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Copyright Origami Chess Set Copyright © 2013 Fit To Print Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the permission of the copyright holder. The diagrams in this book were produced with Macromedia’s Freehand. The Backtalk family of typefaces was used for the diagrams’ text. Other text uses the Optima typeface.
Symbols and Terminology
Line Styles Valley Fold
Mountain Fold
Crease
Hidden/X-Ray
Arrows Fold Forward
Fold Behind
Fold and Unfold
Sink/Reverse/ Push In/ Closed Sink
Turn Over
Rotate 90°, 1/2 1/2 Turn, Etc.
Unsink/Pull Out
1/2
Maneuvers Reverse Fold
Crimp
Rabbit Ear
Squash
Petal Fold
Sink
Closed Sink
Sink Triangularly
Pleat
Swivel
Pawn
1. Precrease with a mountain fold.
2. Mountain fold in half.
3. Precrease the lower portion.
4. Valley fold part way. The model will not lie flat.
Pawn
3-5
5. Squash fold to flatten.
7. Valley to the center. Pawn
6. Repeat steps 3-5 behind.
8. Precrease with a mountain fold.
9. Unfold. Pawn
10. Reverse fold.
11. Reverse fold again.
Pawn
12. Pull out a single layer at each side.
13. Reverse fold.
Pawn
14. Tuck the flaps under the outer layers.
15. Open out, allowing the center flap to squash flat.
Pawn
16. Valley into the pocket.
17. Valley over, while incorporating a reverse fold.
Pawn
18. Reverse the center layer through.
19. Valley to the corner.
Pawn
20. Precrease with a mountain fold.
21. Unfold.
Pawn
22. Reverse fold.
23. Valley over.
Pawn
24. Valley again.
25. Squash fold.
Pawn
26. Precrease and turn over.
27. Squash fold, so as to make the top look the same on both sides.
Pawn
28. Turn over.
29. Precrease.
Pawn
30. Precrease the top section in half.
31. Reverse fold in and out. Note that the valley fold goes through the intersection of creases.
Pawn
32. Reverse fold the thick corner at the left, and one corner at the right.
33. Tuck the flap into the pocket.
34. Mountain fold the corners in.
35. Open out the base. You can either crease sharply, or leave it rounded.
36. Completed Pawn.
Pawn
Castle
1. Precrease with a mountain fold.
2. Mountain fold in half.
3. Precrease the lower portion.
4. Valley fold part way. The model will not lie flat.
Castle
3-5
5. Squash fold to flatten.
6. Repeat steps 3-5 behind.
7. Valley to the center.
8. Precrease with a mountain fold.
Castle
9. Unfold. Castle
10. Reverse fold.
11. Reverse fold again.
Castle
12. Pull out a single layer at each side.
13. Reverse fold.
Castle
14. Tuck the flaps under the outer layers.
15. Open out, allowing the center flap to squash flat.
Castle
16. Valley into the pocket.
17. Valley over, while incorporating a reverse fold.
Castle
18. Reverse the center layer through.
19. Valley to the corner.
Castle
20. Precrease with a mountain fold.
21. Unfold.
Castle
22. Precrease lightly. Repeat behind.
23. Valley, such that the creases meet.
Castle
24. Mountain fold.
25. Precrease with a mountain fold.
Castle
26. Open out the flap.
27. Squash fold.
Castle
28. Sink the tip.
29. Valley fold the corners to the center.
30. Precrease with mountain folds.
31. Open out.
32. Swing up.
Castle
33. Precrease.
34. Mountain fold the sides in halfway.
35. Crimp upwards, while pushing in the side.
36. Sink halfway. Part of the sink is hidden.
Castle
37. Form a very tiny crimp.
38. Pull out a layer from each side, allowing the upper edge to taper.
39. Mountain fold the two corners to match the right side.
40. Valley over at each side to lock.
Castle
41. Open out the sides at a 90° angle.
42. View from above. Valley each corner up.
43. Mountain fold the corners in.
44. Open out the base. You can either crease sharply, or leave it rounded.
Castle
45. Completed Castle.
Castle
Knight
1. Precrease with a mountain fold.
2. Mountain fold in half.
3. Precrease the lower portion.
4. Valley fold part way. The model will not lie flat.
Knight
3-5
5. Squash fold to flatten.
7. Valley to the center. Knight
6. Repeat steps 3-5 behind.
8. Precrease with a mountain fold.
9. Unfold. Knight
10. Reverse fold.
11. Reverse fold again.
Knight
12. Pull out a single layer at each side.
13. Reverse fold.
Knight
14. Tuck the flaps under the outer layers.
15. Open out, allowing the center flap to squash flat.
Knight
16. Valley into the pocket.
17. Precrease.
Knight
18. Valley to the center. Do not crease sharply.
19. Mountain fold in half, while incorporating a reverse fold. Knight
20. Reverse the center layer through.
21. Reverse fold.
Knight
22. Pull out a layer from each side. Do not completely flatten.
23. Swivel in all of the sides, and flatten.
Knight
24. Closed sink the center flap halfway.
25. Crimp upwards.
Knight
26. Outside reverse fold.
27. Pull out a single layer from each side as far as possible.
Knight
28. Closed reverse fold.
29. Outside reverse fold.
Knight
30. Precrease.
31. Reverse fold in and out. Note that the valley fold goes through the intersection of creases.
Knight
32. Open out the base. You can either crease sharply, or leave it rounded.
33. Mountain fold the corners in.
Knight
34. Completed Knight.
Bishop
1. Precrease with a mountain fold.
2. Mountain fold in half.
3. Precrease the lower portion.
4. Valley fold part way. The model will not lie flat.
Bishop
3-5
5. Squash fold to flatten.
7. Valley to the center. Bishop
6. Repeat steps 3-5 behind.
8. Precrease with a mountain fold.
9. Unfold. Bishop
10. Reverse fold.
11. Reverse fold again.
Bishop
12. Pull out a single layer at each side.
13. Reverse fold.
Bishop
14. Tuck the flaps under the outer layers.
15. Open out, allowing the center flap to squash flat.
Bishop
16. Valley into the pocket.
17. Valley over, while incorporating a reverse fold.
Bishop
18. Reverse the center layer through.
19. Valley to the corner.
Bishop
20. Precrease with a mountain fold.
21. Unfold.
Bishop
22. Reverse fold.
23. Reverse fold.
Bishop
24. Open out.
25. Rabbit ear.
26. Undo the rabbit-ear.
27. Swing over.
28. Redo the rabbitear, while adding additional folds.
Bishop
29. Swing back.
30. Outside reverse fold.
31. Pull out a single layer at each side. Bishop
32. Precrease.
33. Valley fold to the intersection of creases.
34. Valley fold to the center.
35. Unfold.
36. Closed reverse fold.
Bishop
37. Valley fold down at each side.
38. Reverse fold.
39. Mountain fold at each side.
40. Valley fold up.
Bishop
40-41
41. Reverse fold.
42. Repeat steps 4041 behind.
44. Invert the corner. The model will not lie flat. Bishop
45. Crimp both sides to flatten.
46. Swivel in both sides.
47. Mountain fold the two corners.
48. Open out the base. You can either crease sharply, or leave it rounded. Bishop
49. Mountain fold the corners in.
50. Completed Bishop.
Bishop
Queen
1. Precrease with a mountain fold.
2. Mountain fold in half.
3. Precrease the lower portion.
4. Valley fold part way. The model will not lie flat.
Queen
3-5
5. Squash fold to flatten.
7. Valley to the center. Queen
6. Repeat steps 3-5 behind.
8. Precrease with a mountain fold.
9. Unfold. Queen
10. Reverse fold.
11. Reverse fold again.
Queen
12. Pull out a single layer at each side.
13. Reverse fold.
Queen
14. Tuck the flaps under the outer layers.
15. Open out, allowing the center flap to squash flat.
Queen
16. Valley into the pocket.
17. Valley over, while incorporating a reverse fold.
Queen
18. Reverse the center layer through.
19. Valley to the corner.
Queen
20. Precrease with a mountain fold.
21. Unfold.
Queen
22. Reverse fold.
23. Swing down lightly.
24. Valley fold over.
25. Valley fold up.
26. Unfold the pleat.
Queen
27. Repeat steps 24-25.
28. Squash fold.
29. Squash again.
30. Pull out a single layer.
Queen
31. Squash fold.
32. Valley fold up.
33. Swing the flap down, 34. Reverse fold while incorporating a twice. reverse fold. Queen
35. Swing the center flap over.
36. Flip the cluster of flaps upwards.
37. Swing up.
38. Precrease.
Queen
38-39
39. Swivel fold.
40. Repeat steps 3839 behind.
41. Spread squash.
42. Mountain fold.
Queen
43. Reverse fold one layer through.
44. Valley fold, so as to align along the center.
45. Turn over.
46. Swivel fold the double layer.
Queen
47. Valley fold the top layers to the center.
48. Turn over.
49. Valley fold to the center. Queen
50. Pull out the side flaps.
51. Mountain fold the corners in.
53. Completed Queen. Queen
52. Open out the base. You can either crease sharply, or leave it rounded.
King
1. Precrease with a mountain fold.
2. Mountain fold in half.
3. Precrease the lower portion.
4. Valley fold part way. The model will not lie flat.
King
3-5
5. Squash fold to flatten.
7. Valley to the center. King
6. Repeat steps 3-5 behind.
8. Precrease with a mountain fold.
9. Unfold. King
10. Reverse fold.
11. Reverse fold again.
King
12. Pull out a single layer at each side.
13. Reverse fold.
King
14. Tuck the flaps under the outer layers.
15. Open out, allowing the center flap to squash flat.
King
16. Valley into the pocket.
17. Valley over, while incorporating a reverse fold.
King
18. Reverse the center layer through.
19. Valley to the corner.
King
20. Precrease with a mountain fold.
21. Unfold.
King
22. Reverse fold.
23. Precrease in half lightly.
King
24 Bring the flap along the center and unfold.
25. Lightly open out the flap.
King
26. Rabbit ear using the existing creases.
27. Wrap around a single layer.
28. Swing over.
29. Valley fold up lightly.
30. Wrap around a single layer.
King
31. Swing down.
King
32. Pull the flap up, while collapsing.
33. Precrease.
King
34. Valley, allowing the edges to meet the indicated intersections.
33-34
35. Repeat steps 3334 behind.
King
36. Mountain fold the sides.
37. Precrease.
King
38. Closed sink the corner in and out.
39. Precrease into thirds.
King
40. Precrease.
41. Precrease, using the intersection of creases as guides.
King
42. Crimp along the existing creases. The inner layers will not be symmetrical.
43. Valley over, pulling some paper from inside the crimp.
King
44. Swing through.
45. Swivel the sides inwards, allowing two reverse folds to form at the right. The flap will swing down.
46. Swing the flap up, tucking the excess into the pocket behind.
47. Crimp the tip.
48. Reverse fold the tip.
King
49. Mountain fold the corners in.
51. Completed King. King
50. Open out the base. You can either crease sharply, or leave it rounded.
Chessboard
1. Pinch in half.
2. Pinch again.
3. Valley fold the corner to crease.
4. Turn over.
Chessboard
5. Valley fold to the intersection of raw edges.
6. Unfold.
7. Precrease section into fourths.
8. Precrease along the diagonals.
Chessboard
1/4
9. Precrease, using the intersections of diagonals as a guide.
10.Precrease the outer rows and columns. Rotate model.
11. Mountain fold the corners. 12. Valley fold. Turn over. Chessboard
13. Valley fold down the top flap. Flip the bottom square.
14. Reverse fold the sides.
15. Fold sides in, squashing corners.
16. Closed reverse fold the sides.
Chessboard
17. Flip the square.
18. Squash fold the sides. They will overlap at the center.
19. Squash outwards.
20. Swivel the sides into the pockets while lightly forming a rabbit ear at the bottom.
Chessboard
21. Squash the center flap. 22. Closed sink the right side.
23. Completed unit. Make three more, two of which begin with the colored side up.
Chessboard
24. Interlock the units. At the interior of each unit, you can mountain fold the corners of the tabs for a more permanent lock.
25. Completed Chessboard
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Chessboard