Unique tabletop convertible chess, backgammon, and checkers set Handmade in Britain, using precious materials such as silver, lapis lazuli, and mother-of-pearl Includes semiprecious-stone playing ...

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Each piece has been generously donated by 50 ... Visitors will also have the unique opportunity to see several hand-carved ivory chess sets from India and China dating back to the 1800s, along ...

(Graphic: Business Wire) Each piece has been generously donated ... Visitors will also have the unique opportunity to see several hand-carved ivory chess sets from India and China dating back ...

The popularity of the game among British and Indians in 19th century Bombay inspired Marathi and Gujarati texts explaining ...

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With the advent of international chess tournaments in the Victorian era, it became clear that a standard size and shape for the ancient game's 32 pieces was required. It was Nathaniel Cook's ...

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Richard Powers has long been fascinated by artificial intelligence. As far back as 1995, his novel “Galatea 2.2” reimagined ...

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That dream started to crumble in November 2020 after Beijing cancelled the IPO of Ant Group, a fintech company carved out of Alibaba ... failed to go public by a set date and had not repurchased ...