch
There is no room for gallantry in chess.
Irving Chernev
Looks like I’m going to raise the average age of the field and lower the average rating!
Garry Kasparov 2017