How the Staunton Chess Set Became so Popular - By: Bradford Roegner, 2009-04-01

Though there are many chess sets available these days, one chess set is said to be the standard for which all chess sets are designed around. That chess set is the Staunton chess set. It goes all the way back to 1849 and was designed by Nathaniel Cook, but named after Howard Staunton. The chess set was named after Howard Staunton not because he was the designer of the chess pieces, but because he

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