Weighing-in at a total of 8.5 kilos, the four-volume series covers 550 or so of Keres' annotated games, across 4,000 pages. Volumes One and Two are "As seen by other chess players," and the latter two ...

Narrator: With every shaving and small incision, master artisans turn these trunks of wood into 32 hand-carved chess pieces. You can pick up a plastic set for $20, but a wooden set certified for ...