by Raphael | May 29, 2020 | News, Stories
In 2012, a Senator tree in Florida tragically burned and fell to the ground. This wasn’t just any old tree. It happened to be 3500 years old, declared by President Calvin Coolidge as a ‘National Historic Monument’, and a centerpiece of Big Tree Park...
by Raphael | Feb 24, 2020 | Home, News
RegiumChess almost convinced us. And there’s some mystery yet. We want to believe this chess computer will exist some day. Sadly, all evidence now points to a sophisticated scam complete with a Kickstarter set to attract cash on February 25. Please do your own...
by Raphael | Oct 23, 2019 | Art of Chess
As someone who has seen many chess board designs over the years and designed some myself, I was curious when Andrew stopped by with a bubinga chess board concept. It appeared to me as quite original. Already a fan of the edgeless “minimal” boards like my own design,...
by Raphael | Oct 25, 2017 | How to, News, Uncategorized
Two kids, Gabby & Garrett Heller started Chess 4 Charity in 2011 to hold a chess tournament for charity, hoping to raise money for great causes. With their fifth event in October 2017 they not only reached this year’s goal of $7500 for the Childhood Brain Tumor...
by Raphael | Oct 17, 2017 | Offers
We received a new shipment of our most popular 25″ Giant Chess Pieces in the warehouse. Here’s a great deal this week through Saturday 10/21/2017. All you need is a chess mat or suitable playing surface with 12-18″ squares and you’ll have a...
by Raphael | Oct 4, 2017 | Art of Chess
A couple of chess enthusiasts and creative woodworking professionals in Hungary began making a unique wall mounted chess board to solve something they encountered while playing chess. The challenge of keeping the figures in place while playing chess over multiple days...
by Raphael | Oct 3, 2017 | News
If you’ve ever wanted a painted chess set, completely one-of-a-kind, Sydney Gruber may just be the person you’re seeking! Sydney’s work is growing in popularity and she has a number of favorite chess sets at Chess House on which to ply her unique...
by Raphael | Aug 30, 2017 | News
In Somerset, England, Berkeley Chess designs and manufactures high quality theme chess. I asked Michael, founder of Berkeley Chess his thoughts on this exciting new venture. “Having spent 14 years in the themed chess business I was well aware of the demand that exists...
by Raphael | Aug 16, 2017 | Art of Chess
In May 1859, American Chess Master Paul Morphy was presented with a pocket watch from the Testimonial Committee of the New York Chess Club as a tribute to his genius and worth. Morphy had recently returned from Europe where his dominant play gave rise to a hero’s...
by Raphael | Jul 20, 2017 | How to, Uncategorized
Something as simple as changing the language on the computer can easily trip up first time users. This shows how to accomplish in addition to inverting the board (changing which side the white and black pieces play). See the Chess Genius Exclusive product page for...
