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Gökyay Association Chess Museum

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The Gökyay Association Chess Museum is located in Altındağ, Ankara, Turkey and displayed in a historical home. The museum has the largest chess set collection in the world with 707 chess sets collected from 110 countries exhibited under four main themes in a 1,008 square metre area. There are a variety chess sets representing various cultures and made with materials including wood, metal, fishbone, marble, soapstone, felt, polyester, metal, marble, sheet metal and cast iron.

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