chess sets

Chess is hot, uh, again. The 6th-century game is skyrocketing thanks to the combination of pandemic shut-ins and a Netflix TV show. The Queen’s Gambit is unlike any TV series you’ve ever seen. Beth Harmon is an orphan growing up in the ‘50s who becomes a high school chess prodigy…

Our smartphones have made chess a game that no longer requires adversaries sit opposite each other at a table. We find this good and bad. It's good because you can always get a game, anytime, anywhere. It's bad because, well, we miss the one-on-one interaction and the tactically pleasing moves…

With with the prevalence of smartphones and internet-connected computers, chess is no longer a game that requires two players sit at the same table. But while that means we can play more games, it also means less face-to-face connection. Chess Forum is New York City's last chess shop, and it's…

The game of chess is a timeless classic, challenging players from 6th century India all the way up to today. We can’t tell you how much it’s changed in those 1500 years, but we can tell you modern people are putting their own spin on it. They’re changing up pieces,…

Nick Rawcliffe is a London-based designer, inventor, engineer and general creative that creates unique products using innovative materials and processes. Operating as Raw Studio, he produces some of coolest, most creative furniture, lighting and accessories we've ever seen, but the Raw Studio Chess Set is easily our favorite. Each of…