Chess Collection (page 2)

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

Charlemagnes Chess set from the 14th century. Museum at Ron
Charlemagnes Chess set from the 14th century. Stamps of Montpellier. Museum at Roncesvalles. Navarre. Spain

Our Boys Clothing Company, games
Our Boys Clothing Company presents a variety of games, consisting of draughts, chess, dominoes, backgammon, cribbage and compendiums. Date: c.1895

Advert for Maple & Co. bedroom furniture 1906
Soild oak bedroom furniture, consisting of wardrobe with mirrored door, dressing chess with landscape mirror and washstand with marble top and tiled splashback. 1906

Suffragette Chess Set
A painted figural chess set, entitled Topical Chessmen (Suffragettes v The Law). It comprises King and Queen, bishops as judges, rooks as burning buildings, prison cells

Checked knitted chess board vest, WW1
A British soldier proudly displaying a knitted vest under his jacket which, as well as eeping him warm, doubles as a portable chess and draughts board

Satirical cartoon, The March of Intellect, showing a street scene with balloons in the sky above. 1828

Using Boys as Chessmen
Thirty-two pupils from Ramsgate schools act as living chessmen in two matches that form part of Kent Chess Associations Easter Congress

Susi - getting tired of playing chess. 1950s

Susi - sitting on chess board
Susi - sitting on a chess board. 1950s

Susi - asleep on chess board
Susi - asleep on a chess board after a tough game. 1950s

The Devils Rosary by Henrietta Schrier and Lodge Percy. First produced at the Kellys Theatre, Liverpool, on 31st July and, as The Blind Girls Rosary at the Elephant and Castle, on 20th December 1915

Two men playing chess, watched by a woman - With an Eye fix d as Marble. circa 1825

Crimean War, playing chess before Sebastopol
Crimean War - playing chess before Sebastopol. 1855

Chess board with pieces on a greetings card. Date: circa 1890s

Susi - chewing a chess piece. 1950s

Susi - playing chess. 1950s

Susi - lying on chess board
Susi - lying on a chess board, chewing a chess piece. 1950s

Women playing chess in a tournament. Date: circa 1960s

Tables, Liqueur Cases and Cigar Cabinets, Plate 104. 5
Smokers Tables, Liqueur Cases and Cigar Cabinets, Plate 104.5. Date: circa 1880s

Fancy Wood Tables, Plate 101. 5
Fancy Wood Tables, Plate 101.5, showing a range of tables, some with squares marked for chess and draughts. Date: circa 1880s

Israel. Jerusalem. Interior of a shop
Israel. Jerusalem. Muslim Quarter. Interior of a shop

Allegory of the beginning of the Seven Years War. 1756-1763. Maria Theresa and Frederick II playing chess with Mars, god of war, in the center. Copperplate engraving of the time

Roman mosaic. Ostia Antica. Italy

Chess Board Frock 1930S
A silk dress with a high neck line and full, 3/4-length sleeves in a brown and white chess board check design. Worn with gauntlets & a belt with pointed ends & button fastener Date: 1930s

Samuel Hoare & Family
SAMUEL HOARE banker, depicted at home with his family - his wife with her back to us, his daughter Sarah proposing a game of chess instead of The Times Date: 1757 - 1825

Chess Game Interrupted
A game of chess between father and daughter is interrupted by the return of the son from foreign shores. Date: 1922

Palais Royal, Paris 1841
Gentlemen playing chess at Palais Royal, at the corner of the Rue St. Honore, in Paris. 1841

Steerage passengers on an emigrant ship, recreations
Steerage passengers on an emigrant ship out of Liverpool to New York, 1896. Recreations on board - the men appear to be playing chess or draughts

Two kittens on a New Year card, playing with chess pieces. circa 1890s

WW1 - Hindenburg checkmates the Russians
WW1 - A German illustration showing Paul von Hindenburg (1847 - 1934) and the Grand Duke Nikolay Nikolayevich Romanov of Russia (1856 1929), ending a game of chess

CAMPIN, Robert. The Betrothal of
Piece of chess representing an elephant belonging to Charlemagne. Hindu art. Sculpture on ivory. FRANCE. Ό E-DE-FRANCE. Paris. National Library

Hut Life Illustrated, WW1 cartoon
Cartoon showing the soporific atmosphere in a Y.M.C.A hut recreation room somewhere on the Western Front during the First World War, where soldiers can spend their leisure time reading magazines

British soldiers playing chess, WW1
A sketch drawn from life by a British officer at the front showing two soldiers passing the time by playing chess using various forms of cartridges for the different pieces. Date: 1915

Chess set made from gun cartridges, WW1
A chess set made by Staff-Sergeant H. Henshaw, Royal Engineers, Wireless, Palestine constructed entirely from British and French small-arms cartridges with the help of a small file

Scouts relaxing at Baden Powell House, London
Boy scouts relaxing in a seating area at Baden Powell House, South Kensington, London. Two of them are playing a game of chess. Date: circa 1960s

Buying games for the Tatler scheme, WW1
Cartoon showing a lady leaving her car after spending a day buying various games to contriubte to the Tatler magazines Games Bureau

John Jacob Lowenthal
JOHN JACOB LOWENTHAL Hungarian-English chess player Date: 1810 - 1876

South Korea - Chosen - Playing traditional local board game Date: circa 1920s

Vietnam - Quang Yen - Living Chess Game
Participants in a Living Chess Game at Quang Yen in the Quang Ninh province in the northeastern region of Vietnam. Date: circa 1910

Alfonso X, called The Wise (1221-1284). Book
" Alfonso X, called " The Wise" (1221-1284). Book of Chess, Dice and Tables. 1283. Fol. 1v. Scribe monks. Romanesque art. Miniature Painting. SPAIN. San Lorenzo de El Escorial

The Game of Chess by Jacobus de Cessolis (15th c.). Engraving

Interior of a coffee in a city of Morocco. 20th c. Engraved color. Engraving

Alexander Alekhine
ALEXANDER ALEKHINE Russian (French after 1917) chess master, defeated Capablanca in 1927, world champion to 1935, 1937-1946, on left, playing Niemzowitsch Date: 1892 - 1946

Firefighters playing chess during a break

A game of chess

Paris Luxembourg
The garden front of the palais : the gardens are popular with children, chess-players and simple strollers. Date: circa 1904

Pocket Chess & Draughts
Pocket chess and draughts, combined with a metal holder to fix on the board, to keep it steady in its leather case. Date: 1930s

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