Thieves steal 17th century chess set
 
October 25, 2008
 
 
{dateline: Brisbane, Austr.}.. BRAZEN thieves have made off with an antique hand-carved chess set after breaking into a Brisbane home.
 
Police say the home on Franklin Way, Wakerley, in Brisbane's east, was robbed on October 13.
 
"Thieves brazenly removed palings from the front wooden fence of the ... home to gain access to the yard,'' Queensland Police said.
 
"They then broke into the house and stole a quantity of personal items, including jewellery, a laptop computer and the antique chess set.''
 
Police said the 17th century chess set was a much-loved family treasure, and its 32 black and white pieces were made from hand-carved ivory.
 
The chess pieces are also distinctive because they are each made up of eight individual sections of ivory.

I heard Spud helped him

fat lot of good it's done for me...my endgame is still crap