Site history

• A HEMA travel wooden set added to Travel (Netherlands) and NL
• 2 "St.George style" wooden sets added to new “St.George style” (Germany) and existing “St.George” and alike (13) and DE
• 1 Coffeehouse wooden set added to new Switzerland (Other European) and existing “Coffeehouse” (25) and CH
• 1 Staunton bone set added to English makers (England), “Staunton” (England), “Staunton” and alike (74), and GB
• 1 Régence wooden set added to “Régence” (France), “Régence” (25) and FR
• 1 Régence bone set added to “Régence” (Germany), “Régence” (25) and DE
• 1 abstract promotion plexiglass set added to 20st century (Netherlands) and NL
• 1 special edition bricklink plastic set added to Denmark (Other European) and DK

• 3 sets to new pages Congo-Kinshasa (Africa) and CD
• 1 set to new pages Guinea-Conakry (Africa) and GN
• 2 sets to Malawi (Africa) and MW
• 1 set to Tanzania  (Africa),  TZ  and  Makonde (9)

• Ghana set formerly thought of Guinea-Conakry is now on Ghana (Africa)
• More explained about my naming of Barleycorn and related sets on “Barleycorn” (8)
• Numerous small corrections and improvements

New home page made

• Numerous small improvements including Mexican types on Mexico (Americas) and Mexican types (5)
• Information on Asser&Sherwin, as reaction on box-lid found, at English makers (England)
• Reorganization of the Symbols & figurines page

And the following 13 sets added, latest on top :

• Added rare F.H.Ayres travel set to Travel (England) and Plastic (England)
• Added huge Guinea-Conakry figural wooden set to newly created Guinea-Conakry (Africa) page (16-11-2021 changed to Ghana)
• Added cute Congo-Brazzaville figural wooden/burlap/chickenfeather set to newly created Congo Brazzaville (Africa) page
• Added Tanzania Makonde wooden set in display cassette to Tanzania (Africa) and Makonde sets (8)
• Added nice Malawi figural wooden set to Malawi (Africa)
• Added German Selenus bone set to “Selenus” (Germany) and “Selenus” and related (23)
• Added beautiful Dutch bone set to 18th century (Netherlands) and Dutch types (6)
• Added Mexican Tarascan wooden/bone set to Mexico (Americas) and Mexican types (5)
• Added German Nuremberg wooden set to “Nuremberg” (Germany) and “Nuremberg” (17)
• Added USA Staunton bone set to USA (Americas) and Staunton and alike (73)
• Added English George Washington bone set to 18th century (England) and “George Washington” (3)
• Added exceptional and stunning Dutch wooden set to 18th century (Netherlands) and Dutch types (6)
• Added Russian? Staunton plastic set to Russia (Other European) and Staunton and alike (73)

• Added a small popular Romanian set to Romania  (Other European) and Romanian design (8)
• Added an Austrian compendium with coffeehouse set to “Coffeehouse”  (Austria) and “Coffeehouse” (24)
• Added 2 small metal Greek figural sets to Greece  (Europe)
• Added a plastic Staunton set by Escardibul in Barcelona to Spain  (Other European) and Staunton and alike (71)
• Added a wooden Staunton set, probably same period, to 20st century  (Netherlands) and Staunton and alike (71)
• Added a Canon Creative Park paper chess set to make yourself to Curiosities
• Added a 1936 Dutch chess set meant for study purposes to Symbols & figurines

• Added a cute little "Dublin" set to “Upright”/”Dublin”/”Calvert”  (England)
• Added 6 Romanian sets set to Romenia  (Other European) and to new Romanian design (7)
• Added the Lego 40174 "Iconic Chess Set" to Denmark  (Other European)

• Added ANRI "Universum" or "Space Age Chess Set" to Italy  (Other European)
• Added "Schlechter-Lasker" set to “Austrian Upright”  (Austria) and “Austrian Upright” (2)
• Added a cute ceramic set from USA to USA  (Americas)
• Added an Israeli silver wire set to Israel  (Asia)
• Added a Fürstenberg pocelain set to Germany  (Europe)
• Added 8 different wallet sets to Symbols and figurines

• Finally added the images of the update of 21-03-2019

• Added to Curiosities "Paper Chess set" by Piet Design

• Added to Myanmar Rangoon, 2010, Glass K 8.2; p 3.3-3.7
• Added to Brazil Recife, by José Vitalino Neto, 1994, Ceramic K 4.7; p 4.9, Board 24.4×24.4
• Added to France "Régence", Late 19th or early 20th century, Boxwood K 9.1; p 4.5
• Added to India "Rajasthan", 1958, Ivory K 4.7; p 2.2, Cassette 32.8×20.6×3.5

• Added the Wallets and albums page to Types

• Added the Other Austrian set page to Types

• Added an Anglo-Indian Monoblock, a Staunton, an Irian Jaya, a Danish/Swedish Selenus and a Lego set
  

• Added menus to each page for easier navigation (specially on mobiles)
  

• Added another 1941 set to The Rose Chess page
• I have added an interesting early 19th century Italian set
• Added a so called "Berhampore" set to the India page

• The 5th AppletreewickSkyreholme International Chess Tournament was a great success
• I have added a link to my google photo page (see Links or press here)

• 8 new to play: Austria(1), Denmark(1), England(1), Germany(3) and India(2)
• 9 new to look: Egypt(1), England(2), Germany(1), Indonesia(1), Italy(1) and Unknown(3)

• Made some improvements, a.o. 2 figural sets which were wrongly listed: a Nepal (not Cambodia) and a Vietnam (not Taiwan) set at TO LOOK AT pages

• Finished the TYPES pages (more or less)

• Restructured and incremented the TYPES pages

• Added pages with sets sorted on type (for easy comparison) under menu option TYPES
  For time being it are European playing sets. Maybe others will follow...

• Added a set of the more Staunton type with a very unique box to The Rose Chess page

• The 4th AppletreewickSkyreholme International Chess Tournament was a great success
• I have added a link to my google photo page (see Links or press here)

• Added an ivory Staunton presentation set to Germany-->"Staunton" (suggested it could be Uhlig, but...)
• Added an ivory Selenus in original box to Germany-->"Selenus" page
• Added an English set with a secret to the England-->Other playing page
• Added new Other European-->Unknown-travel page with a travel set with pieces as in a Dutch set

• Updated the Literaturelist with some new titles, but also changed the references for Magazines and Auction Catalogs by adding Volume/Issue number and dates with year-month (i.s.o. year/number)

• Added Asia page to To Look At menu
• Completed Curiosities

• Filled Curiosities

• Added Americas page to To Look At menu
• Added some (not all) comments to Europe page at To Look At menu

• Added Europe page to To Look At menu (although without text/comments)

• Added some "bolts and nuts" sets to Netherlands
• Added 1 set designed by me and 1 set designed/made by my daughter to Netherlands
• Also added medieval~replicas and oddities page to Netherlands

• Added 2 Italian and 1 Russian set to Other European page
• Added "Burmese" type set, a travel set and modern compendium to China page
• Completed (for now) Asia page with: India, India~replicas, Iraq, Israel, Myanmar and Vietnam
• Added a Mexican Onyx "Aztec" chess set as well as Canada page to Americas page

• Added Mongolia to Asia page

• Added China to Asia page
• Added a Mexican wood/bone Upright set
• Added a Nuremberg and 2 Selenus sets to German page
• Added an amusing Russia Tournament set with political motives

• Added 6 new sets to Africa page
• Added set, made in favor of Unicef, to Argentina page and created Columbia page
• Started the Asia page with a typical Staunton and Moro set from the Philippines
• Added a very interesting French Régence set with bone finials

• Finished Americas page

• Started Americas page wih interesting Argentina set

• Finished the Austria page, with interesting info on (Biedermeier) Coffeehouse sets

• Finished the Africa page
• Added Austria page (NB: text to follow...)

• Created German "Coffeehouse" page with beautiful Ore Mountains coffeehouse set
• Added 2 wooden German Nuremberg sets
• Added 1 set in manner of the "Toy" sets from the Ore Mountains, Germany
• Added 1 French Régence set of ca. 1900
• Added 2 African Makondi sets (birds and apes!)