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 GalleryJudit Polgár with Michał and Marian FudalejGlobal Chess Festival 2025GM Magnus Carlsen giving an interview during the Grand Chess Tour in Warsaw, a ChessboArt wall board behind himMagnus CarlsenGrand Chess Tour, WarsawGM Garry Kasparov during the Grand Chess Tour, POLIN Museum of the History of Polish Jews, Warsaw, beside a ChessboArt boardGarry KasparovGrand Chess Tour, WarsawJudit and Sofia Polgár at the giant chess set, ChessboArt's custom giant chess clock between them, Global Chess Festival 2026Judit & Sofia PolgárGlobal Chess Festival 2026Javokhir Sindarov at Grand Chess Tour Warsaw 2026 next to a ChessboArt demonstration board and Rey EnigmaJavokhir SindarovGrand Chess Tour, Warsaw 2026GM Alexandra Kosteniuk, former Women's World Champion, and Andrzej Kordowina-Tkacz during Women's Day in Saint-Tropez 2026, with a ChessboArt wall boardAlexandra KosteniukFormer Women’s World Champion

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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.

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No sponsorships. No staged promotions.

Just real encounters built over time, through shared respect for the game.

ChessboArt is not about positioning objects in front of cameras. It is about being present — quietly and consistently — within the chess community. From world-class tournaments to film sets and exhibitions, our boards appear where the game is played, studied, and understood.

Grandmasters, world champions, artists, and cultural institutions engage with our work not because of campaigns, but because of affinity. Chess is a demanding game. It recognises what is honest.

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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 boards, four easelsA studio line-up, one board turned to show its raw ash backPhoto: Monika BurszczanThe studio easel →
Brick, light and an empty easelA vertical board in a loft cornerPhoto: Monika BurszczanWall chess collection →
ChessboArt800 in the VIP areaGlobal Chess Festival 2026, Hungarian National GalleryChessboArt800 in walnut →
A row of wall boards, mid-gameCarved wooden pieces on magnetic boardsPhoto: Monika BurszczanWall chess collection →
A signed ChessboArt800 beside a wave muralA private homePhoto: ChessboArt ArchiveSigned boards →
A study in the open air: White wins with 1.Rg7!!Boards on outdoor easelsPhoto: Monika BurszczanThe studio easel →
A board in the colors of the tourWR Women's Chess Tour branding, among olive trees, Saint-Tropez 2026Photo: Diana Kordowina PhotographyThe Saint-Tropez story →
Engraved for a chess clubLes Fous de la Vieille Tour, Saint-TropezPhoto: Diana Kordowina PhotographyDesign your own →
The giant chess clockCustom-built for Judit Polgár's festival, Hungarian National GalleryThe festival story →
Evening games on a wine barrelA wooden set and clock, Le Vignoble Torpez, Saint-TropezPhoto: Diana Kordowina PhotographyWooden chess clocks →
A board and a clock on the terraceSunlit hotel terrace, Saint-TropezPhoto: Diana Kordowina PhotographyBoards and sets →
Hand-carved crown trophiesWR Women's Chess Tour 2026, Europe LegPhoto: Diana Kordowina PhotographyBespoke trophies →
Pressed flowers in resinWalnut pieces with inlays by Tollini, among blossom branchesPhoto: Monika BurszczanBespoke chessboard →
A knight with a meadow insideAsh wood, fern and purple flowers set in resin by TolliniPhoto: Monika BurszczanBespoke chessboard →
Where it startsFinished boards in the foreground, the workshop just behindPhoto: Monika BurszczanAbout the workshop →

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Caught with ChessboArt

— Long-term presence within the international chess community
— Participation in major tournaments, exhibitions, and film productions
— Installations in historic interiors and contemporary architecture
— Objects featured in museums, theatres, and cultural institutions

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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 →
Judit Polgár presents the Daily PuzzleOn a hanging ChessboArt board, Chess Olympiad Expo, Budapest 2024Image courtesy of Judit Polgar Chess Foundation
Judit Polgár, Chess MasterClassFour Seasons Hotel Gresham Palace, BudapestPhoto courtesy of the Judit Polgar Chess Foundation
Sofia Polgár narrates Judit's blindfold gameBeside a ChessboArt wall chess set, Global Chess Festival 2026
GM Susan Polgar with Michał FudalejWorld Champion, 5-time Olympic gold medalist, FIDE 100 "Best Woman Coach"Photo: ChessboArt Archive
Michał Fudalej with Sofia PolgárClosing 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 →
Arkady Dvorkovich and Roman KrulichFIDE President and CM Roman Krulich, Women's World Grand Prix, Munich 2022Photo: Mark Livshitz
Pia Cramling and Anastasia Sorokina with the trophyCustom ChessboArt Wooden Knight, Pia Cramling Cup 2026Photo courtesy of FIDE
Dana Reizniece-Ozola, interview in KatowiceWGM, FIDE Managing Director, former Minister of Finance of LatviaPhoto: ChessboArt Archive
GM Robert HungaskiCaptain 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)
Paweł Czarnota and Grzegorz NasutaCoaches 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 MuzychukRapid and blitz winners, WR Women's Chess Tour, Saint-Tropez 2026
Women's winner with Susan Polgár and Anastasia SorokinaGlobal Chess Festival 2026
IM Eline Roebers vs FM Michał FudalejClosing-night blitz, WR Women's Chess Tour, Saint-Tropez 2026Photo: Diana Kordowina Photography
Maria Emelianova vs FM Michał FudalejClosing-night blitz, WR Women's Chess Tour, Saint-Tropez 2026Photo: Diana Kordowina Photography
With WCM Hannah Sayce and WCM Alexandra Prado SerranoBoth played in Judit Polgár's simul, Global Chess Festival 2026
Michał Fudalej with Juga Di Prima, the Chess ArtistOn the giant chess set, Global Chess Festival 2026
WIM Fiona Steil-Antoni and Michał FudalejAt 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 simulSuperliga Rapid, KrakówPhoto: Michał Walusza
Magdalena Budkiewicz interviews IM Grzegorz MasternakGKS Hetman Katowice, Superliga RapidPhoto: Michał Walusza
Chess trivia with GM Kossakowski and GM SzparMagdalena Budkiewicz hosts, Superliga RapidPhoto: Michał Walusza
Olaczka and XNTentacionPolish top chess streamers
WIM Anna Kantane at Chess CornerWarsaw, 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 on TVInterview for TVN (Discovery Group), a ChessboArt board in the studio
On the film set of "W szachu"Wojciech Mecwaldowski as Akiba Rubinstein, ChessboArt boards in the frameStill from "W szachu. Ostateczna rozgrywka" (2024)
Chess and photography exhibitionWith the Mayor of Pyskowice, Adam Wójcik, historic Town HallPhoto: Monika Burszczan
Michał Fudalej with the ChessboArt mini-boardPortrait by chess photographer David LladaPhoto: David Llada

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  • A frame from a historical film about chess, the Chess Olympiad

    Aniko Kiss-Zliczyńska

    Screenwriter and decorator

    "The chess sets created by Mr. Fudalej were a beautiful and meaningful part of the set design in the historical film "W szachu. Ostatnia rozgrywka", set in the interwar and wartime periods. We used the boards in numerous scenes, including the chess Olympiad and critical scenes depicting simultaneous games in Argentina. The protagonists included Akiba Rubinstein and Dawid Przepiórka. Thank you for the meticulous and creative collaboration."

  • Bespoken Chess On Easel designed for Saint-Tropez Chess Club

    Andrzej Kordowina-Tkacz

    President of the Saint-Tropez Chess Club

    "As the president of the Saint-Tropez Chess Club and as a Pole, I am very proud that the ChessboArt chessboard graces our tournaments and events, glorifying Polish technical thought and artistic craftsmanship."

Where we have been

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

Olympiad Expo, Budapest 2024Grand Chess Tour, WarsawGlobal Chess Festival 2025Global Chess Festival 2026WR Women's Chess Tour, Saint-TropezPia Cramling Cup, StockholmEICC 2026, KatowiceCAPTURES Turin Chess FestivalCracovia 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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