You build the chess set as two symmetrical halves—first the "white" side of the board and all the white pieces and then the "black" side of the board and all the black pieces. The two halves ...

Elevate your game with the Amerous 15-inch Magnetic Wooden Chess Set, a perfect blend of traditional elegance and modern functionality. This set is designed for enthusiasts who appreciate the ...

A good set of chess pieces needs a certain amount of weight to play, so weights are added to better-quality plastic and wood pieces (you ideally want a triple-rated set). The colors should be ...

These aren’t the most detailed wooden pieces available, but they’re the same size as the plastic ones and work just fine for casual games at home. The appeal of a chess set is just as much ...

“And then I started getting a little bit more adventurous." Armed with designs he found in a book about making wooden chess sets, Pentimone began making pieces. Eventually he made a complete se ...

The designer also developed the colour palette for the project at this time, choosing colours that would evoke "noble" materials used for chess sets in the past, such as wood and leather.

When Jacques De Winter saw how local students had cared for his memorial crosses years ago, he knew he wanted to give ...

Things have changed since then for the better. Wooden chess sets are usually more expensive than the hard plastic ones. The four knights of a wooden chess set can cost as much as half of the ...