People have been playing chess for centuries—but a new chess piece found in Norway further reveals the spread of the ancient game to the Nordic region, and provides some intriguing insights about the ...

More than 1,000 years ago, chess made its way from the East to Europe. However, chess pieces from the early days of the game are very rare. Now, in archaeological excavations at a forgotten castle in ...

Chess has pieces such as pawns, kings, and knights, and these pieces are carved into figures that embody their names. Regarding such chess pieces, a designer posted on X (formerly Twitter), ``I ...