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  • The Cloisters, the Metropolitan's medieval art branch in the far north of Manhattan, will display the pieces in "The Game of Kings: Medieval Ivory Chessmen from the Isle of Lewis," from Tuesday through April 22.

    At Age 850, Still in the Game 2011

  • Made of walrus tusk or whale's teeth, the Lewis Chessmen stem from four incomplete sets.

    At Age 850, Still in the Game 2011

  • The Lewis Chessmen, found in a sandbank in 1831 on the Isle of Lewis in Scotland's chilly Outer Hebrides, remain a mystery.

    At Age 850, Still in the Game 2011

  • Edgar Rice Burroughs created his own version of chess known as Jetan in his fifth Mars novel, The Chessmen of Mars Argosy All-Story, 1922.

    Jetan and the Chessmen of Mars Dark Worlds Club 2009

  • A good one for any age is The Chessmen of Mars by Edgar Rice Burroughs.

    Reader Challenge #6 - The Harry Potter Outreach Program 2007

  • As of Iron Man #163 1982, a shadowy man of mystery had been closing in on Iron Man and Tony Stark, attacking the Golden Avenger with the Chessmen while Stark was under seige financially and succumbing once again to the siren call of sweet, sweet liquor.

    Things You Won't Be Seeing In IRON MAN: Obadiah Stane's "Costume" Brian Hughes 2008

  • As of Iron Man #163 1982, a shadowy man of mystery had been closing in on Iron Man and Tony Stark, attacking the Golden Avenger with the Chessmen while Stark was under seige financially and succumbing once again to the siren call of sweet, sweet liquor.

    Archive 2008-05-01 Brian Hughes 2008

  • Isn't that a Knight from Obadiah Stane's Chessmen taking that horrendous beating?

    Friday Night Fights: Get ready For An Armored Ass Kicking David Campbell 2007

  • She took a seat on the sofa and accepted an offer of Pepperidge Farm Chessmen cookies that had been laid out on a plate.

    The Position Meg Wolitzer 2005

  • But it takes only very little practice to become familiar with the various moves of the Chessmen and it is soon revealed to the learner that the variety of the moves enables a surprising depth and wealth of combinations which give keener and greater pleasure to this game than to any other.

    Chess and Checkers : the Way to Mastership Edward Lasker 1933

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