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Is it a red one or a black one?
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Jan 11, 2019
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Jan 11, 2019
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#10
Hmm, so he left you a 20 dollar chess piece.
Rest In Peace though. 
chastainchesssearch wrote:
Hello,
I received a single chess piece from my uncle's estate when he passed away. It was a singular remaining piece. I would like to try and identify it from a set and learn more information about it. He taught me how to play chess with the set about 40 years ago and I imagine the piece is 60+ years old. Any suggestions on what I can do?
Regards,
It's a black knight. It should be placed on b8 or g8.
Jan 11, 2019
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kaspariano wrote:
the whole set is being sold here https://www.thegamesupply.com/isle-of-lewis-chess-set/
I love my Isle of Lewis chess set. I got mine from Ogg the Clever on etsy.com. Less than a 100 bucks.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/oggtheclever?ref=listing-shop-header-item-count#items
I have no affiliation with them other than I bought my set from them and appreciate the quality and service. Fascinating history. The originals (something like 79 pieces found from presumably 4 different incomplete chess sets) are supposed to be from around 1150 AD and are now in the British museum in London with a few in the Museum in Edinburgh Scotland. Carved from Walrus tusk, they must have been very time consuming to produce and therefore valuable and probably owned by only wealthy people of the time. Really interesting to look at the figures and think about what life was like back then, when they carved such beautiful chess pieces in a time when there was no electricity, modern tools, plumbing, transportation, furnaces, AC, etc etc. What a different world it must have been.
forked_again wrote:
kaspariano wrote:
the whole set is being sold here https://www.thegamesupply.com/isle-of-lewis-chess-set/
I love my Isle of Lewis chess set. I got mine from Ogg the Clever on etsy.com. Less than a 100 bucks.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/oggtheclever?ref=listing-shop-header-item-count#items
I have no affiliation with them other than I bought my set from them and appreciate the quality and service. Fascinating history. The originals (something like 79 pieces found from presumably 4 different incomplete chess sets) are supposed to be from around 1150 AD and are now in the British museum in London with a few in the Museum in Edinburgh Scotland. Carved from Walrus tusk, they must have been very time consuming to produce and therefore valuable and probably owned by only wealthy people of the time. Really interesting to look at the figures and think about what life was like back then, when they carved such beautiful chess pieces in a time when there was no electricity, modern tools, plumbing, transportation, furnaces, AC, etc etc. What a different world it must have been.
Everybody knows that people back then we’re useless so they had the aliens make everything.
Congrats to the OP, you have a replica alien made chess piece!
Jan 11, 2019
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#14
A Knight that big you either place on a8 b8 c8 and d8 collectively or e8 f8 g8 and h8 collectively.
Jan 11, 2019
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#15
Acroduster wrote:
forked_again wrote:
kaspariano wrote:
the whole set is being sold here https://www.thegamesupply.com/isle-of-lewis-chess-set/
I love my Isle of Lewis chess set. I got mine from Ogg the Clever on etsy.com. Less than a 100 bucks.
https://www.etsy.com/shop/oggtheclever?ref=listing-shop-header-item-count#items
I have no affiliation with them other than I bought my set from them and appreciate the quality and service. Fascinating history. The originals (something like 79 pieces found from presumably 4 different incomplete chess sets) are supposed to be from around 1150 AD and are now in the British museum in London with a few in the Museum in Edinburgh Scotland. Carved from Walrus tusk, they must have been very time consuming to produce and therefore valuable and probably owned by only wealthy people of the time. Really interesting to look at the figures and think about what life was like back then, when they carved such beautiful chess pieces in a time when there was no electricity, modern tools, plumbing, transportation, furnaces, AC, etc etc. What a different world it must have been.
Everybody knows that people back then we’re useless so they had the aliens make everything.
Congrats to the OP, you have a replica alien made chess piece!
I haven't heard that theory, but it makes perfect sense!
Sorry for your lost, and for all the folks on here who are treating it irreverantly.
Jan 12, 2019
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Youarereallyquitebad wrote:
@forked_again you are aware that all the evidence suggests these pieces weren't used for chess at all. It was a clever marketing ploy.
[Taken aback]
forked_again wrote:
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I have no affiliation with them other than I bought my set from them and appreciate the quality and service. Fascinating history. The originals (something like 79 pieces found from presumably 4 different incomplete chess sets) are supposed to be from around 1150 AD and are now in the British museum in London with a few in the Museum in Edinburgh Scotland. Carved from Walrus tusk, they must have been very time consuming to produce and therefore valuable and probably owned by only wealthy people of the time. Really interesting to look at the figures and think about what life was like back then, when they carved such beautiful chess pieces in a time when there was no electricity, modern tools, plumbing, transportation, furnaces, AC, etc etc. What a different world it must have been.
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/general/british-museum-what-opening-is-this
Jan 12, 2019
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#19
Youarereallyquitebad wrote:
@forked_again you are aware that all the evidence suggests these pieces weren't used for chess at all. It was a clever marketing ploy.
All the evidence? You are mistaken. I have heard that theory, and to me it is just another conspiracy theory with very weak evidence to support it. I believe they are chess pieces, and so do the historical experts at the British museum.
It hardly matters, as they are cool historic pieces of art that could have been for another purpose (like what?) but they make a beautiful chess set regardless.
There was a thread a while back where the argument was spelled out pretty clearly. I'll see if I can find it.
Hello,
I received a single chess piece from my uncle's estate when he passed away. It was a singular remaining piece. I would like to try and identify it from a set and learn more information about it. He taught me how to play chess with the set about 40 years ago and I imagine the piece is 60+ years old. Any suggestions on what I can do?
Regards,