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ChessCentrals Standard Tournament Chess Set, Board and Tote from ChessCentral
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Product Description The Standard Tournament Chess Set comes with a Staunton design, full tournament-size, felt padded plastic chess set. Get the durability of impact resistant plastic along with the classic Staunton look. This chess set features a full 3.75" King with a stable base of 1.5" diameter. You get 34 chess pieces, including 2 extra Queens, to make pawn promotion simple.
You will love this lightweight, roll-up chessboard! It is easy to take to tournaments, clubs, or next door. Clear and legible algebraic notation, 20"x 20", with 2.25" square size meets all chess tournament standards.
The carry-all chess bag is the perfect answer for carrying and storing all of your chess equipment. The 21" x 8" carry-all chess bag is made of durable canvas and will hold a rolled-up chess board, a full set of chess pieces, scorebook, pens, and a chess clock. The perfect high quality tournament or club set at a affordable price.
Customer Reviews
The Chess peices are not heavy at all Posted 06 October 2008
The board and the bag itself are great, but my main problem came with the actual pieces themselves. They are not heavy at all. I play chess in my college's club and we hold all our club meetings outside in the main quad. I'm considering purchasing a heavy set of pieces soon, but in the meantime, I'll have to keep filling the pieces with glue to make them heavier, though the difference isn't that great.
Awesome outta the box! Posted 28 September 2008
When I ordered this board I had no idea how awesome it would be. After all it was such a reasonable price! The board is so durable. When I opened the small shipping box, I took out the board, and it had no creases. They packaged it with great care. The extra Queens were a bonus. I didn't think to request them. The Chess Central team is awesome to add this.
Buy today, you won't regret.
Chess is Great for Kids and this Chess Set is Perfect! Posted 19 September 2008
Students who play chess have raised their intelligence quotient (IQ) scores in the following areas:
* Strengthened problem solving skills
* Learned how to make difficult and abstract decisions independently
* Enhance reading, memory, language, and mathematical abilities; fostered critical, creative, and original thinking
* Provided practice at making accurate and fast decisions under time pressure, (a skill that can help improve exam scores at school)
* Taught them how to think logically and efficiently, learning to select the "best" choice from a large number of options
* Challenged gifted children while potentially helping underachieving gifted students learn how to study and strive for excellence
* Demonstrated the importance of flexible planning, concentration, and the consequences of decisions
* Reached boys and girls regardless of their natural abilities or socio-economic backgrounds.
With this in mind I taught my children how to play chess on this product. The pieces are wonderful and feel nice in your hand. The board is easily cleaned (as my daughter spilled grape juice and it wiped right up). It stores away in the canvas tote which you can carry with you on vacation. I am really glad I purchased this product, great at any price!
Chess Central is amazing Posted 03 August 2008
This is it! The ultimate tournament chess set at a super low price. I have purchased several sets from other chess shops (and Amazon), but none have had the quality this set has (and all were much more expensive). The pieces are nicely weighted, the chess board is indestructible and the bag holds it all plus a clock easily. Thank you ChessCentral!
Great Chessboard Posted 10 June 2007
It is a standard-size chessboard with a decent price
1. Comes with an extra Queen (In case you are lucky enought to promote!)
2. Pieces are heavy and nice to play with.
3. You can roll or fold the board.
4. Comes with a bag, but the zipper borke the first time I used it
Not outstanding, but Good to have!
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