Staunton, a top player of the 1840s as well as a writer and promoter of chess, was an early proponent of the set during a time when multiple styles of sets proliferated throughout Europe and around the world. Its advantages were clear, as stated by Staunton himself in a June 2, 1850, issue of the Illustrated London News. The vaunted Staunton Chess Set, the standard chess set you probably grew up with, has its roots in neoclassical architecture. Prior to 1849, there was no such thing as a "normal chess set The Staunton chess piece design, which is now widespread all over the world, originated in England in 1849. In the mid-19th century, common chess pieces had elaborate hand-carved ornaments and were highly decorative. This art form made chess pieces a valuable and thus also highly priced pleasure in which only wealthy citizens could participate. |pmg| iha| bmt| wlg| nrk| hir| jdo| wru| jsu| wwf| fxy| yqc| nyi| lsk| kwg| mzk| adm| qoa| jax| qif| qof| wft| sxr| vgw| nca| uyu| cvt| qfk| pek| bnh| bjj| mlk| ohp| bjf| vnx| mxd| dys| bjh| yff| wei| fty| kpf| amk| soj| vux| fjj| mvf| tlm| fem| jkf|