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Why is marble useful for carving chess pieces?
It's not whether it's useful or not. Marble Chess pieces exist (~$150 or greater).
What is more desirable wood or marble chess pieces?
Although wood has the potential to be nice, it'll probably wear out faster than marble. Advatage - Marble chess pieces.
Which might be more useful for carving chess pieces-marble or slate?
Slate is a fragile and easy to break compare than the marble, which consists of high material durability along with high level of stickiness.
Why are cheess pieces sometimes made of marble?
to make it more fancier and better if you want a better answer: marble is a type of metamorphic rock that has even grain so it can be easily cut into thin slabs or carved into many shapes including chess shapesdid you mean chess instead of cheess
What kind of rock is used to make chess sets out of?
Limestone and marble are both soft enough to be carved into chess pieces and commonly are.
What type of rock could make carving chess pieces?
one side in soap stone the opposing side in alabaster
what rock might be more useful for caving chess pieces slate or marble?
Marble would be the most durable and beautiful but more difficult to carve than slate due to it's hardness .
Which rock is used to make cheese boards and chess set?
The answer to your question is : marble :P
How do you play chess also where do all the pieces go?
to play chess the pieces need to be moved about and take other pieces from your opponent and and they go on a board call a chess board
What is a fairy chess piece?
A fairy chess piece is a chess piece not used in conventional chess, but used in certain chess variants and some chess problems. These pieces vary in movement abilities and possible additional properties.
What do you call those things where you play with on the chess board?
Chess Pieces...
Are chess players getting better after each generation?
Chess players are getting better each generation due to watching and understanding the different strategies and moves from past generations. Since a chess board and their pieces never change, there are only so many moves that can made.
