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Chess is one of the world's oldest and most popular games. It's often depicted in art as the ultimate intellectual showdown.
Here are three stories about chess from art history:
Here are three stories about chess from art history:
If you were a budding chess player in medieval Europe, you might have studied this book of chess problems, known as Bonus Socius (Latin for “good companion”).
It features 204 problems that each include a diagram and explanation of a set of moves that lead to the end of the game.
It features 204 problems that each include a diagram and explanation of a set of moves that lead to the end of the game.
During the Middle Ages, chess was played among noblemen and royalty, both women and men, who viewed it as a game that demonstrated strategy skills and intellect.
Spectators could bet on the games too, so this book could have also been used as a guide for gamblers placing bets.
Spectators could bet on the games too, so this book could have also been used as a guide for gamblers placing bets.
Artist Man Ray designed this chess set in 1920, the first of many he'd create over the course of his life.
The set images each piece as a geometric shape, with the king as a pyramid and the queen as a cone.
The set images each piece as a geometric shape, with the king as a pyramid and the queen as a cone.
Duchamp grew up playing chess with his siblings, and he played in high-profile chess tournaments around the world.
In this photograph, Duchamp is playing chess with French journalist Raoul de Roussy de Sales.
In this photograph, Duchamp is playing chess with French journalist Raoul de Roussy de Sales.
This is the Tbilisi Chess Palace and Alpine Club, a community hub in the heart of Georgia's capital city.
The building harmoniously blends into an outdoor park setting and serves as an inviting center for chess and mountaineering, two of Georgia’s popular leisure activities.
The building harmoniously blends into an outdoor park setting and serves as an inviting center for chess and mountaineering, two of Georgia’s popular leisure activities.
The site hosts 50 chess-related events annually.
In 2001, the building was dedicated to Georgian chess player Nona Gaprindashvili (who gets a quick name-drop in The Queen's Gambit), a five-time world champion and the first woman to be designated Grandmaster.
In 2001, the building was dedicated to Georgian chess player Nona Gaprindashvili (who gets a quick name-drop in The Queen's Gambit), a five-time world champion and the first woman to be designated Grandmaster.
It was designed by Vladimir Aleksi-Meskhishvili and Germane Gudushauri in 1973, in the late Soviet Modernism style.
It features natural materials, large glass windows, and nods to chess in the design. It received a conservation grant from Getty in 2018:
https://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/current/keeping_it_modern/grants_awarded_2018.html
It features natural materials, large glass windows, and nods to chess in the design. It received a conservation grant from Getty in 2018:
https://www.getty.edu/foundation/initiatives/current/keeping_it_modern/grants_awarded_2018.html
