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While it takes a lot of contemplation and even more focus, this game is a champion attraction in any home. We also offer selections that are elegant and stylish for traditional "parlor" play or display in more prominent areas of the home. Bring Old World styling into your home as well as the benefits of classic games. Chess is much loved both by young and old alike and it is a joy to play chess with a beautiful set on a beautiful chess table whatever the time or season. While it led once as an intellectuals only game catering to high brow society, many people today know how to play and enjoy the game.

Hall Tree w Umbrella Stand and Mirror in Faux Mahogany Finish
$714.00 (List: $1,071.00)

5 stars

(1 Rating)

Varnished Wood Mall Bench w/ Black Frame
$157.07 (List: $251.31)

4 stars

(1 Rating)

Cottage Fresh Wood Hall Tree w Storage Compartment
$349.00 (List: $523.50)

4.5 stars

(2 Ratings)

Wooden Bench w Upholstered Seat
$638.06 (List: $1,063.44)

Rustic 75-Inch Long Backless Outdoor Bench in Teak
$539.17 (List: $808.76)

5 stars

(2 Ratings)

Powell Nostalgic Oak Stained Cedar Storage Chest
$409.00 (List: $613.50)

Cherry & Burl Hall Tree w/ Storage Bench & Bun Feet
$601.00 (List: $901.50)

Storage Bench, Espresso Wood Finish
$159.42 (List: $228.21)

4 stars

(1 Rating)

Settee with Hand-Carved Detail & Seat Storage
$299.99 (List: $449.98)

All Weather Wood Bench w Slatted Seat
$126.00 (List: $189.00)

Oak Hall Tree Storage Bench
$279.36 (List: $419.04)

4.5 stars

(3 Ratings)

Entry Storage Bench in Black
$126.42 (List: $178.52)

Black Finish Hall Tree Set w Bench & Coat Rack
$233.77 (List: $324.55)

White Bicast Leather Divan w Matching Bolster & Chrome Finished Legs
$1,005.71 (List: $1,508.57)

Hall Tree in Maple Color, Bench w Wall Mount Coat Rack
$233.77 (List: $324.55)

4 stars

(1 Rating)

Crocodile-Textured Leather Backless Bench - Entryway
$580.00 (List: $870.00)

Solid Wood Hall Tree w Storage Bench & Brass Hooks in Cherry Finish
$279.36 (List: $419.04)

5 stars

(2 Ratings)

Powell Heirloom Cherry Stained Cedar Lined Chest
$409.00 (List: $613.50)

Entryway Oak Hall Tree w/ 4 Hooks & Storage
$566.00 (List: $849.00)

4.5 stars

(2 Ratings)

Walnut Finish Short Back Storage Bench
$133.16 (List: $221.94)

5 stars

(1 Rating)

Metal Entryway Storage/Coat Rack With Bench Seat
$159.99 (List: $266.65)

Christopher Backless Teak Bench - Outdoor
$513.00 (List: $795.15)

Traditional Wood Vanity Stool/Bench w Upholstered Seat Cushion
$127.44 (List: $191.16)

5 stars

(4 Ratings)

Transitional Hall Tree w Storage Bench and Metal Coat Hooks
$460.00 (List: $690.00)

Contemporary Wooden Benches, Set of Two
$336.85 (List: $505.27)

Console Table w Three Drawers in Black
$240.04 (List: $333.35)

4 stars

(1 Rating)

Cherry Finished Storage Bench w/ Upholstered Seat
$463.00 (List: $694.50)

5 stars

(2 Ratings)

Set of 2 Hall Trees with Drawers in Cherry Finish
$685.07 (List: $1,141.78)

Cherry Cedar Bench Storage Chest in Oak
$374.00 (List: $561.00)

4 stars

(1 Rating)

Cherry Foyer Hall Tree w/ Upper Shelf & Storage
$444.00 (List: $666.00)

4 stars

(4 Ratings)

All Weather Backless Outdoor Bench - Choose Size & Finish
$156.38 (List: $242.38)

Italian Black Leather Contemporary Bench
$796.00 (List: $1,326.67)

Cherry Veneer Storage Entryway Bench w/ Brass Handles
$509.00 (List: $763.50)

5 stars

(1 Rating)

Hi-Grade Vinyl Upholstered Waiting Benches
$47.33 (List: $78.88)

Wood Bench w Slat Design Back & 3 Drawers
$179.99 (List: $269.98)

Solid Wood Credenza w Wicker Baskets
$167.37 (List: $251.05)

5 stars

(1 Rating)

Charleston Curved Rustic Outdoor Bench
$539.18 (List: $808.76)

5 stars

(1 Rating)

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Chess has been called "the Olympics of the mind" and keeping a chess table handy is a great way to ensure that you take up every opportunity to sharpen up your logical reasoning skills. Chess is the oldest game of skill played in the world, but it is much more than that. Chess is also a fascinating history lesson in miniature and it tells us much about how people lived in earlier times. No-one know for sure where chess originated, it is so old, but it is well documented to have been played for centuries in the same basic form played today with variations in naming and design but little else, in the most ancient of times in China, India, and Persia.

The game therefore was already popular and well established when it came to Europe via Spain with the Moors in the tenth or eleventh century (The movie 'El Cid' was set in Spain at this time, 'cid' being a moorish word meaning 'chief' or 'lord') and once the Spanish got the chess playing bug the rest of Europe and the West wasn't far behind. The chess set we see today refelects European 'modernisations' on the basic imported theme and the knights and bishops, kings and queens and castles have a medieval flavor which is a European refinement to that original Middle Eastern import. The Europeans found the piece names hard to pronounce and they represented a social order and culture which was of course entirely different to that to be found in Europe.

Chess tells us a great deal about the social order of the people who originated it. Pawns represent the lowest members of society, serfs and laborers. The castle represents the fortified home. The knight represents the professional soldier of olden times who was important but also frequently sacrificed by his masters when the need arose!

The great authorities in medieval times were the church and the monarchy and these are represented by the central, most critical pieces in chess, the Bishops , kings and queens.

Products on this page:

Hall Tree w Umbrella Stand and Mirror in Faux Mahogany Finish
Varnished Wood Mall Bench w/ Black Frame
Cottage Fresh Wood Hall Tree w Storage Compartment
Wooden Bench w Upholstered Seat
Rustic 75-Inch Long Backless Outdoor Bench in Teak
Powell Nostalgic Oak Stained Cedar Storage Chest
Cherry & Burl Hall Tree w/ Storage Bench & Bun Feet
Storage Bench, Espresso Wood Finish
Settee with Hand-Carved Detail & Seat Storage
All Weather Wood Bench w Slatted Seat
Oak Hall Tree Storage Bench
Entry Storage Bench in Black
Black Finish Hall Tree Set w Bench & Coat Rack
White Bicast Leather Divan w Matching Bolster & Chrome Finished Legs
Hall Tree in Maple Color, Bench w Wall Mount Coat Rack
Crocodile-Textured Leather Backless Bench - Entryway
Solid Wood Hall Tree w Storage Bench & Brass Hooks in Cherry Finish
Powell Heirloom Cherry Stained Cedar Lined Chest
Entryway Oak Hall Tree w/ 4 Hooks & Storage
Walnut Finish Short Back Storage Bench
Metal Entryway Storage/Coat Rack With Bench Seat
Christopher Backless Teak Bench - Outdoor
Traditional Wood Vanity Stool/Bench w Upholstered Seat Cushion
Transitional Hall Tree w Storage Bench and Metal Coat Hooks
Contemporary Wooden Benches, Set of Two
Console Table w Three Drawers in Black
Cherry Finished Storage Bench w/ Upholstered Seat
Set of 2 Hall Trees with Drawers in Cherry Finish
Cherry Cedar Bench Storage Chest in Oak
Cherry Foyer Hall Tree w/ Upper Shelf & Storage
All Weather Backless Outdoor Bench - Choose Size & Finish
Italian Black Leather Contemporary Bench
Cherry Veneer Storage Entryway Bench w/ Brass Handles
Hi-Grade Vinyl Upholstered Waiting Benches
Wood Bench w Slat Design Back & 3 Drawers
Solid Wood Credenza w Wicker Baskets
Charleston Curved Rustic Outdoor Bench