Where are the chess?

[Кирилл Сызранский]

I see changes in the status of Vladimir as well, but when they arose, interesting ...
Maybe a long time?

[Jasmin]

I saw today

[Vladimir]

Сообщение от Cyril Syzransky

I see the change in the status Vladimira, but when they arose, interesting ...
Maybe a long time?

This afternoon emerged. Rights may be useful in the case of "Phoenix". And they have a nasty habit poyavlyatya at night, when the admins have a rest

[LCR]

Сообщение от Vladimir

This afternoon arose. Rights may be useful in the case of "Phoenix". And they have a nasty habit poyavlyatya at night, when the admins have a rest

Our you, boss

[spigo]

Vladimir, congratulations! I take back all the criticism. And then as zabubenite.

[LCR]

Yes, it is necessary to appease the owner

Here are his gift:

Chess Charlemagne

In fact, under Charlemagne, whose reign had for 800 years., The West did not know chess - they were brought by the Arabs two centuries later.
However, in the royal abbey of Saint-Denis has long been an excellent set of figures for the game of chess from the ivory, according to tradition was given by Charles on the occasion of his coronation to the throne in Baghdad the Caliph Harun al-Rashid.
This set dates from the late 11 century, and its origin is not east - is the work of masters from the south of Italy, most likely from Salermo.

[LCR]

This kit is designed not for the game - the size of the figures are such that they are impossible to arrange on a board - and for storage of other treasures of the throne,
During the French Revolution set was confiscated and handed over to the National Library of France.

[LCR]

And here is the players, this miniature 12-16 centuries.

[nikola]

Russia won the chess world championship

http://www.gazeta.lv/story/7154.html

In Nizhny Tagil launched V International Chess memorial former director of STI USTU Eugene Zudova
http://www.ntagil.org/522/1691/

[nikola]

Oleg Raykis - sculptor, member of the Union of Artists of Russia,
International Art Foundation
and the International Association for collectors of chess.
Charge of development and the creation of chess designs
since 1990, has created more than 250 chess sets,




http://www.raikiscollection.com/indexru.html