2,500-year-old chess pieces found in China
2010-09-20 17:00:00
Beijing, Sep 20 (IANS) Chess pieces dating back 2,500 years have been found in a tomb in China’s Hebei province.
Ten chess pieces were found next to a skeleton in a Western Han Dynasty (206 B.C.-24 A.D.) tomb in Pingshan county, said Fan Shuhai, a researcher with Hebei provincial institute of archaeology.
The pieces were part of the original version of the game, popular in China at least 2,500 years ago. They were made of animal bones and were piled one on top of another, Xinhua reported.
Earlier, several chess boards have been discovered in China, but chess pieces are very rarely found, said Fan.
Source: http://sify.com
Chess Daily News from Susan Polgar
How can one see it?
The chess piece was found next to a skeleton. I guess the poor guy was waiting to make the next move. That’s what I call the real checkmate.