The offical chess set used in competions is named after who?
Staunton chess set The Staunton chess set is composed of a particular style of chess pieces used to play the game of chess. According to the rules of chess, this style is to be used for competitions. Nathaniel Cook is credited with the design, and they are named after Howard Staunton. The first 500 sets were hand signed and numbered by Staunton. This style of set was first made available by Jaques of London in 1849, and they quickly became the standard. They have been used around the world since.
Boris Katalymov Boris Nikolaevich Katalymov (Russian: Борис Николаевич Каталымов ; 13 June 1932 – 1 February 2013), also spelled Katalimov, was a Kazakh and Soviet chess International Master. The Katalymov Variation of the Sicilian Defence is named after him.