Switzerland. Canton Graubünden. Berghotel Schatzalp. Glass chessboard. A chess piece, or chessman, is any of the six different types of movable objects used on a chessboard to play the game of chess. Each player begins with a total of sixteen pieces. The pieces that belong to each player are distinguished by color. The lighter colored pieces are referred to as "white," and the player that owns them, "White". The rules of chess prescribe the types of move a player can make with each type of chess piece. Each piece type moves in a different way. During play, the players take turns moving one of their own chess pieces. Table with tablecloth and clean ashtray. The Schatzalp with the hotel of the same name, situated at 1861 meters on a south-facing terrace above Davos. The Berghotel Schatzalp (today's name), built in art nouveau style as a sanatorium, was built between 1898 and 1900 by Lucius Spengler and Edward Neumann. It is mentioned several times in Thomas Mann's novel "The Magic Mountain". Thomas Mann (1875–1955) came to Davos from 12 May to 15 June 1912 to visit his wife Katia, who was being treated at the sanatorium. During this time he took many walks around the area above the sanatorium. Thomas Mann incorporated his impressions of Davos in his novel “The Magic Mountain”, which was published in 1924. 13.09.2020 © 2020 Didier Ruef