Chess combines fascinations of opposite kinds, a quality entirely special to itself; it is peaceful, and at the same time warlike; it is light, and yet profound; it is manly, and yet womanly.
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Board games were a pastime long before Monopoly starting ruining Christmas. Here, we explore the some of the most popular games played in ancient cultures – including a few that have shown such longevity that you may have given them a go yourself...
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This piece, dated 12th century, is an example of the representational chess design found in Northern Europe. Made of walrus ivory. Perhaps from Trondheim.
It's a wonderful King whose beard is longer than his sword!
Six Gentlemen and Ladies in a Garden, Two of Them Playing at Chess
Plate 31 from William Young Ottley, A Collection of 129 Fac-Similes of Scarce and Curious Prints, by the Early Masters of the Italian, German, and Flemish Schools (London 1828)
This chess piece is a 10-11th century bishop, made of whalebone. Found in England along with other chessmen, plus one with a curious inscription (SATRAS, perhaps from shatranj).
Shape is typical early islamic, but the carved heads are Northern European.
Shôgi Chess Board, Pieces and Spring Flowers in Blue-and-White Porcelain Pot; from the series A Selection of Horses (Umazukushi), with poems by Shunshôtei Utsukushima and Shûchôdô Monoyana
The Queen was one of medieval Europe’s key contributions to the game of chess as it is known today. Beginning in the 12th century, Queens gradually replaced the Viziers of the Islamic and Persian chess tradition.
The women who made the fabulous Parker Brothers Pastimes jigsaw puzzles like this 2.5 ft. wide pirate puzzle from 1933 created wonderfully whimsical pieces called "figurals." Hopefully the image is good enough for you to zoom in and find some in this copy from @museumofplay (1/2)
Did you know that the 2nd book in history printed in English was about #chess?
The first English publisher William Caxton's translation of "The Game and Playe of the Chesse" was published in 1476. "The Recuyell of the Historyes of Troye" came out of his press a year earlier.
Heute fand das Onlineseminar "Grundlagen des Onlinetrainings" statt. Den Teilnehmern wurden grundlegende Funktionen von @zoom_us, einem Web-Konferenztool, nähergebracht und sie lernten wie dieses für den Einsatz im Onlinetrainings eingesetzt werden kann. nsv-online.de/2020/11/online…
Torre de #ajedrez #madrileña del s. XI (Museo Arqueológico Regional). El ajedrez, de origen indio, fue popular en Al-Ándalus, desde donde se introdujo en Europa. "Ajedrez" viene del #árabe "ash-shatranch" الشطرنج y este del #sánscrito "chaturanga".
According to the Persian story, in order to avoid paying taxes to the Sasanians (Persian Empire), the rajah of India challenged the Iranians to figure out how to play chess. They did, and so tribute had to be payed.
Here, the vizir Buzurgmihr Masters the Game of Chess (1/2)
