06-12-2024 |
A number of textual changes and corrections
Added a "Rajasthan", a "Ramayana" and a futuristic glass set, see also What’s new? page |
14-11-2024 |
A number of textual changes and corrections
Added 2 Dutch, 1 Java, Egypt board, 1 Greece and 1 Russian set, see also What’s new? page |
03-08-2024 |
Added antique English Campaign/travel board with Tunbridge ware, see also What’s new? page |
04-02-2024 |
Changed homepage: contains some favourites now |
25-01-2024 |
A number of textual changes and corrections
Added a Spanish Taracea box with chess set, see also What’s new? page |
10-12-2023 |
A number of textual changes and corrections
Added 9 sets, see also What’s new? page |
20-11-2023 |
A huge lot of textual changes and corrections has been made last year. Yes, a whole year!
Today I moved the figural set from Cambodia to new Nepal (Asia) and NP pages after seeing Holger Langer's book |
20-11-2022 |
A huge lot of textual changes and corrections
Added 37 sets, see also What’s new? page |
01-08-2022 |
Made structural changes, hoping access to the site is easier now
Did numeral textual and informative improvements and additions. Too much to mention all |
15-01-2022 |
A large "Staunton" ivory set added to English makers (England), “Staunton” (England), “Staunton” and alike (75) and GB
Added Whittington (4) page to TYPES |
24-12-2021 |
9 sets added latest on top :
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30-11-2021 |
New home page made and non-secure issues solved. |
23-11-2021 |
Added 7 African sets which are in the collection for a long time but never published :
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16-11-2021 |
There are several improvements made according to new insights:
- 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 |
07-06-2021 |
Moved "carved" set from Russia to Miscellaneous (Germany) page after being informed |
12-01-2021 |
Added a MAP where you can select countries to see the related sets |
10-10-2020 |
This time a major update with corrections, some reorganization and 13 new sets
And the following 13 sets added, latest on top :
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05-07-2020 |
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28-10-2019 |
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15-07-2019 |
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20-06-2019 |
- Finally added the images of the update of 21-03-2019
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24-04-2019 |
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21-03-2019 |
- 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
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02-02-2019 |
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01-02-2019 |
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09-01-2019 |
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14-09-2018 |
- Added menus to each page for easier navigation (specially on mobiles)
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03-09-2018 |
- 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
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30-08-2018 |
- 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)
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26-7-2018 |
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18-06-2018 |
- 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
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12-06-2018 |
- Finished the TYPES pages (more or less)
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19-05-2018 |
- Restructured and incremented the TYPES pages
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04-04-2018 |
- 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...
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19-09-2017 |
- Added a set of the more Staunton type with a very unique box to The Rose Chess page
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20-08-2017 |
- 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)
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16-08-2017 |
- 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
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02-08-2017 |
- 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)
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29-06-2017 |
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23-06-2017 |
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22-06-2017 |
- Added Americas page to To Look At menu
- Added some (not all) comments to Europe page at To Look At menu
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07-06-2017 |
- Added Europe page to To Look At menu (although without text/comments)
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28-05-2017 |
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27-05-2017 |
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24-05-2017 |
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22-05-2017 |
- 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
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14-04-2017 |
- 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
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21-12-2016 |
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07-12-2016 |
- Started Americas page wih interesting Argentina set
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24-11-2016 |
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19-11-2016 |
- Finished the Africa page
- Added Austria page (NB: text to follow...)
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18-11-2016 |
- 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!)
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22-08-2016 |
First version actually published |