| The set comprising chessmen placed on a board in wood has a quaint appearance. |
| However the king must stand between two rooks and chessmen of the same playing strength must oppose each others. |
| Other candidates include the ship burial at Sutton Hoo, the Lindisfarne Gospels, Magna Carta, the Domesday Book and the Isle of Lewis chessmen. |
| Resembling broken chessmen or coffee pots, the trio of empty towers accommodate various bizarre functions. |
| It was a game for three players, shaped like a truncated swastika, with chessmen in three different colours. |
| The chessmen, stone gnomes, were drawn up like twin guards of opposing honour. |
