In the medieval European imagination, racial difference was often highly polarised. Black people were perceived either as ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A black chess player about to win against a light-skinned cleric. Chess problem 88 in the Libro de axedrez, dados e tablas ...

A University of Cambridge study highlights how chess, known as the 'game of kings', transcended racial barriers in the medieval era by focusing on intellectual prowess. Dr Krisztina Ilko's research ...

Far from being a metaphor for racial tension, chess reveals world where people could engage as equals On the chessboard, black and white pieces are lined up against each other for an unrelenting ...

A black chess player about to win against a light-skinned cleric. Chess problem 88 in the Libro de axedrez, dados e tablas (Seville, 1283). Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that ...

The warder is the first of five missing pieces to materialize since the remaining chessmen’s discovery in 1831 Courtesy of Sotheby's In 1964, an antiques dealer from Edinburgh, Scotland, spent ...

A medieval chess piece from the famed Lewis Chessman trove, the most revered collection of chess pieces in the world, first discovered on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland’s Outer Hebrides in 1831, is ...

(CNN)-- A $6 purchase turned into a major windfall for one family following an auction in London on Tuesday. The Lewis Warder, one of the most famous chess pieces in the world, sold for $929,000 at ...

Chess promoted racial harmony in medieval times, claims Cambridge University study ...

This medieval chess set will allow you to settle your scores the old fashioned way: On a board, with wooden pieces that represent your kingdom. When Chessmaster and Deep Blue showed up on the ...

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(CNN) -- A £5 ($6) purchase turned into a major windfall for one family following an auction in London on Tuesday. The Lewis Warder, one of the most famous chess pieces in the world, sold for £735,000 ...