Chess and animals: the fairy chess pieces (Review)

Authors

  • Yudeimys Ymas Dávila Universidad Agraria de La Habana “Fructuoso Rodríguez”. Cuba.
  • Ronnie Torres Hugues Centro de Servicios Técnicos de Ingeniería y Tecnología de la Construcción. La Habana. Cuba.

Keywords:

chess, animals, art, game, origin.

Abstract

In this work shows a study about animals as chess pieces. For this purpose, many literatures have been consulted and analyzed, and main elements about reference from the beginning to them was resume, such as how many arthropod and chordate are mentioned in different variant of the game. Also, shows a few art works which expose animals and chess.

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Published

2022-06-01

How to Cite

Chess and animals: the fairy chess pieces (Review). (2022). Revista científica Olimpia, 19(2), 454-468. https://revistas.udg.co.cu/index.php/olimpia/article/view/3418

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