Sports are types of sports activities that were historically formed in the course of their development as independent components. Currently, there are about 200 sports in the world.
Chess is a board logical game with chess pieces on a 64-box chessboard; the game combines elements of art (including those in terms of a chess composition), science and sport.
The game is given on a board divided into equal square boxes, or houses. The size of the board is 8×8 boxes. Each set of chess pieces includes a king, a queen, two castles, two bishops, two knights, and eight pawns.
The postage stamp features chess pieces: two knights, two pawns, a castle, a bishop, as well as figurative symbols of the king and the queen.
| Paper |
Printing method |
Perforation |
Format of the stamp |
Edition |
| Chalk surfaced |
Offset + partial varnishing + security system |
Frame 11½ |
65 × 32,5 mm |
120 thousand stamps |