Just today I got to see a chess book that I remember reading as a little kid. While it didn’t give me a lifelong passion for chess, it did give me a lifelong passion for fantasy for its artwork.
The book is “Chess for Young Beginners” from 1975, and here’s some of the artwork:
Like, this artwork goes hard. I especially appreciate the colour scheme for the black pieces, with its browns, bronzes, reds and oranges.
This artwork is amazing, evocative, exciting and dramatic. I recommend giving it a look if you have a chance - you can probably scrounge up a PDF of this thing with a bit of searching.
