Official Chess® Trading Cards – May 2026 Set

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2026 New York Metro Area GRADE Scholastic Chess Championships Edition

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126 Unique Cards in the Set

Look for Rare Rainbow (~1/12 packs) and Special Rare Gold (~1/40 packs) and Ultra Rare Black (~1/150 packs) parallels of Legends cards

Legends (21) – Influential and brilliant players from around the world who made history.

François-André Danican Philidor, Howard Staunton, Adolf Anderssen, Wilhelm Steinitz, Paul Morphy, Johannes Zukertort, Mikhail Chigorin, Siegbert Tarrasch, Emanuel Lasker, Harry Nelson Pillsbury, Carl Schlechter, Frank Marshall, Akiba Rubinstein, Aron Nimzowitsch, José Capablanca, Richard Réti, Alexander Alekhine, Max Euwe, Lyudmila Rudenko, Vera Menchik, Sonja Graf

Openings (15) – Foundational systems that shape early-game strategy.

Ruy Lopez (Spanish Opening), Italian Game, Scotch Game / Gambit, Fried Liver Attack, King’s Gambit, Queen’s Gambit, London System, Catalan Opening, English Opening, King’s Indian Attack, Colle System, Réti Opening, Trompowsky Attack, Bird Opening, Jobava London

Defenses (15) – Core responses that define structure and counterplay.

Sicilian Defense, French Defense, Caro–Kann Defense, Scandinavian Defense, Alekhine’s Defense, Pirc Defense, Petrov’s Defense, Dutch Defense, King’s Indian Defense, Queen’s Indian Defense, Nimzo–Indian Defense, Slav Defense, Grünfeld Defense, Benoni Defense, Philidor Defense

Army (6) – The fundamental forces of the chess battlefield.

Pawn, Rook, Knight, Bishop, Queen, King

Equipment (6) – Essential tools for every chess player.

Chess Board, Chess Clock, Chess Notation Book, Chess Bag, Chess Book Library, Chess Puzzle Book

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