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  Title

  Chess Set : Ambassador High Detail European Wooden Handmade

  Author

  Wegiel (Firm)  

  Publisher:

  Wegiel,

  Pub date:

  [2012].

  Pages:

  32 pieces - King 4.5"(11cm), Queen 3.66"(9.3cm), Pawn 2.28"(5.8cm), Board measures 21.65"W x 1.18"H x 21.65"D (55cmx3cmx55cm), Squares measure 2.24"x2.24" (5.7cmx5.7cm).

  1 copy available at Sheridan - Trafalgar.
  

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    Holdings
    Sheridan - Trafalgar	Copies	Material	Location
    GV1452 .C44 2012	1	Board Games	Trafalgar Board Games
    	Note: This game is available for a 3 day loan. There is a $1.00 per hour fine if the game is not returned by the specified time. Please return all games directly to the circulation desk.

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  Chess Set : Ambassador High Detail European Wooden Handmade
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  Title:

  Chess Set : Ambassador High Detail European Wooden Handmade.

  Publication info:

  Poland : Wegiel, [2012].

  Physical description:

  32 pieces - King 4.5"(11cm), Queen 3.66"(9.3cm), Pawn 2.28"(5.8cm), Board measures 21.65"W x 1.18"H x 21.65"D (55cmx3cmx55cm), Squares measure 2.24"x2.24" (5.7cmx5.7cm).

  General Note:

  Board is made from beech and birch wood; Felt bottom chessmen are made from hornbeam and sycamore wood; Hand crafted in Poland.

  General Note:

  Title from Amazon.ca.

  General Note:

  For 2 players.

  Summary:

  History of the game--Chess is one of the world's most popular and beloved games with over 600 million players worldwide. The theory and composition of chess reflects both art and science, and playing it is known to increase brain power. Because of the educational benefits, chess is a required curriculum around the world. Early forms of chess are thought to have originated in India or Afghanistan sometime prior to 600 A.D. Today's chessmen were given their names by Europeans who probably were unable to pronounce the Persian names for them. The six different chess pieces offer a snap shot of medieval life with its ceremonies, wars, and grandeur. They represent the very way in which the ordinary men and noblemen lived their lives during that era. The next time you play chess, know that you belong to a tradition extending through thousands of years and generations, embracing all nations from the time of Egyptian Kings to the present day.

  Audience:

  Ages 8 and up.

  Held by:

  TRAFALGAR

  Subject term:

  Chess.

  Subject term:

  Board games.

  Added Entry-Corporate Name:

  Wegiel (Firm)