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
Magnus is playing fantastic and I play like I always play, pretty badly
Anish Giri 2017
Some players lose ability to think independently and rely on computers completely.
Lajos Portisch 2012
Chess is a fairy tale of 1001 blunders.
Savielly Tartakower
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
I think I like chess. That’s the main reason that I’m able to play at a reasonably high level – that I really love chess. Always have and always will (smiles). It’s the best game in the world!
Nigel Short 2016