It was Nathaniel Cook's ‘Ornamental Design for a Set of Chess Men’ patented on March 1, 1849 that made the winning move. The so-called Staunton pattern was named after the English chess master Howard ...

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The new kids in town, San Diego FC, take their first-ever trip to Texas this weekend, making their Lone Star State bows at Q2 Stadium for our Matchday 5 Sunday Night Soccer presented by Continental ...

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Across eight episodes, passionate and highly-skilled players from all backgrounds will battle it out across a series of rapid chess games before one will be crowned the title of Chess Master ...

Watershed district officials can offer technical assistance in the form of actual design work, and the district has some limited financial assistance that it can offer shoreline landowners ...

In a remarkable moment, 14-year-old Andreas Kyriakides held Anand to a draw, earning praise from both the grandmaster and spectators. “Even the youngest players gave the former World Champion a ...