More than 1,000 years ago, chess made its way from the East to Europe. However, chess pieces from the early days of the game are very rare. Now, in archaeological excavations at a forgotten castle in ...

In the ruins of a forgotten castle in southern Germany, 1,000-year-old game pieces were found hidden under the stones. Shadi via Unsplash What did it take to be a knight in the Middle Ages? If you ...

A team of archaeologists discovers an almost 1.000-year-old games collection including a well-preserved chessman, gaming pieces and dice. Laboratory analyses show that one party played with red. The ...