If you're pondering over a gift to give a chess-loving, mechanically minded friend this holiday season, you could do worse than a chess set made of nuts, bolts, and washers. Julia Suits, a tinkerer ...

I grew up in a chess-playing household. My father put his woodworking skills to good use and built a chess table for us to play on, we purchased multiple collectors' sets online, and we even equipped ...

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Chess is one of the most popular board games in the world, and with good reason. Chess isn't always about winning; it's an art, science, and a sport to continue learning from. Even after an uptick in ...