Chess Collection

Kruger & Chamberlain
Joseph Chamberlain in dire straits during talks with Paul Kruger of South Africa - Checkmate

Between Berlin and Rome - Otto von Bismarck and Pope Leo XIII play a straegic game of chess. Cartoon from Kladderadatsch, 1875

Chess (Cruikshank)
A GAME OF CHESS - two wigged gentlemen play, two friends watch them with mixed emotions : each of the four displays a different facial expression

Emanuel Lasker
EMANUEL LASKER German mathematician, philosopher & chess master, defeated Steinitz in 1894 and retained title till defeated by Capablanca in 1921

Ideal Scientist
The ideal scientist - interested in the old as well as the new, anatomy as well as astronomy, the laws of chance and of mathematics, the skill of chess, the hues of a rose

Jose Raul Capablanca
JOSE RAUL CAPABLANCA Cuban chess master, defeated Lasker in 1921 but was himself defeated by Alekhine in 1927; author of books on chess

Victorian Silhouettes by H. L. Oakley
A page of silhouettes showing various Victorian pastimes and games including archery, croquet, skating and chess

Otto IV of Brandenburg playing chess. Gothic art. Miniature Painting

Petticoat Lane, London - Birds eye view
Birds eye view of stalls on Petticoat Lane, London. A street clothes market on Wentworth Street and Middlesex Street. Secondhand clothes

Monkey / Carl V / Chess Game
CARL V / KARL V Holy Roman Emperor, also King of Spain as Charles I: at Ghent in 1540 he loses his temper when beaten at chess by a monkey Date: 1500 - 1558

Chess in Paris Cafe
A game of chess at the Cafe de la Regence, Paris, with several on-lookers

The Tempest Shakespeare
Miranda and Ferdinand play a game of chess

Prodigal Son Returns
A ne er-do-well son, obviously the apple of the mothers and sisters eye, returns home. The dog greets him tail wagging, but his stern father doesn t look best pleased

Caxton / Knight
A KNIGHT

Refugees on the SS Sinaia WWII
Refugees playing a game of chess on the SS Sinaia from Marseille during World War II

Robert Helpman Helpmann Ballet Dance Dancer In
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Caricature of Joseph Mery, French writer
Caricature of Joseph Mery (1797-1866), French writer, journalist, playwright and librettist, by Nadar and Riou. Date: 1859

Ferdinand And Miranda
This painting depicts a later scene from William Shackespeare's The Tempest, in which Miranda and Ferdinand are sat playing chess in a coastal countryside

The Chess Player
An Oil painting showing a female chess player, planning her next move. Date: circa 1929

Checkmated, Love and Romance over the Chess Board

Nigel Short, champion British chess player and Grandmaster
Nigel David Short (b 1965), champion British chess player who became a Grandmaster at the age of 19. He was a chess prodigy, first attracting media attention at the age of 10. Date: circa 1970s

Fragment of a banner of miners from Tyrol, 15th century
Fragment of a banner of silver and copper miners from Tyrol, late 15th century. St. George kills a dragon next to a scarlet eagle

St Joseph Juniorate, Jersey - Recreation Room
Young men play chess in the recreation and meeting room at the St Joseph Juniorate (seminary) at St Helier, Jersey Date: circa 1912

The Man Who Works The Automaton
The man who works The Mechanical Turk, a fake Automaton Chess Player, designed by Baron Wolfgang von Kempelen. 1769

Showcard, Kendal Brown Snuff, by Gawith, Hoggarth & Co, showing two Georgian gentlemen playing chess

Board games of the 14th century
Board games including fox and geese, dice, merelles, chess, circular chess and tables (backgammon), and the philosophers game

Board games of chess and tables (backgammon) from 14th century manuscripts. Knights in armour playing chess watched by other knights in front of a military encampment

Men playing chess, China, East Asia -- the pieces represent the general, pairs of secretaries, elephants, horses, chariots, cannon, and soldiers. Date: 1922

Boy Stumps Chess Rival Date: 1935

Chess in the Fifteenth century
A chess player, inspired by Boke of Chesse, in 1474. Date: 15th century

Game of chess
Otto IV, margrave of Brandenburg, depicted playing chess with his wife Hedwig von Holstein. Date: 14th century

BOARD GAME SELLER 18C
A French tabletier: dealer in fancy goods of ivory, ebony, etc, including chess and backgammon sets. Date: 18th century

Chess with living pieces 1882
A game of chess with living pieces at Heighington, near Darlington. Date: 1882

OTTO IV PLAYS CHESS
Otto IV, Margrave of Brandenburg, plays chess with his wife Hedwig von Holstein Date: circa 1300

OTTO MARGRAVE BRANDENBG
Otto IV, margrave of Brandenburg, depicted playing chess with his wife Hedwig von Holstein Date: ? - 1309

ROYAL CHESS FRANCE
King Louis XI of France, on the right - plays chess at his chateau of Plessis-les- Tours Date: circa 1480

CHESS; PLANNING MOVE
Planning the move... Date: 1850

EV / SAFRICA / 1896 / TOON
Joseph Chamberlain in dire straits during talks with Paul Kruger of South Africa - Checkmate Date: 1896

CHESS FOR TWO OR THREE
A game of chess Date: late 19th Century

CHESS IN GERMANY
Gentlemen playing a civilized game of chess in Germany. Date: circa 1840

Kempelins Automaton Chess Player
Wolfgang von Kempelins Automaton Chess Player. It was created in Germany, was widely exhibited, and eventually reappeared in New York in 1845. Date: 1769

The Game of Chess by Sofonisba Anguissola
Lucia, Minerva and Europa Anguissola Playing Chess, by Sofonisba Anguissola (depicting her sisters). 1555

The Lewis Chessmen. Detail
The Lewis Chessmen. Carved in walrus ivory. 1150-1175. Located in Uig. Island of Lewis. Scotland. British Museum. London. England. United Kingdom

Human Chess Game 1904
A game of chess using people (dressed as soldiers) as pieces, is played at the home of the American millionaire George J. Gould. Date: 1904

Illustration of the Genji Monogatari Emaki (The Tale of Genji) by Murasaki Sikibu. Japanese art. Momoyama period. Drawing. JAPAN. HONSHU. Kyoto. Tokugawa Reimeikai Foundation

Paul Morphy, Chess
PAUL MORPHY American chess player, born in New Orleans, considered the worlds greatest player before mental instability checkmated his career. Date: 1837 - 1884

Two men playing chess, watched by a boxer dog
Unusual Friends - two men playing chess, watched by a boxer dog. 1950s

The Strand War Game - WW1 board game
A board game created by The Strand Magazine during World War One. Described as a combination of draughts, chess and war, it is played by two opponents, representing the Allies and the Germans

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