The twist: The tour randomizes the starting positions of the chess board’s most important pieces, so each game begins with the queen, rooks and knights in a jumble. Players have to adapt on the fly.

Narrator: With every shaving and small incision, master artisans turn these trunks of wood into 32 hand-carved chess pieces. You can pick up a plastic set for $20, but a wooden set certified for ...

now combined), which does the best job of using the mini-game concept to help kids master the pieces and basic tactics (i)." Did you know? There are 400 alternative moves in a single chess game ...