Travel chess game

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Antique pin chess game

A travel chess game is a special chess game which, in terms of shape and processing, meets the requirements of traveling .

The best known version is the plug chess. In plug- in chess , the board has holes in the middle of each field so that the chess pieces can be inserted there. For this purpose, the game pieces are equipped with suitable extensions on their underside. Because of this device, the game pieces are stuck. The board is also usually small and can often be folded up. Finally, there are pocket or wallet chess games that are conveniently carried in a coat pocket.

There are special plug-in chess games for blind chess .

Magnetic chess games, in which permanent magnets are integrated in the lower part of the game pieces and in the board, fulfill the same practical purpose as a travel chess game .

history

Hinged wooden chess boxes , in the interior of which the figures are kept, already existed in the Middle Ages. As early as the 18th century there were pin chess games for carriage rides or games that were adapted to the conditions of a boat trip . With the invention of the railroad , the need to pass the time with chess on longer rail journeys grew. The game manufacturers adjusted to the increasing travel and tourism at an early stage and produced a wide variety of models in terms of shape and material that met the requirements of travel.

To this day, pin chess games made of wood or plastic are the most popular . A famous pocket chess game was designed by Marcel Duchamp in 1943 .

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