Knight move: Why a chess set may cost $500 at top-level tournaments

Amritsar is the only place in the world where sets for the World Chess Championship matches are made

As players shuffle their pieces in the 44th Chess Olympiad in Mahabalipuram, consider what they move. In chess sets, the knight takes the most time to be carved.

The four knights determine the price of the set, be it a $20- or a $500-one. A set used in world-level tournaments cost about $500. Amritsar, Punjab, is the only place in the world where sets for the World Chess Championship matches are made.

Just about 10 people in the whole world specialise in carving the knight for the official World Chess Championship matches, according to a report by the New York