Félise’s Reviews > Birth of the Chess Queen: A History > Status Update

I'm officially a fan of the medieval Italian chess set, where the knight was actually sitting on the horse & the rook was anthropomorphized into a vicar w/ fur coat & staff. Plus all the pawns were distinct! There's a peasant/wine grower who holds a hoe, a smith/carpenter/mason holding a hammer & ax, a notary/weaver w/ scissors & knife, a merchant, physician, innkeeper, city guard, and rogue/vagabond/gambler w/ dice.