Chess is one of the most ancient, famous and greatest board games in the world. It is more than one and a half thousand years old and has not lost its relevance to this day. Many families still keep chess sets inherited from the older generation. If it so happens that those who want to practice this game do not have such a set at home, then it can always be purchased at any souvenir shop. There is another alternative option - to make chess with your own hands:
- made of wood;
- paper;
- clay;
- plastic bottles.
To do this you will need some available materials, a small amount of free time and creative imagination. Modern Internet capabilities will allow you to find suitable examples of work with the exact manufacturing sequence. This will help reduce the time needed to create all the pieces and the playing board.
Wooden chess with magnets
For the New Year, my beloved wife gave me a chess set.
The chess pieces are quite miniature, but they are made nicely and in the classic Staunton style.
Everything was fine, but I definitely didn’t like the lightness of the figures.
I considered weighing these figures down with lead, as they do in larger sets, but later came up with an unexpected solution: make this set magnetic! Magnets will create a feeling of heaviness when a piece is torn off the board, eliminate the possibility of pieces slipping and falling, and will also automatically center them on the selected field.
Neodymium magnets of the appropriate size were purchased. And at the same time some other useful things)
Felt backings are carefully cut off
Holes for magnets are drilled
And carefully glue the magnet onto the super glue
The main thing is to maintain polarity! So that it does not happen that on some fields the figures attract, and on others they repel. I figured this out for the third figure, but by luck the polarity coincided in the first two)
Gradually, the figures are completed and magnets are glued to the back of the board (also observing the polarity).
Fully finished figures
The result even exceeded my expectations! The figures rise very pleasantly, heavily and are funnyly drawn straight to the center of the field. The result is a very nice, camping set that has retained its natural woodness)
Source: https://pikabu.ru/story/derevyannyie_shakhmatyi_na_magnitakh_5800224
Jew's harp case
Back in pre-Covid times, a friend came to visit me from another city. We walked around the center for a couple of days, I showed him our museums and attractions, and then on Arbat we met a seller of jew's harps. Not the most authentic souvenir for Moscow, but a friend took one for himself. A case would be nice for the jew's harp, of course. Especially the one with the curved tongue, and the seller offered a pair laser cut from plywood.
As usual, the matter dragged on. I took measurements from the jew's harp, my friend had already gone home, and I have to answer for my words. After a week or two, I found time and sat down to think about what kind of design to make. I wanted the jew's harp to be completely hidden in the case and not gather dust in the backpack. Therefore, I dismissed the most common options from the Internet.
I had to come up with my own. This is how it turned out.
A friend plays WWII for the Horde and, after some thought, decided to decorate it this way.
The wood also needs to be more textured and darker for this theme. I took oak and it fit quite well.
As expected, the most problems arose with the fit of the pins. One blank even ended up in the trash. The pins did not fit into place
But, in general, everything was a success. I glued the pins in, marked the holes, and adjusted everything. I made a pin on top as a lock.
Well, so that you can use it when one gets lost, I made several more of slightly different shapes.
I coated the whole thing with Danish oil and sent it to a friend. Since the jew's harp left earlier with him, there was a chance to miss, despite the measurements taken, but everything turned out as it should.
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Figuratively speaking. 35 unusual chess sets
Mathematicians have calculated that the number of possible positions of 32 figures on 64 cells is greater than the number of atoms in the Universe. The number of chess sets is, of course, smaller, but their diversity is amazing. The blog “About Chess” offers its own version of the “best of”, leaving the list far from complete...
Since we are on a sports site, we will start with this topic.
Football is represented by a set of American football, the "just" football ones that I found are inferior to this:
The most automobile:
The kit is made from the same materials as the Renault Formula 1 car: titanium, steel and aluminum. The figures are made in the form of bushings, pendants, a pilot's seat, and the board creates the illusion of a track. The clean, minimalist lines of the Renault Formula 1 kit symbolize the simplicity and austerity of modernity. Cost: $42,000.
Hockey:
Sumo:
Another question that interests many is the maximum price for a set.
The most expensive chess set in the world was sold in Britain by Jewel Royale. It is made of gold, platinum, diamonds, rubies, sapphires, emeralds, black and white pearls.
Each figurine is decorated in the middle with a spiral of precious stones. The largest chess piece - the king - costs 100 thousand dollars. Despite the fact that the figures look airy and light, they are quite heavy.
So, the king weighs 165.2 grams. The total cost of the kit was $9.8 million.
The cost, perhaps, could rival Faberge chess,
It’s difficult to say the exact cost, but I was estimated at “from $5 million”
Let's continue the money topic.
Sometimes people come up with very strange ideas, and some even implement them. So, one eccentric, apparently a chess lover, decided to make himself a board and pieces out of money. He collected enough change and took out brand new bills from the bank.
He began to assemble a chessboard from banknotes, bending the pieces of paper in a certain way, and from coins - chess pieces. The playing field was made up of 20-pound and 50-pound notes, and the rim was made up of 10-pound notes.
To prevent the field from starting to unfold on its own, it was kept under pressure for some time.
The figures from the coins turned out to be recognizable. The pawns are 1 penny coins. The cost of the chess was 2402 pounds and 68 pence.
Another value in the “most” category is of interest.
The largest chess set (or rather, one piece) was made by order of Rex Sinquefield in 2012 for the start of the first cup named after him.
The height of the king is almost 4.5 meters, the base is 1.8 meters. The figure is listed in the Guinness Book of Records.
- You can even watch how the record was prepared.
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- The smallest ones, apparently, were made by master Anatoly Konenko:
Miniature wooden chess pieces are turned under a microscope on a miniature lathe. The height of the chess pieces is 2.0 – 3.8 mm. Playing field 17.0 x 17.0 mm. Checkerboard squares from different types of trees. Birch bark ornament. The bumblebee is real.
The theme of alcohol is popular in chess, and there are many “drunk” sets. My choice fell on this one:
- I don’t recommend playing these, but you can admire them.
- I understand that you don’t heed the advice, so I suggest using the most stable chess in the world:
This set was invented and developed by industrial engineer Adin Mumma, who back in 1970 was inspired by the roly-poly toys, or, simply put, tumblers, for this masterpiece. The result of the work was so successful that it was awarded the International Design Award.
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Magnetic chess and chessboard
Making a demonstration aid for playing and visually studying positions in chess
The school now pays a lot of attention to playing chess. The subject “Chess” is considered as an innovative academic subject in the education system, since chess is one of the forms of all-round development of a child.
The introduction of the subject “Chess” into extracurricular activities identified a number of problems:
providing each child with a play set,
the impossibility of demonstrating moves for a general overview of all children.
I propose to make “Magnetic Chess” that will arouse children’s interest. The teacher or educator will get rid of the need for demonstration on the screen (which is important for maintaining the visual regime), and will be able to give the children the opportunity to move.
Goal: to create demonstration material that will help involve children in the process of learning to play chess.
develop children's intellectual abilities;
implement health-saving technologies;
create situations for mastering communicative educational actions.
This manual can be completed by any educator or teacher interested in teaching children to play chess.
A chess board is easy to make if you have a sheet of iron of the required size on hand. It is enough to border it around the perimeter with slats and paint it. In the upper part of the finished board, 2 holes are made to allow a twisted thread with hooks at the end to pass through. It is more convenient to make several knots at the ends of the thread to rearrange the hooks and to be able to hang the chessboard vertically, even on a school board, or on any stand in the school hallway. The adjustable suspension of the chessboard is convenient when chess tournaments are held in assembly halls, in school corridors, and for analyzing game situations for a large audience.
DIY multi-level chess
Translated by SaorY for mozgochiny.ru
Greetings, brainiacs ! Sometimes, in order for something interesting not to become boring, it’s worth diversifying it, so let’s do the same with ordinary chess - we’ll make a 3D board for it with our own hands
chess board consists of walnut wood blocks, which have different lengths, which creates the original effect of a multi-level board. Just some basic instrument skills and a little time, and you can test your playing skills from a different perspective.
Step 1: Design
According to my brain, the design of the chessboard should be original, but not pretentious, so as not to complicate the game process itself. Therefore, I studied various versions of chess on the Internet, and I decided to create mine from ordinary wooden blocks of various sizes.
Step 2: Calculations
Based on the dimensions of the chess pieces, I, together with my friends, “developed and calculated” the design of the board and the necessary materials. And it turned out that the difference between neighboring levels is 2.
5cm, that is, the shortest block will have a height of 2.
5 cm, and the height of others is found by multiplying this value by the corresponding number from the brain table presented in the photo, the number of blocks of equal length is also indicated there.
- So, materials and tools:
- • Woodworking tools • Lumber • Wood glue • Clamps and clips • Blowtorch
- • Protective fire gloves
Source: https://mozgochiny.ru/igrushki-podarki/mnogourovnevyie-shahmatyi-svoimi-rukami/
Finally, you can start decorating
1. After removing the screws, separate the stop L and remove the tray from the housing. Finish sand all but the top of the game board with 220-grit sandpaper. Carefully remove any sanding dust using a vacuum cleaner.
2. Spray on three coats of clear varnish (we chose Krylon Crystal Clear glossy acrylic varnish) followed by a 320-grit sanding in between.
3. When the finish is completely dry, drill a hole in the front wall of Tray I and install the brass knob handle. Rub the tongues of the slides H with paraffin so that the tray slides easily over them. Insert the tray into the housing and reattach the stop L . Fill the grooves with balloons and gather the whole family for a fun evening together.
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