Don't miss out on the headlines from Things to do. Followed categories will be added to My News. A chess board has 8 squares on each side (64 on the board in total), so take your wooden box and divide ...

You build the chess set as two symmetrical halves—first the "white" side of the board and all the white pieces and then the "black" side of the board and all the black pieces. The two halves fasten ...

If you've been craving a little more LED-action in your chess games, you'll definitely want to check out this DIY LED chess set. Instructables user Tetranitrate had a long standing desire to create an ...

Chessboards and pieces aren't just the tools of mental warfare. They're also works of art—especially when DIYers take the 64 squares and 32 pieces in unexpected directions. Chessboards and pieces aren ...

There are lots of chess players out there who only play online. These folks tend to play with people all around the world. Some prefer the feel of real world chess pieces to the virtual parts though.

This fantastic recreation of the chess set from the Blade Runner movie has been built over two years by Blade Runner fan Rick Ross. The chess set was owned by J.F Sebastian in the film, and each piece ...