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Check mates: analysis of medieval chess sets reveal vision of equality and mutual respect #chess #history #middleages Analysis of medieval manuscripts, paintings and chess sets by University of Cambridge historian Dr Krisztina Ilko has revealed a vision of a “just world” where intellectual exchange – and not race or religion – mattered most. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/19/medieval-chess-set-equality-respect