The Lewis Chessmen are one of the most fascinating and oldest chess sets in the world. They are currently housed in the British Museum. But, now at least six of these famous chess pieces would return ...

A 900-year-old chess piece was identified after missing for almost 200 years. A family in Scotland's capital city of Edinburgh kept the chessman in a drawer since 1964 with no details about the piece.

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A man who has spent 50 years teaching youngsters how to play chess has said he was “flabbergasted” to learn he has been honoured by the King. Gerald Lobley, 79, from Kemnay in Aberdeenshire, has been ...

CHESS is enjoying a renaissance among Scots kids thanks to Netflix hit The Queen’s Gambit. Hundreds of kids all over the country are putting down their PlayStation and Xbox controllers to pick up ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 13. The Diaspora TV crew recently met with Murad Abdulla, an Azerbaijani-born chess player, FIDE master, who plays for the Scottish men's chess team, Trend reports via the State ...

SCOTLAND winger Ikechi Anya believes Gordon Strachan’s side can turn this week’s friendly with Poland “into a sort of chess game” after the two countries were paired together in last weekend’s Euro ...

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Some of the Lewis Chessmen which were found on a beach in the Western Isles more than 150 years ago are being reunited for a tour of Scotland. A total of 30 of the 93 pieces will go on display at ...

New research has cast doubt on traditional theories about the historic Lewis Chessmen. The 93 pieces - currently split between museums in Edinburgh and London - were discovered on Lewis in 1831. But ...

Gerald Lobley has taught people to play chess for half a century (PA) A man who has spent 50 years teaching youngsters how to play chess has said he was “flabbergasted” to learn he has been honoured ...