1. Begin by preparing the chess pieces for painting. We’ve recycled an old chess set, but make sure you have a full set before you start. You should have eight pawns, two rooks, two knights, two ...

I love the game of chess, and that stems back to my childhood. When I was growing up in Australia in the '60s and '70s, we didn't have the internet or modern technology kids have now, so we often ...

In November of 2020, I sent a direct message on Twitter to a British man named Phil Makepeace. “Hi!” I wrote. “I need a chess coach! Are you the person to talk to?” I knew that Phil was a professional ...

When Tiffany & Co. set out to make a chess set, it did so via an unlikely muse—cardboard. “We were playing around with [it], the way it’s corrugated,” says chief artistic officer Reed Krakoff. Toying ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Home & Garden Collections. Followed categories will be added to My News. 1. Begin by preparing the chess pieces for painting. We’ve recycled an old chess set, but ...