From: Adam Atkinson <ghira <at> MISTRAL <dot> CO <dot> UK>
Date: 4 feb 1996
Subject: Re: staunton?

>Could somebody explain what "staunton" is? From the discussion,
>I gather it's some sort of chess pieces, but, obviously, I don't
>play chess...  Thanks.

"Staunton" is the style of chess pieces used in tournaments and clubs, and
indeed almost everywhere. i.e. "normal" chess pieces. (designed by a Mr
Staunton quite a long time ago)

If you want to play chess with pieces that look like Masai warriors,
musical notes, characters from Alice in Wonderland or whatever, then that's
up to you, but in a tournament you won't be able to. (I've seen a shogi set
for children with animal heads on all the pieces. I can't imagine that
would be acceptable in a tournament either)


Adam Atkinson - ghira <at> mistral <dot> co <dot> uk / etlaman <at> etlxdmx <dot> ericsson <dot> se
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