WWII

The Chess Hall of Fame has a very nice online exhibit of chess during WWII with a lot of photos I'd never seen before. Particualrly interesting are the USO pocket chess sets and a Drueke folding travel board from that time.

http://www.worldchesshof.org/exhibitions/exhibit/battle-on-the-board-chess-during-wwii/

Why? Don't we look good?

thanks batgirl. Entire article is fantastic - and again features material from the great Cleveland Public Library. Your posts are a treasure.

@batgirl - I must agree with kfleming, your posts are always a treasure. I love reading about the history of chess. Thanks so much for sharing.

Don't know if you have ever seen this picture (from WWI), found it a while ago posted on Reddit.

http://www.loyalregiment.com/photo-german-prisoners-playing-chess/

Thanks. I can't recall having ever seen that photo. It's very nice.

Concerning chess and POWs, you might like these:
http://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/pow-chess
http://www.chess.com/blog/batgirl/pow-chess-revisited

Thank you for posting this.  The links are fascinating.

Very interesting read batgirl, thanks!

http://deludoscachorum.blogspot.com.es/

Thank you so much, that was wonderfull

Thanks, batgirl, that was awsome!! I'm actually old enough to have seen some of that after the war. My father and uncle were both in WWII.

Good war!  Thanks batgirl.

And that's the way I see it! ...