I don't think so. All I can find pictures of is this handmade one from Russia.
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My wife says I'm her chess toy.
Mar 20, 2009
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Keyif wrote: My wife is knitting me a chess set.
Inexplicably, we missed that one from the list of materials.
This reminds me of a Harry Potter Scene. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oRCgQ3yQuIg
They usually play wizard chess on regular sized boards and moving pieces.
They made a 20in x 20in chess board based on this one; but it cost almost $400.
Mar 20, 2009
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Edoard wrote:
I don't think so. All I can find pictures of is this handmade one from Russia.
This looks like an early 'chess engine' - use of which is not allowed on this site. I'm not even sure whether you're allowed to post pictures of them.
hahahahahaha
Mar 24, 2009
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#9
Not strictly a toy - more a sensible precaution.
Do you wear the appropriate safety equipment when playing chess?
funny stuff
Apr 21, 2009
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wormrose wrote: My wife is knitting sweaters for my chess pieces.
Not acrylic, I hope. Those can be itchy & scratchy.
artfizz wrote:
gvs567 asked: What are chess engines?
Laughingknight replied: They're little bitty motors that fit inside chess pieces.
Is there a wide variety of chess toys available? e.g. pull-back rooks that shoot across the board.
Treating chess pieces as toys is a bit like Rolf Harris covering Stairway to Heaven, surely?
Lego robot chess set. Video at chessbase.
Not only do they move around, making way for other pieces to pass, but many of the pieces are animated, such as the knight that claws the air.
http://www.chessbase.com/newsdetail.asp?newsid=6737
I had a great inflatable set. Unfortunately, I lost most of the pieces, but I still have the 2 queens.
I still play with them sometimes.
They seem surprised.
Perhaps I'm not reading the faces right though.
goldendog wrote:
They seem surprised.
Perhaps I'm not reading the faces right though.
LOL
Mobile knight.
May 12, 2011
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#20
I saw a chess set once which was comprised of shot glasses which resembled the pieces. Each was filled with your favorite libation and when you captured a piece... well you've already guessed. The best strategy of course, was to sacrifice so that your opponent would get too drunk to finish the game. But after a while... oh, who cares. Let's go find some girls!
Is there a wide variety of chess toys available? e.g. pull-back rooks that shoot across the board.
Treating chess pieces as toys is a bit like Rolf Harris covering Stairway to Heaven, surely?