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Chess museum in Ankara, Turkey
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The Gökyay Association Chess Museum is located in Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey, and displayed in a historical home.[1][2][3][4] As of 2024 the museum has the largest chess set collection in the world with 723 chess sets collected from 110 countries exhibited under four main themes in an area of 1,008 square metres (10,850 sq ft).[1] There is a variety of chess sets representing various cultures and events,[3] made with materials including wood, metal, fishbone, marble, soapstone, felt, polyester, metal, marble, sheet metal and cast iron.
The museum also frequently organizes and is home to various chess tournaments.[4][5][6]
See also
World Chess Hall of Fame Bobby Fischer Center
References
- ^ a b "Chess Museum". Gökyay Foundation Chess Museum. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ Şüyün, Faruk (2017-10-16). "Gökyay Vakfı Satranç Müzesi iki yaşında". Dünya. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ a b "Chess collection puts checkmate on all others". Hürriyet Daily News. Anadolu Agency. Archived from the original on 2016-11-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ a b "Chess Is the Key to Success". AnadoluJet Magazine. 2016. Archived from the original on 2016-11-12. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "TÜRKSOY ve Gökyay Satranç Vakfı iş birliğiyle Başkent Kültür Yolu Festivali kapsamında satranç turnuvası düzenlendi". TRT Avaz (in Turkish). 2023-09-17. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
- ^ "Minikler, satranç turnuvasında Kasparov'a özendi". Istanbul Haber. 2016-04-13. Archived from the original on 2024-02-27. Retrieved 2024-02-27.
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