The Cooke Series Luxury Chess Pieces - 3.6" King Benko Gambit Half a century ago the

Half a century ago the first edition of the Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings was released

the Burnt Grandmaster Series Chessmen exemplifies a perfect combination of distinct beauty and functionality

Queen's gambit

A newfound respect for antiquities and excavations in the early modern period by Europeans and Egyptians led to the scientific investigation of Egyptian civilization and a greater appreciation of its cultural legacy

and David Foster Wallace did for Roger Federer in his famous New York Times Magazine profile

The Cooke Series Luxury Chess Pieces - 3.6" King Benko Gambit Half a century ago theThe House of Staunton is proud to offer another masterpiece The Cooke Series Staunton pattern Chessmen. It is a reproduction of the Jaques of London Chessmen Circa 1849 Cooke Staunton Pattern Chessmen. These Chessmen feature a 3. 6" King with a 1. 75" Diameter base and are very heavily weighted. This is an accurate reproduction of the original Staunton chessmen. There is some controversy as to who actually designed these revolutionary chessmen,