Dating back to the fifteenth century, chess is a board game with real staying power. But while it might seem like a complicated and serious game for adults only, it's actually a great one for kids, especially with a whole host of kid-friendly chess sets available.
While chess has been revealed as the nation's favourite board game, it's also widely regarded as the most popular board game of all time, there are benefits to board games in general, especially as an alternative to computer games, as game show host Stephen Mulhern told us.
