(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 ...

This Grumpy, Medieval Chess Piece Was Lost for Nearly 200 Years. ... one knight and four warders — needed to complete these chess sets — had been missing since the 19th century.

The mostly walrus ivory and whale teeth pieces, carved between 1150 and 1200, were enough to make up four complete sets — except for a knight and four warders, Sotheby’s said. The warders were ...

Chess fans today may not recognize this decorated thimble-shaped object, but a recently discovered 800-year-old game piece from Norway is actually a knight. Skip to main content Open menu Close menu ...

NORTHAMPTON, ENGLAND—Two medieval chess pieces carved from antler have been unearthed at a construction site in England’s East Midlands. The larger of the two twelfth-century game pieces was ...

If you bought a wooden chess set after watching “The Queen’s Gambit,” the price you paid was most likely dictated by just four pieces. The knights alone can account for as much as 50 percent ...

(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 £ ...

WALLINGFORD, ENGLAND—A tiny chess piece that may have been part of a traveling set has been unearthed in the backyard at Wallingford Museum, located in southeast England. “It is one of only ...