We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By James Austin James Austin is a writer covering games and hobbies, which means ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Think chess, and chances are a certain, generic set of images will come to mind: that of stout, ...

Prior to 1849, there was no such thing as a “normal chess set.” At least not like we think of it today. Over the centuries that chess had been played, innumerable varieties of sets of pieces were ...