Chess set with intermeshing game pieces

A set of chess pieces comprising at least two chess pieces wherein each of the at least two chess pieces has a chess piece rank and has a rank-identifying shape and further configured such that the at least two chess pieces can be combined into a combined unit, and having two chess-piece-combinations selected from a group consisting of the following chess-piece-combinations:

• a first chess piece having a first base and a first vertical member and a second vertical member each attached to the first base and having separations between them, the first base is configured with apertures aligned with the separations between the first vertical member and the second vertical member, and a second chess piece having a second base and having a third vertical member and a fourth vertical member each attached to the second base;
• wherein the apertures in the first base are configured to accommodate insertion of the third vertical member and fourth vertical member;
• and the third vertical member and fourth vertical member are configured to fit into the apertures in the first base and fit into the separations between the first vertical member and the second vertical member;
• a third chess piece having a third bottom end on which the third chess piece sits when used to play chess, and a third top end opposite the third bottom end;
• and a fourth chess piece having a fourth bottom end on which the fourth chess piece would sit when used to play chess and a fourth top end opposite the fourth bottom end and an upper portion at the fourth top end;
• the third chess piece further having an aperture at the third top end and extending toward the third bottom end and configured to accommodate insertion of the upper portion of the fourth chess piece;
• and the fourth chess piece configured such that its upper portion fits into the aperture of the third chess piece;
• a fifth chess piece having a fifth base and having a fifth vertical member and a sixth vertical member, the fifth vertical member and the sixth vertical member each attached to the fifth base and having separations between them;
• and a sixth chess piece having a sixth base and having a seventh vertical member and an eighth vertical member, the seventh vertical member and the eighth vertical member each attached to the sixth base and having separations between them;
• the fifth chess piece and the sixth chess piece being configured such that the fifth chess piece and sixth chess piece can be combined by inserting the fifth vertical member and the sixth vertical member into the separations between the seventh vertical member and the eighth vertical member;
• and
• a seventh chess piece having a first head portion configured to depict the head of a horse, and a neck portion configured to depict the neck of a horse and attached to the first head portion, and an eighth chess piece having a second head portion configured to depict the head of a horse and the seventh chess piece having an aperture in the neck portion configured to accommodate insertion of at least part of the second head portion.

A set of chess pieces with a first chess piece and a second chess piece;

• the first chess piece including a base;
• a first longitudinal member attached to the base;
• and a second longitudinal member attached to the base with a space intervening between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member;
• the second chess piece includes a second base formed with a first aperture and a second aperture, with the first aperture sized for admittance of the first longitudinal member, and the second aperture sized for admittance of the second longitudinal member;
• and an elongate member attached to the second base, the elongate member positioned between the first aperture and the second aperture, and the elongate member sized to fit in a space between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member when they pass through the first aperture and the second aperture.

A set of two or more chess pieces configured to engage with one another to form a combined unit with a first chess piece and a second chess piece;

• the first chess piece including a first base;
• a first longitudinal member attached to the first base;
• and a second longitudinal member attached to the first base with a space intervening between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member;
• the second chess piece includes a second base formed with a first aperture and a second aperture, with the first aperture sized for admittance of the first longitudinal member, and the second aperture sized for admittance of the second longitudinal member;
• and an elongate member attached to the second base, the elongate member positioned between the first aperture and the second aperture, and the elongate member sized to fit in a space between the first longitudinal member and the second longitudinal member when they pass through the first aperture and the second aperture.

A chess set, comprising:

• a first chess piece, comprising:
• a base;
• a first chamfered column attached to the base;
• and
• a second chamfered column attached to the base with a channel intervening between the first chamfered column and the second chamfered column;
• and
• a second chess piece, comprising:
• a second base formed with a first aperture and a second aperture, the first aperture sized for admittance of the first chamfered column, and the second aperture sized for admittance of the second chamfered column;
• a central interior column attached to the second base, the central interior column positioned between the first aperture and the second aperture, and the central interior column sized to fit between the first chamfered column and the second chamfered column;
• a first outer column attached to the second base and to the central interior column;
• and
• a second outer column attached to the second base and to the central interior column, the first outer column positioned to slidably engage in the channel.