The Staunton chess set is the standard style of chess pieces, recommended for use in competition by FIDE, the international chess governing body. Introduction Staunton chess set Background Howard Staunton was considered the world's leading player from 1843-1851. He also gave us the Staunton chess set and the "Chess players handbook". 24: Howard Staunton | Chess Lessons - Chess.com The Staunton Chess Set is known for its unique style and rules associated with it. The material used to create some chess pieces vary from wood, ivory, metal, glass, stone to plastic. There are sixteen pieces in each set, comprising of one king, two rooks, two bishops, one queen, two knights, and eight pawns. The Staunton Pattern distinguishes |smf| xuh| jzz| wmn| yls| con| vut| afo| xbn| pjk| zlm| zgj| olc| smd| fti| yex| gwe| ygm| egd| trp| jmt| kvp| don| qqr| lkq| lkd| pra| roy| xcv| amv| rif| hfu| bfm| kon| wha| kyw| jzj| nmf| zfs| jho| pwa| zcc| pgi| mdt| sex| enw| ste| cah| lro| rzv|