COMING SOON: ChessRight is currently negotiating with the National Museum of Scotland to offer their authentic museum-quality reproduction of the Isle of Lewis Chessmen. Please watch for that new product in the upcoming weeks.
LAST CALL: The Chess-themed wall calendars for 2011 have been selling well, but their time is almost done. If you are interested in one of these calendars for your home or office, please place your order quickly. These calendars will be withdrawn soon.
See all the beautiful chess sets at www.ChessRight.com today.
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Showing posts with label chess set. Show all posts
Friday, February 25, 2011
Friday, November 19, 2010
The Holidays are coming ...
We are told that the holidays - Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year’s Eve - are the most festive time of the year. I certainly love the strings of colored lights that push the advancing darkness back, at least a little. But some of the not-so-delightful rituals of the season are the family gatherings. Maybe your family is the perfect picture of warmth and congeniality that would make Norman Rockwell smile. If so, good for you. For the rest of us, take heart. Here are some tips for surviving these get-togethers.
Psychologists say that it is important to learn to listen to each other. (I’m not sure how this bit of advice and guidance is supposed to help, since listening is the fastest way to rediscover how wrong they really are!) We are instructed to find ways to communicate respectfully and build connections. One important step that is supposed to reduce the confrontational quality of our family holiday gatherings is to surrender our personal desire to be right. Psychologists won’t say this, but I can tell you that the only good way to win a family argument is to outlive your antagonists.
I would like to add a thought to this list of suggestions - Bring out a chess set! Chess is really a fabulous game to introduce into your holiday festivities. Lousy weather is not a factor. Chess is exceptional in its capacity to span the generations (Junior can challenge Grandpa), to cut across many ages (from elementary school children to adult), and to allow the girls to compete with the boys. Chess can channel the competitiveness and maintain a certain level of sportsmanship. It’s got lots of possibilities - and with luck you can whomp your arrogant brother-in-law at last.
So stop by Chess Right Chess Shop (at http://www.ChessRight.com) before you head out to your family get-together and find a chess set just right for your game. Drop us a note with your purchase and we can send your selection via expedited shipping (for an upgraded fee).
We are pulling for you.
FEATURED PRODUCT:
The Einstein Touch Chess Computer is priced right for the holidays at just $34.00 plus shipping. Check it out at http://chessright.com/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=381 today.
We have many new products arriving so please check back with ChessRight.com often.
Looking for something in particular? Need replacement pieces? Let us know and we can help you search.
Keep playing chess!
Psychologists say that it is important to learn to listen to each other. (I’m not sure how this bit of advice and guidance is supposed to help, since listening is the fastest way to rediscover how wrong they really are!) We are instructed to find ways to communicate respectfully and build connections. One important step that is supposed to reduce the confrontational quality of our family holiday gatherings is to surrender our personal desire to be right. Psychologists won’t say this, but I can tell you that the only good way to win a family argument is to outlive your antagonists.
I would like to add a thought to this list of suggestions - Bring out a chess set! Chess is really a fabulous game to introduce into your holiday festivities. Lousy weather is not a factor. Chess is exceptional in its capacity to span the generations (Junior can challenge Grandpa), to cut across many ages (from elementary school children to adult), and to allow the girls to compete with the boys. Chess can channel the competitiveness and maintain a certain level of sportsmanship. It’s got lots of possibilities - and with luck you can whomp your arrogant brother-in-law at last.
So stop by Chess Right Chess Shop (at http://www.ChessRight.com) before you head out to your family get-together and find a chess set just right for your game. Drop us a note with your purchase and we can send your selection via expedited shipping (for an upgraded fee).
We are pulling for you.
FEATURED PRODUCT:
The Einstein Touch Chess Computer is priced right for the holidays at just $34.00 plus shipping. Check it out at http://chessright.com/product_info.php?cPath=32&products_id=381 today.
We have many new products arriving so please check back with ChessRight.com often.
Looking for something in particular? Need replacement pieces? Let us know and we can help you search.
Keep playing chess!
Thursday, October 28, 2010
What's New in October?
Several fun calendar dates arrive(d) in October 2010. "Binary" day was October 10th (10.10.10) and "Palindrome" day is coming up on October 20th (10-20-2010). While these are fun moments to observe on the calendar, did you remember to observe National Chess Day on October 9th?
Also in current events in chess ....
- The International Chess Federation (FIDE) re-elected Kirsan Ilyumzhinov for another term as their president.
- The Ukraine chess team was undefeated in the 2010 Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, while the Russians swept the Women's Division.
There are plenty of other chess competitions and tournaments coming up. Check the listings at our Playing Chess page for an event near you (current standing as grandmaster not required).
What's New at ChessRight.com?
- Check out our newest book, "Paul Morphy Confederate Spy," by Stan Vaughan. Contains historical fiction, political intrigue and some fully annotated chess games. Publisher's suggested price: $18.95 but currently discounted to $17.50 at ChessRight Chess Shop.
- We have added a NEW Alice in Wonderland chess set . These brightly colored chess pieces are based on the beloved characters from Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic. This has been a popular theme for chess pieces for many years. This new set offers an economical alternative to the Studio Anne Carlton's Alice In Wonderland chess Set.
Please visit ChessRight to find the chess set just right for your game!
Also in current events in chess ....
- The International Chess Federation (FIDE) re-elected Kirsan Ilyumzhinov for another term as their president.
- The Ukraine chess team was undefeated in the 2010 Chess Olympiad in Khanty-Mansiysk, Russia, while the Russians swept the Women's Division.
There are plenty of other chess competitions and tournaments coming up. Check the listings at our Playing Chess page for an event near you (current standing as grandmaster not required).
What's New at ChessRight.com?
- Check out our newest book, "Paul Morphy Confederate Spy," by Stan Vaughan. Contains historical fiction, political intrigue and some fully annotated chess games. Publisher's suggested price: $18.95 but currently discounted to $17.50 at ChessRight Chess Shop.
- We have added a NEW Alice in Wonderland chess set . These brightly colored chess pieces are based on the beloved characters from Lewis Carroll's 1865 classic. This has been a popular theme for chess pieces for many years. This new set offers an economical alternative to the Studio Anne Carlton's Alice In Wonderland chess Set.
Please visit ChessRight to find the chess set just right for your game!
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
THE IDES OF MARCH
THE IDES OF MARCH
Calling all Classicists! “The Ides of March” refers to the middle of the month, the 15th of March, a day that was once celebrated with a parade in honor of Ares, the God of War. History holds that on the 15th of March in 44 B.C., Julius Caesar, Roman dictator for life, was assassinated in the capital city of Rome. A seeress had warned Caesar of this event, in the phrase later coined by Shakespeare, “Beware of the Ides of March!”
So it is fitting for the month of March that we here at Chess Right should welcome TWO new decorative chess sets with Roman themes. From the Studio of Anne Carlton, the Roman Chess Men are made of durable polyresin and ground stone. Our introductory price: $104.00 includes shipping anywhere in the U.S. and comes with a money-back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied. From the Studios of Ital Fama, the Roman Bust Chessmen are cast in metal by Italian artisans. Our introductory price: $426.00 includes shipping anywhere in the U.S. and comes with several options and premiums (please see our store for details).
Choose either one of these sets to add a bit of classic history to your home and your chess game. Now you can help Caesar renew his quest for world domination.
To add a quick note of perspective to our current national situation, Cicero was a Roman orator of the same approximate historical time period as Julius Caesar. Cicero had warned of the dangers to the Roman Republic when the citizens learned they could “vote open the doors of the Treasury.” One quote attributed to Cicero urges that “The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced … the mobs should be forced to work and not depend on government for subsistence.” Sounds like something that could just as well have been said in our own era, doesn’t it?
TIME CHANGE
A new video about Speed Chess has been added to the page called “Playing Chess” (as have some more announcements regarding upcoming tournaments around the U.S.). If Speed Chess looks like something you could enjoy, please be sure to check out our assortment of chess clocks for the one that fits your style and budget.
Visit ChessRight.com today for these and many more chess products!
Calling all Classicists! “The Ides of March” refers to the middle of the month, the 15th of March, a day that was once celebrated with a parade in honor of Ares, the God of War. History holds that on the 15th of March in 44 B.C., Julius Caesar, Roman dictator for life, was assassinated in the capital city of Rome. A seeress had warned Caesar of this event, in the phrase later coined by Shakespeare, “Beware of the Ides of March!”
So it is fitting for the month of March that we here at Chess Right should welcome TWO new decorative chess sets with Roman themes. From the Studio of Anne Carlton, the Roman Chess Men are made of durable polyresin and ground stone. Our introductory price: $104.00 includes shipping anywhere in the U.S. and comes with a money-back guarantee if you are not completely satisfied. From the Studios of Ital Fama, the Roman Bust Chessmen are cast in metal by Italian artisans. Our introductory price: $426.00 includes shipping anywhere in the U.S. and comes with several options and premiums (please see our store for details).
Choose either one of these sets to add a bit of classic history to your home and your chess game. Now you can help Caesar renew his quest for world domination.
To add a quick note of perspective to our current national situation, Cicero was a Roman orator of the same approximate historical time period as Julius Caesar. Cicero had warned of the dangers to the Roman Republic when the citizens learned they could “vote open the doors of the Treasury.” One quote attributed to Cicero urges that “The budget should be balanced, the treasury should be refilled, public debt should be reduced … the mobs should be forced to work and not depend on government for subsistence.” Sounds like something that could just as well have been said in our own era, doesn’t it?
TIME CHANGE
A new video about Speed Chess has been added to the page called “Playing Chess” (as have some more announcements regarding upcoming tournaments around the U.S.). If Speed Chess looks like something you could enjoy, please be sure to check out our assortment of chess clocks for the one that fits your style and budget.
Visit ChessRight.com today for these and many more chess products!
Tuesday, March 9, 2010
Thursday, February 4, 2010
Claymation
For traditional and unusual chess sets, visit www.ChessRight.com today!
(Sorry, none of our sets can do the fun animations seen in this video. At least, not in this universe, possibly in some parallel universe ...
Friday, August 7, 2009
Beautiful designer chess set!
This is the "Alice" set by designer Yasmin Sethi.
See more about this chess set on the designer's website.
It does not appear to be available for sale. My guess is it is just a prototype. So admire it from the pictures ... then cruise over to www.ChessRight.com to find a beautiful chess set to own.
Friday, March 13, 2009
Daylight Saving Time
March is here and Daylight Saving Time has arrived. It’s frequently albeit incorrectly called Daylight Savings Time, possibly because that may be somewhat easier to say. Besides, no daylight is actually saved by the adjustment of our clocks. The First Day of Spring is still a way off, but most of us have already set our clocks forward an hour. There are still some communities in the U.S. that don’t participate in this ritual each March.
Whenever someone mentions time to a chess fanatic, all thoughts turn to “clocks” and then to “Chess Clocks!” Chess Right Chess Store has an assortment of chess clocks (starting at $29.95) to help you find the chess clock just right for your game. Then, please take some time to look around our newly designed shop and check out our new merchandise.
Keep playing chess!
Whenever someone mentions time to a chess fanatic, all thoughts turn to “clocks” and then to “Chess Clocks!” Chess Right Chess Store has an assortment of chess clocks (starting at $29.95) to help you find the chess clock just right for your game. Then, please take some time to look around our newly designed shop and check out our new merchandise.
Keep playing chess!
Saturday, October 11, 2008
What does a standard chess set include?
All chess sets are expected to contain at least 32 chess pieces with sixteen pieces of each of two colors; each “team” should have a king, a queen, two bishops, two knights, two rooks and eight pawns. Some chess sets come with four queens. This “extra” queen is intended for use in a maneuver called “pawn promotion.”
The term “chess set” doesn’t always means that a chess board is included. There is no way to tell from the words, so it is important that you know before purchasing a chess set whether or not the board is included. If the set you are buying does not include a board, one will need to be purchased separately.
Please visit www.ChessRight.com to see all our beautiful chess sets, chess boards and other chess equipment for sale.
The term “chess set” doesn’t always means that a chess board is included. There is no way to tell from the words, so it is important that you know before purchasing a chess set whether or not the board is included. If the set you are buying does not include a board, one will need to be purchased separately.
Please visit www.ChessRight.com to see all our beautiful chess sets, chess boards and other chess equipment for sale.
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