“Medieval sources repeatedly state that chess is war without bloodshed, and that it represents a just world.” Dr Krisztina Ilko on her new paper 'Chess and Race in the Global Middle Ages'. theguardian.com/world/2026/mar…
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Check mates: analysis of medieval chess sets reveals vision of equality and mutual respect
Far from being a metaphor for racial tension, chess reveals world where people could engage as equalsChris Osuh (the Guardian)
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