| I wonder if Nathaniel Cook and John
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| | distinctive ballistrade.But we have a
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| Jaques ever realized that the staunton
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| | secret weapon to overcome the dampeners
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| chess design would be so dominating as
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| | placed upon us, the binding upon our
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| 'the' style of chess sets and 'the'
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| | imagination and the rules restricting our
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| design chosen for global chess
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| | expression. Here horsey horsey... let's
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| tournaments. What would Bill Gates have
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| | make you pretty! With some occasional
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| done? Sold a license for each set, and
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| | diversion, the Knight has become the
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| each game played? The re-boot
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| | focus of chess design such that it stands
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| functionality would be useful for my
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| | out in many luxury chess sets as the end
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| poorer games - a handy technique for
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| | result of a craftsmans (sorry ladies...)
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| "Doh! We'll have to start the game over
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| | thought, talent and skill. And there are
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| again". I bet Bill plays a mean game in
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| | many outstanding examples of chess set
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| practice, no doubt with many similarities
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| | design that enable the modern craftsman
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| to a computer.Before the days of Cook and
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| | to regard the Knight as his palette with
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| Jaques the design of chess sets was
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| | awe inspiring results. Wanna see
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| rather different than todays. Whilst
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| | some?Here's a design called the Ultimate
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| weighting has been the predominant
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| | Knight. And what about this bespoke
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| improvement since those days, previously
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| | design - this belongs in a museum display
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| there was a wonderful array of
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| | huh?. The third example is one where the
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| resplendent design, unharnessed by the
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| | craftsmen take two days to create just
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| restrictions messers Cook and Jaques
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| | one single Knight - the Bridled Knight -
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| imposed. A look at those designs gives an
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| | also known by other names.Tournaments
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| insight into the imagination of our
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| | worldwide use the staunton design for
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| ancestors. And why not? What a perfect
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| | matches using the most traditional of
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| medium for expression. The church could
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| | designs. Can't have our little chess
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| provide Biblical figures, the Romans
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| | prodigies mistaking a pawn for a bishop -
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| could add their political and military
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| | can we? Don't know about you - but I
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| heroes, the Eastern empires could design
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| | can't warm to theme sets: mickey mouse,
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| chess sets based on their rich heritege
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| | star wars, lord of the rings, etc.
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| and monarchies. The Cook Jaques duopoly
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| | Staunton has fulilled a need, just like
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| put a dampener on all this. Now we have
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| | Bill's operating system, Henry's car and
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| to have the Knights with a strong horse
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| | my litte pink pencil sharpener. Thank you
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| metaphor, the Bishops have to have their
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| | guys. But thank you also for leaving us a
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| mitre, the Queen has to have her Coronet
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| | little area for expression. Now, where's
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| and the King his cross. The pawns are
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| | my riding saddle...?
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| plain the rook is dominated by it's
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