Dear
viewer,
Back in the 1800's, most Chess players used
to play with their own type of pieces and quite often confusing
the opponent because of the difficulty in distinguishing the
various designs.
In the 19th century, the most common
Chess design was the St. George Chessmen. There were other
main patterns such as Lund, Merrifield, Calvert,
Barleycorn, and Selenius.
In early 1849 Nathaniel Cook designed the
Staunton pieces although it is believed that John Jaques
actually designed it but his relative, Nathaniel Cook registered
the wooden Chess pattern under the Ornamental Designs Act of
1842.
Staunton Chess pieces
When the Chess sets were available, Howard
Staunton recommended and endorsed them in the Illustrated London
News and had his signature on the box of Staunton Chess pieces.
The simplicity of the Staunton design
probably contributed the most to its success. The Chess Staunton
pattern was adopted by FIDE in 1934 and it is the standard Chess
pieces design used worldwide and the most popular.
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