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The Chess Set
The Chess Set is a 2005 Australian short subject depicting two old men Stuart Wagstaff and Frank Wilson who enjoy their daily chess game in a park. One day a young stranger (Nathaniel Dean) joins them to watch their game, leaving his blood on one of the men. Grief soon follows, but turns to hope.
Frank Wilson won the award for Best Actor at the New York International Independent Film and Video Festival but died the next day.
Gökyay Association Chess Museum
The Gökyay Association Chess Museum is located in Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey and displayed in a historical home. The museum has the largest chess set collection in the world with 570 chess sets collected from 103 countries exhibited under four main themes in a 1,008 square metre area. There are a variety chess sets representing various cultures and made with materials including wood, metal, fishbone, marble, soapstone, felt, polyester, metal, marble, sheet metal and cast iron.
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