An inexpensive chess set can sell for $20, but a handcrafted wooden set certified for the World Chess Championship costs $500. Much of the set's value lies in just one piece: the knight. Each knight ...
MORTON, Ill. (AP) -- Bob Gottlieb's best move in chess came 14 years ago when he started collecting chess sets. In the "board room" of his Morton home, the 53-year-old accounting manager at ...