Wooden Chess

Chess, the quintessential two-player game of strategy and tactics, has been a favorite since ancient times with kings, emperors and statesmen and has widely been considered throughout history as the ultimate game of intellect and skill. Chess really has been the most powerful game in history. and Jaques of London are proud to have helped bring chess into the 20th century.

Today it is often played with Jaques Wooden Chess sets, is one of the world's most popular games played by an estimated 605 million people worldwide both informally and formally at home and in clubs. games can be played online and in both amateur chess and professional Staunton chess tournaments.

Most current-day newspapers and many magazines around the world carry a regular column and the world championships are front-page news.