Hi,
i also didn't know the name Staunton design, but my set has it as well.
The board as well as all the pieces are wooden, and it is well-made
because I'm now playing with it for about 9,5 years. But another thing:
As a chess program Winboard was previously mentioned. It hasn't been
updated since 2011 if I remember correctly and the latest version which
is accessible isn't the latest software version, but the latest
accessible version has been adapted to work with both Jaws and NVDA
screenreaders, as the Winboard forum mentions. I've only tried it with
Jaws so far, but I think if they say they've adapted it for NVDA, it
should be true.
All the best, Julian
Am 03.04.2020 um 14:53 schrieb Arianna Sepulveda:
Ah, I see. Mine does have that design, which is great. I actually have two
sets, a plastic one and a teak one--and both have the Staunton design. The teak
one is not as well-made, in my opinion, though; some of the pegs on the bottoms
of the pieces are a little too big for the holes on the squares, making the fit
really tight and difficult.
Thanks,
Ari
On Apr 3, 2020, at 7:30 AM, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote:
It is the traditional chess set in which the Knights are horse heads, the
rooks look sort of like castles or towers, the queens have crowns with
scalloped edges, and the King has a cross for a crown. HTH.
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-----Original Message----- From: Arianna Sepulveda
Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2020 1:16 PM
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Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Can blind people learn Chess?
Charles, what do you mean by "The usual Staunton design?"
Thanks,
Ari
On Apr 2, 2020, at 9:19 AM, Charles Rivard <[email protected]> wrote:
Usually, the black squares are raised, and the black pieces are tactually
marked with either a dot or a nail sticking out of the top. They are not
sharp, so there is no worry of getting, um, nailed, so to speak. The hard part
about finding a good chess set is that most are not of the traditional Staunton
design, which, to me, makes no sense.
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-----Original Message----- From: Arianna Sepulveda
Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 3:49 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Can blind people learn Chess?
Hi, Luke,
I think it’s silly that the color of the raised squares and the color of the
pieces with the dot on them don’t match. Of course, I figured this out after I
started Googling accessible sets.
Thanks,
AriI
On Apr 1, 2020, at 4:18 PM, Luke Hewitt <[email protected]> wrote:
Most often in tactile chess sets it seems to be the white squares that are
lower than the black ones, though I think it depends upon the design of the set
you get.
All the best,
Dark.
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