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MORTON, Ill. -- cut short Gottlieb's best move in chess came 14 years ago when he started collecting chess risks

In the "board room" of his Morton hearthstone the 53-year-old accounting manager at Caterpillar Inc. has in succession display chess sets from 17 different countries, including the United Kingdom, Pakistan, Kenya, Mexico, Sweden and Russia. His chess settles which number between 80 and 100 are made of various representations of stone and wood, as well as glass, resin, clay, pewter cardboard and plastic.

They range in take away from from $10 to $1,000 and in size from as small as a credit card to an outdoor risk that measures 10 feet square.

"My collection of chess plants is a natural offshoot of my lifelong be in love with of playing chess," Gottlieb said. "After buying a hardly any sets, I found myself a collector."

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