18 Mind-Boggling Chess Innovations

I bet everyone has tried out his/her skills on the alluring chess board at least once. There is so much about this board game that captivates and draws you in, even if it's just to take notice of its finely-divided checkered surface and its eccentric, sculpted pieces.

The mind challenge that chess poses has inspired the creation of the most luxurious to the most bizarre chessboards, not to mention boxing-like matches, high fashion and even intelligent cars.

The human imagination has clearly found great inspiration from the eminent game of chess as designers all strive to achieve that checkmate design.