Where can I find nice chess sets online?
Sunday, August 28th, 2011 at
8:03 am
I want to buy my boyfriend a chess set as a gift problem is I have no idea what i should be looking for or where to get one online. I’m looking for one between 0 to 0. What size "king" should I be looking for and what is better wood, glass, or marble? And what is the best online site to find all this?
Thanks!!
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i recomend ebay for bidding reasons chess is a game that you can find almost anywhere so i think you should look around your town/city (nice chess sets such as mahohany and marble) i hope i have helped you! <[-_-]>
(www. the chess store. com)
glass & marble?…"show pieces"
wood?…better suited for real playing
king height?…3&3/4 is a maximum height
a decent set is about $200 (no board, pieces only)
be carefull what you order !!…you might be paying for pieces only…read everything
its possible to order "sets" or you can order things individually
don’t order large pieces & a small board
a "set" (board & pieces) might be your best choice
a basic design is called "stuanton"
Personally, I think wood chess sets are the best. You could get an inexpensive magnetic wood chess set from The House of Staunton. Here’s a link to it:
http://houseofstaunton.com/Store/product_name=Magnetic+Travel+Chess+Set+-+12+Inch+Square/exact_match=exact/user-id=/password=
Hope this helps!
If you want to find nice wood, plastic, travel or themed sets. They have good ones at wholesalechess.com.
If you want to buy something nicer like marble chess sets go to chesssets.com.
Personally, I like the look and feel of marble. Wood is also nice depending on the decor. If he’s going to use it often, I don’t recommend most glass chess sets as they can be difficult to distinguish the different colors on the board during actual play and they can break easily. If it’s more for ‘show’ and a nice accent to the house, it’s fine.
I wouldn’t be overly concerned with the size of the king. If you like the look and think he’d enjoy it, I’d buy what suits your taste. That being said, any set with king being between 3 to 4 inches height approximately should be fine if you want some sort of guage. That is a very nice gift and one that any chess player will appreciate coming from his girlfriend.
Hope that helps!