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  • 28 Mar 2025
  • 4 min

Eureka 433: Checkmate and the city

  • The Entrepreneurs
  • 4 min

Ian Flood shares how a late-night chess game with his then-flatmate and fellow architect Chris Prosser sparked the idea to design sets inspired by city skylines, with pieces shaped like famous landmarks. He discusses how they founded Skyline Chess and grew it into a thriving business, now featuring 12 cities…

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  • Tom Edwards

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