Originally posted by foili have one i had made special whilst travelling india,all black pieces are lapis lazuli(blue),and all white pieces are buffalo bone.
Does anyone have any interesting chess sets ? I have one all made of glass . The pieces are plain cylindars, different height for different piece . The king is about 3 inches tall .
Originally posted by jimmyb270I used to have a Simpson's chess set too.
I have the Simpsons chess set, my sister bought it for me for my last birthday. It's pretty good, but would have been better if they had had different characters for black/white.
But it was bright blue and yellow and the opposite colour was bright green and yellow and the squares where blue and green.
It was a nightmare trying to play on it.
Originally posted by usmc7257Aha, your a US marine 🙂 Did you know in the Russian Armed forces chess is a compulsary (or at least used to be) part of officer training? Have you whooped any commanders at all (or are u one ?)
i have a set from japan. the pieces are made from soapstone and the board is ornate and hand carved. i just got one from mexice with an aztec calendar as the board design. i have several i just use to play people around the barracks
This is the set I have been coveting lately:
http://www.chessexpressstore.com/gian6staunch.html
The description says: This Chess/Checkers Set features an enormous 22" x 22" x 3" walnut board (2 1/8 squares), as well as 6" Staunton Style Chess Pieces (1 3/4" base). The set functions both as a chess set and a checkers set. The wooden pieces are weighted, to provide extra stability, and are stored within separated compartments within the set.