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If anyone has not read Awardchess's beautiful chess poetry on this forum I would heartily remommend it. It will bring a tear to your eye. The one called "Sexy Chess" is a particular favorite.
http://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/awardchess-chess-poems
Billy.
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Cool !!!
...made this a while ago.
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phishcake5 wrote:
Kurt Waite "Intensity"
Er, the dark square's in the wrong corner. 
NrthrnKnght wrote:
No, just remember it this way white to the right
That is how I remember it, yes.
paul211 wrote:
Chess stamps are also a good source of chess art.
Can anyone connect some of these stamps to special occasions? For instance the 2nd stamp Island 1972 is a stamp from Iceland where Bobby Fischer played his memorable win for the World championship against Spassky.
Have many more to post all are beautiful
See too:
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Just ran across this, if you're a Game of Thrones fan you'll like it ... http://youtu.be/rUgAgfO-16s?hd=1
Rob Gonsalves, "Chess Master"
http://www.robgonsalves.com/ArtistSlideShow.asp?image_id=2872&artist_id=23&category_id=2
Embroidered chess set and board, 19th century, Morocco, Africa.
(found this at http://www.colourlovers.com/blog/2009/02/03/the-colors-of-chess/print/ )
Thanks for posting this site. There are many sets that I have never seen.