About Chess Tournament
Chess Tournament is a monochrome editorial system drawn from the printed bulletins of early-20th-century international chess: the standardized Staunton set, ruled move-lists in algebraic and descriptive notation, and the eternal black-and-white board. It is read deliberately from the dark "black" side — warm boxwood-cream pieces and period serif type glow against ebonised ebony, never the other way around. Quiet, symmetric, and intellectual.
- Origin
- Western Europe — London, Hastings, St. Petersburg, Nottingham
- Era
- 1900–1950 (Staunton standard 1849; classic tournament-bulletin era)
- Key figures
- Howard Staunton · Jacques of London · José Raúl Capablanca · Alexander Alekhine · Emanuel Lasker
- Movements
- Classical chess print culture · Victorian/Edwardian game design · Monochrome editorial bulletin design
Chess Tournament design spec
Colors
Background
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Accent
Text
Typography
Playfair DisplayHeadings
EB GaramondBody
Courier PrimeMono
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