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

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 ...

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 ...

Medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets reveal that the so-called "game of kings" defied social structures and racial attitudes by celebrating the intellectual prowess of winners irrespective ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...