Magdalena Budkiewicz interviewing IM Grzegorz Masternak during Superliga Rapid with ChessboArt wall decor

Beyond the Board: Chess, Art, and the People Who Shape the Game

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ChessboArt boards have hung at the 2024 Chess Olympiad Expo, stood in the venue of the Grand Chess Tour in Warsaw, and carry the signatures of Magnus Carlsen and the Polgár sisters. Here is how they look in real rooms, and who has stood next to them.

Judit Polgár with Michał and Marian Fudalej, two vertical ChessboArt boards ready for the Global Chess Festival 2025 at the Hungarian National Gallery

Judit Polgár with Michał and Marian FudalejGlobal Chess Festival 2025

GM Magnus Carlsen giving an interview during the Grand Chess Tour in Warsaw, a ChessboArt wall board behind him

Magnus CarlsenGrand Chess Tour, Warsaw

GM Garry Kasparov during the Grand Chess Tour, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw, beside a ChessboArt board

Garry KasparovGrand Chess Tour, Warsaw

Judit and Sofia Polgár at the giant chess set, ChessboArt's custom giant chess clock between them, Global Chess Festival 2026

Judit & Sofia PolgárGlobal Chess Festival 2026

Javokhir Sindarov at Grand Chess Tour Warsaw 2026 next to a ChessboArt demonstration board and Rey Enigma

Javokhir SindarovGrand Chess Tour, Warsaw 2026

Alexandra KosteniukFormer Women’s World Champion

All encounters, grouped ↓

Signed where it happened. Boards autographed in the Grand Chess Tour players' room in Warsaw and by the Polgár sisters at the Budapest Expo in 2024 are kept as collector's pieces, with their story.

See signed boards

Geen sponsoren. Geen in scène gezette promoties.

Echte ontmoetingen die in de loop van de tijd ontstaan, door gedeeld respect voor het spel.

ChessboArt gaat niet over het plaatsen van objecten voor camera’s. Het gaat erom aanwezig te zijn — stil en consequent — binnen de schaakgemeenschap. Van wereldklasse toernooien tot filmsets en tentoonstellingen: onze borden verschijnen waar het spel gespeeld, bestudeerd en begrepen wordt.

Grootmeesters, wereldkampioenen, kunstenaars en culturele instellingen werken met ons samen, niet door campagnes, maar door affiniteit. Schaken is een veeleisend spel. Het herkent wat oprecht is.

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Inspiration: ChessboArt in real rooms

Studios, lofts, vineyards and museum halls. Tap any photo to enlarge it, and follow the link under it to the board, easel or clock you are looking at.

Four vertical boards on wooden easels in a dark showroom, one turned to show its raw ash back panel — **Four boards, four easels**A studio line-up, one board turned to show its raw ash backPhoto: Monika BurszczanThe studio easel →

A vertical board leaning against exposed brick beside an empty easel in a loft interior — **Brick, light and an empty easel**A vertical board in a loft cornerPhoto: Monika BurszczanWall chess collection →

A ChessboArt800 wall-mounted set on an easel in the VIP area of the Global Chess Festival 2026 — **ChessboArt800 in the VIP area**Global Chess Festival 2026, Hungarian National GalleryChessboArt800 in walnut →

Wall-mounted boards in a row, with carved wooden pieces mid-game — **A row of wall boards, mid-game**Carved wooden pieces on magnetic boardsPhoto: Monika BurszczanWall chess collection →

A signed ChessboArt800 wall chessboard beside a large blue wave mural in a private home — **A signed ChessboArt800 beside a wave mural**A private homePhoto: ChessboArt ArchiveSigned boards →

A chess study set up on an outdoor easel: White wins with 1.Rg7!! — **A study in the open air: White wins with 1.Rg7!!**Boards on outdoor easelsPhoto: Monika BurszczanThe studio easel →

A wall-mounted board with WR Women's Chess Tour branding on an easel among olive trees, Saint-Tropez 2026 — **A board in the colors of the tour**WR Women's Chess Tour branding, among olive trees, Saint-Tropez 2026Photo: Diana Kordowina PhotographyThe Saint-Tropez story →

An engraved board for the chess club Les Fous de la Vieille Tour, displayed on an easel among olive trees in Saint-Tropez — **Engraved for a chess club**Les Fous de la Vieille Tour, Saint-TropezPhoto: Diana Kordowina PhotographyDesign your own →

ChessboArt's custom giant chess clock in a hall of the Hungarian National Gallery before the crowds arrived — **The giant chess clock**Custom-built for Judit Polgár's festival, Hungarian National GalleryThe festival story →

A chess set and clock on a wine barrel at Le Vignoble Torpez, Saint-Tropez — **Evening games on a wine barrel**A wooden set and clock, Le Vignoble Torpez, Saint-TropezPhoto: Diana Kordowina PhotographyWooden chess clocks →

A wooden chessboard and vintage chess clock on a sunlit hotel terrace in Saint-Tropez — **A board and a clock on the terrace**Sunlit hotel terrace, Saint-TropezPhoto: Diana Kordowina PhotographyBoards and sets →

Hand-carved wooden crown trophies for the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 Europe Leg, on a chessboard tray — **Hand-carved crown trophies**WR Women's Chess Tour 2026, Europe LegPhoto: Diana Kordowina PhotographyBespoke trophies →

Walnut pieces with pressed-flower resin inlays by Tollini, styled among pink blossom branches — **Pressed flowers in resin**Walnut pieces with inlays by Tollini, among blossom branchesPhoto: Monika BurszczanBespoke chessboard →

An ash-wood knight filled with fern and purple flowers set in resin by Tollini — **A knight with a meadow inside**Ash wood, fern and purple flowers set in resin by TolliniPhoto: Monika BurszczanBespoke chessboard →

Finished vertical boards in the foreground, the workshop just behind them — **Where it starts**Finished boards in the foreground, the workshop just behindPhoto: Monika BurszczanAbout the workshop →

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Gesnapt met ChessboArt

— Langdurige aanwezigheid binnen de internationale schaakgemeenschap
— Deelname aan grote toernooien, tentoonstellingen en filmproducties
— Installaties in historische interieurs en hedendaagse architectuur
— Objecten tentoongesteld in musea, theaters en culturele instellingen

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Seen with ChessboArt

Moments from tournaments, festivals and film sets. They show where our boards have been, not who endorses them: we have no sponsorships.

The Polgár family

More of Judit, Sofia and Susan Polgár with ChessboArt boards: the 2024 Olympiad Expo in Budapest and the Global Chess Festival, where a giant clock we built stood beside the giant chess set.

The Polgár sisters signed board →Global Chess Festival 2026 →

GM Judit Polgar presenting the "Daily Puzzle" on the hanging chess board at the 45th Chess Olympiad, Budapest 2024 — **Judit Polgár presents the Daily Puzzle**On a hanging ChessboArt board, Chess Olympiad Expo, Budapest 2024Image courtesy of Judit Polgar Chess Foundation

Judit Polgar at the Four Seasons Hotel in Budapest during a Chess MasterClass, with a ChessboArt vertical board — **Judit Polgár, Chess MasterClass**Four Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, BudapestPhoto courtesy of the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation

Sofia Polgár narrating beside a ChessboArt wall chess set while Judit Polgár plays blindfold, Global Chess Festival 2026 — **Sofia Polgár narrates Judit's blindfold game**Beside a ChessboArt wall chess set, Global Chess Festival 2026

FM Michał Fudalej with GM Susan Polgar: World Champion, 5-time Olympic Gold Medalist, and FIDE 100 "Best Woman Coach" — **GM Susan Polgar with Michał Fudalej**World Champion, 5-time Olympic gold medalist, FIDE 100 "Best Woman Coach"Photo: ChessboArt Archive

FM Michał Fudalej with Sofia Polgár at the closing of the Global Chess Festival 2026 — **Michał Fudalej with Sofia Polgár**Closing of the Global Chess Festival 2026

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FIDE, federations and trophies

Officials, captains, coaches and press officers who have met our boards, and the custom trophy made for the first Pia Cramling Cup.

Pia Cramling Cup trophies →

FIDE President Arkady Dvorkovich and CM Roman Krulich with a ChessboArt board at the Women's World Grand Prix, Munich 2022 — **Arkady Dvorkovich and Roman Krulich**FIDE President and CM Roman Krulich, Women's World Grand Prix, Munich 2022Photo: Mark Livshitz

Legendary GM Pia Cramling and WIM Anastasia Sorokina holding the custom ChessboArt trophy (Handcrafted Wooden Knight) at the Pia Cramling Cup 2026 — **Pia Cramling and Anastasia Sorokina with the trophy**Custom ChessboArt Wooden Knight, Pia Cramling Cup 2026Photo courtesy of FIDE

WGM Dana Reizniece-Ozola, FIDE Managing Director and former Minister of Finance of Latvia, giving an interview in Katowice — **Dana Reizniece-Ozola, interview in Katowice**WGM, FIDE Managing Director, former Minister of Finance of LatviaPhoto: ChessboArt Archive

GM Robert Hungaski, Captain of the Argentine National Chess Team, at the Expo with a ChessboArt board — **GM Robert Hungaski**Captain of the Argentine national team, at the ExpoPhoto: ChessboArt Archive

Anastasia Karlovich at the Grand Chess TourWGM, FIDE Press Officer and chess photographer, WarsawPhoto courtesy of Anastasia Karlovich (X/Twitter)

GM Paweł Czarnota and GM Grzegorz Nasuta (Polish National Team Coaches) solving a tactical puzzle on a ChessboArt board — **Paweł Czarnota and Grzegorz Nasuta**Coaches of the Polish national team solving a tactical puzzlePhoto: ChessboArt Archive

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Women's chess and the festival floor

Winners of the WR Women's Chess Tour in Saint-Tropez and of the women's category in Budapest, the closing-night blitz, and the people who sat down against Judit Polgár.

WR Women's Chess Tour, Saint-Tropez →

Bibisara Assaubayeva and Anna Muzychuk, winners of the rapid and blitz sections of the WR Women's Chess Tour 2026 in Saint-Tropez, each holding a wooden crown trophy — **Bibisara Assaubayeva and Anna Muzychuk**Rapid and blitz winners, WR Women's Chess Tour, Saint-Tropez 2026

The winner of the women's category of the Global Chess Festival 2026 tournament with Susan Polgár and Anastasia Sorokina, holding a wooden crown trophy — **Women's winner with Susan Polgár and Anastasia Sorokina**Global Chess Festival 2026

IM Eline Roebers vs FM Michał Fudalej, a blitz game at the closing ceremony of the WR Women's Chess Tour, Saint-Tropez 2026 — **IM Eline Roebers vs FM Michał Fudalej**Closing-night blitz, WR Women's Chess Tour, Saint-Tropez 2026Photo: Diana Kordowina Photography

Maria Emelianova and FM Michał Fudalej, a blitz game at the closing ceremony of the WR Women's Chess Tour, Saint-Tropez 2026 — **Maria Emelianova vs FM Michał Fudalej**Closing-night blitz, WR Women's Chess Tour, Saint-Tropez 2026Photo: Diana Kordowina Photography

FM Michał Fudalej with WCM Hannah Sayce and WCM Alexandra Prado Serrano, who played in Judit Polgár's simul, beside a ChessboArt wall-mounted set — **With WCM Hannah Sayce and WCM Alexandra Prado Serrano**Both played in Judit Polgár's simul, Global Chess Festival 2026

FM Michał Fudalej with singer-songwriter Juga Di Prima, the Chess Artist, on the giant chess set at the Global Chess Festival 2026 — **Michał Fudalej with Juga Di Prima, the Chess Artist**On the giant chess set, Global Chess Festival 2026

Art meets Strategy: WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni and FM Michał Fudalej at a ChessboArt coffee chess table, Global Chess Festival 2025, Hungarian National Gallery — **WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni and Michał Fudalej**At a ChessboArt coffee chess table, Global Chess Festival 2025Photo: ChessboArt Archive

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Poland's chess scene

Superliga Rapid, streamers and clubs: our boards as part of the room.

Cracovia Chess Festival →

GM Bartosz Heberla: Blindfold Simultaneous Exhibition, Superliga Rapid, with ChessboArt boards — **GM Bartosz Heberla, blindfold simul**Superliga Rapid, KrakówPhoto: Michał Walusza

Magdalena Budkiewicz interviewing IM Grzegorz Masternak from GKS Hetman Katowice at the Superliga Rapid tournament, ChessboArt boards as decor — **Magdalena Budkiewicz interviews IM Grzegorz Masternak**GKS Hetman Katowice, Superliga RapidPhoto: Michał Walusza

Chess Trivia Fun: Magdalena Budkiewicz challenging GM Jakub Kossakowski and GM Miłosz Szpar at Superliga Rapid — **Chess trivia with GM Kossakowski and GM Szpar**Magdalena Budkiewicz hosts, Superliga RapidPhoto: Michał Walusza

Polish top chess streamers, Olaczka and XNTentacion, playing in front of ChessboArt wall boards — **Olaczka and XNTentacion**Polish top chess streamers

WIM Anna Kantane at Chess Corner (Warsaw, Wilanów) with a ChessboArt wall board — **WIM Anna Kantane at Chess Corner**Warsaw, WilanówPhoto courtesy of Chess Corner

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On screen and in the community

Boards on a film set, in a TV studio with Garry Kasparov, in a town hall exhibition, and in a portrait by David Llada.

Garry Kasparov giving an interview for TVN (Discovery Group), with a ChessboArt board in the studio — **Garry Kasparov on TV**Interview for TVN (Discovery Group), a ChessboArt board in the studio

Wojciech Mecwaldowski starring as the legendary GM Akiba Rubinstein in the movie Chess: The Final Game, ChessboArt boards on the wall — **On the film set of "W szachu"**Wojciech Mecwaldowski as Akiba Rubinstein, ChessboArt boards in the frameStill from "W szachu. Ostateczna rozgrywka" (2024)

Mayor of Pyskowice, Adam Wójcik, and FM Michał Fudalej during the chess and photography exhibition at the historic Town Hall — **Chess and photography exhibition**With the Mayor of Pyskowice, Adam Wójcik, historic Town HallPhoto: Monika Burszczan

Through the lens of the master: FM Michał Fudalej with the ChessboArt mini-board, captured by the legendary chess photographer David Llada — **Michał Fudalej with the ChessboArt mini-board**Portrait by chess photographer David LladaPhoto: David Llada

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Aniko Kiss-Zliczyńska
Scenarioschrijver en decorontwerper
"De schaaksets die door de heer Fudalej zijn gemaakt, vormden een prachtig en betekenisvol onderdeel van het decorontwerp in de historische film "W szachu. Ostatnia rozgrywka", die zich afspeelt in het interbellum en de oorlogsperiode. We gebruikten de borden in talloze scènes, waaronder de schaakolympiade en cruciale scènes met simultaanspelen in Argentinië. Tot de hoofdpersonen behoorden Akiba Rubinstein en Dawid Przepiórka. Dank u voor de nauwgezette en creatieve samenwerking."
Andrzej Kordowina-Tkacz
Voorzitter van de schaakclub van Saint-Tropez
"Als voorzitter van de schaakclub van Saint-Tropez en als Pool ben ik er erg trots op dat het ChessboArt-schaakbord onze toernooien en evenementen siert en de Poolse technische kennis en artistieke vakmanschap verheerlijkt."

Where we have been

Each of these has its own story, with photos and details.

Olympiad Expo, Budapest 2024Grand Chess Tour, Warsaw Global Chess Festival 2025 Global Chess Festival 2026 WR Women's Chess Tour, Saint-Tropez Pia Cramling Cup, Stockholm EICC 2026, Katowice CAPTURES Turin Chess Festival Cracovia Chess Festival

What owners say

“This chess set is truly stunning and looks incredible mounted on my wall.”

David LladaPhotographer, “The Thinkers”, chess promoter

“I am very happy that the board arrived intact and without a single scratch all the way to Argentina. It looks great!”

Robert HungaskiCaptain of the Argentine National Team

“The product is beyond my expectations in functionality and beauty.”

Jenny ZUnited States, review on Google

“I really like the color of the oak wood in its dark shade. And surprisingly, it perfectly matches the color of the table.”

MattoGermany, by email

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Collector's signed boards

Boards signed by the people in these photos, each with its provenance.

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Schaak voor Elke Ruimte

Magnetic wall chess board in a stylish pub interior – social design and interactive wall art

Muur

Schaakkunst voor aan de Wand

Verticale borden, schilderijen & fotografie

Ontdek →

Tafel

Schaak voor op tafel

Tafels, borden & vintage klokken

Ontdek →

Close-up of a chess enthusiast's shelf with a signed chessboard, vintage clock, and books, showcasing a professional and artistic chess lifestyle

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Beyond the Board: Chess, Art, and the People Who Shape the Game

Inspiration: ChessboArt in real rooms