Grey & White Alabaster Board "Military Chess Pieces" King height: 4

King height: 4

Hanging pawns etc

HIARCS is famous for its unique human-like playing style and is renowned for playing sharp attacking chess and having the ability to find the unexpected move or variation that is so useful when looking for novelties and new possibilities in a position

King base: 1 11/16"

Tricks which help in defense such as perpetual check or the exchanging of pieces play a decisive role

Grey & White Alabaster Board "Military Chess Pieces" King height: 414. 5" white and grey Italian alabaster chess board. Alabaster is a name that applies to two minerals when used in producing artwork, gypsum and calcite. Both are easy to work with and attractive, especially for carvings for indoor use. In fact alabaster for this use is best kept indoors as it will not survive long if weathered outdoors. Chiellini of Italy has produced a wonderful variety of alabaster chess sets, both of boards and pieces.