Narrator: With every shaving and small incision, master artisans turn these trunks of wood into 32 hand-carved chess pieces ... abstract representation of a medieval figure.

Between them, these much-loved pieces take us into the heart of the medieval ... and the style of the Lewis Chessmen is very close to pieces made there. We know that similar chess pieces have ...

A medieval chess piece kept in a drawer of an Edinburgh home has been sold at auction for £735,000. Its previous owners had no idea that the object was one of the long-lost Lewis Chessmen.

With symbols etched onto its legs, the buyer and commenters made guesses about the table's origins, from cowboys to medieval taverns. Thrifting is a fun way to find one-of-a-kind items like this ...

Let's get started. Chess Piece's identity and outfit are far from black and white. Decked out in a Regency-inspired dress in a checkerboard pattern, she's ready to prove she's no pawn in the game ...

Medieval Institute Publications at Western Michigan University publishes the TEAMS Middle English Texts Series, which produces scholarly texts designed for research and classroom use. Its goal is to ...

Multi-time chess world champion and perhaps the most famous player in the world, Magnus Carlsen, has said that he believes the esports style presentation would help the pro chess scene.

With more than four million followers across Twitch and YouTube, Hikaru Nakamura is, for many, the face of online chess.

It was “Barbie Night” on “The Masked Singer” as contestants danced — and sang — the night away. Celebrating the 65th anniversary of Barbie, the Oct. 23 episode was filled with Group B ...

Between them, these much-loved pieces take us into the heart of the medieval ... and the style of the Lewis Chessmen is very close to pieces made there. We know that similar chess pieces have ...

It was Barbie night on Wednesday’s episode of “The Masked Singer,” but unfortunately, not every could stay in a Barbie world at the end of the night. Well, technically no one could, because ...