European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 3, 1968, Darmstadt, Hesse                              The to most chess players it matters Little the shape size or style of the men As Long As they can be moved about the 64-Square Board easily and can be clearly recognized for what they Are. But there is another Side to chess the historical one. Through the centuries that the game has been played and no one is quite sure How old chess is the pieces have evolved in Many Odd ways. Originally a War game the men were designed to reflect the four major branches of ancient armies Chari Otry elephant corps cavalry and infantry. It was an army of this kind that Alexander the great met when he invaded India the orig Inal Home of chess in 326 . Obviously an army needed a Leader or King and a King needed a minister or Queen. Men could be lost or promoted As in War and the game ended when the King was helpless to move or screen him self checkmate when the King was unable to move stalemate or by armistice draw. To help highlight the Many non playing sides to chess the Brooklyn museum with the metropolitan museum of Art in Manhattan has Assem bled a remarkable collection of chessmen and boards for display until october. The exhibit chess East and West past and present includes some of the oldest chessmen in existence found in 1940 in Iran. There s a style for every taste from detailed studies of English Kings and their courts to a version of italian dictator Benito Mussolini s War against Ethiopia in the 1930s, with ii Duce naturally As King. Some of the sets on display Are pictured on these pages for those who can t get on a train for Brooklyn. Sam Bauman the stars and stripes Poge 13 Page 12 the stars and stripes