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Inside Two Castles

Sample spreads from Two Castles: the two rooks, the knights, the bishops, the queen and king, and the row of eight pawns.

Two smiling chess castles at opposite ends of a checkered meadow
The opening spread. Two rooks stand at opposite ends of the kingdom — recognition and spatial contrast in one picture.
Illustrated pawn, knight and bishop characters
The knight is a horse, and every knight has a best friend called a bishop with a pointy hat.
Illustrated queen and king side by side in the middle of the board
The queen and king live right in the middle. The queen stands on her own colour.
A row of eight illustrated pawns across the board
Eight subjects who all share the same name. A good place to count together.

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