While the world and its leaders seem to get crazier day by day, and more and more innocent civilians are dying in different ...

Wooden chess set, now very much in fashion.Prices and demand has increased due to the Ivory ban (Image: Supplied) In the past 5 or 6 years there has been two distinct trends that I've seen.

On to Bamiyan, some 250 miles away. In A.D. 632, before Islam, the Chinese monk Hsuan-tsang crossed the Himalayas from western China into present-day northern India and then to Afghanistan.

The Mammoth Ivory Collector’s Luxury Series Chess Set stands out as our top pick for its unparalleled luxury and exquisite craftsmanship. Made entirely from mammoth ivory, this set is not just a game ...

Taking inspiration from the popular work of ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu, the bejewelled Art of War chess set is designed by Victor F. Scharstein. Emanating true luxury from its ...

Taking inspiration from the popular work of ancient Chinese military strategist Sun Tzu, the bejewelled Art of War chess set is designed by Victor F. Scharstein. Emanating true luxury from its ...

When global chess’s governing body, FIDE, sold the World Championship’s rights to Andrew Paulson in 2011, the American entrepreneur revamped the event by engaging the services of the design firm ...

The most famous chess pieces in the world were carved from walrus ivory during the Middle Ages, but much of their history is still unknown. The Lewis Chessmen are the most important chess pieces ...

According to Sotheby’s, “The hoard comprised 93 objects, the majority carved from walrus ivory, which could make four complete sets of figure pieces, with the exception of one Knight and four Warders ...