Study Chess Set

Hi guys,

I was thinking to buy a study chess set, and I was thinking what to use...
In my view it should be rather small (like travel style) as it will be easier to see the whole board with only a look while reading..I prefer wooden style, not folding and magnetic...

the price is not very important, but anyway should not be more than 60 euros let's say...

I was thinking about something like this but I do not like that the pieces look too big compared with the size of the squares, what do you think? (and what do you use?):

http://www.amazon.com/Deluxe-Magnetic-Travel-Push-out-Drawer/dp/B0013BOBNM/ref=sr_1_14?ie=UTF8&s=toys-and-games&qid=1240347081&sr=1-14

When I was ultra keen living and breathing chess I always use to
study with the plastic set and board that is used in all tournaments.

These are weapons I will be fighting with - these are the weapons
I will study with.

I actually invested in different boards and different sets for different
clubs and tournaments.
True - that is why I've ended up with so many sets and boards.

You have to get climatised to playing on a new strange set.

I remember hacking and trapping my way to board one in some tournament
and was horried to see I'd be playing on a 'posh set' v IM Mark Orr.

I arrived 15 minutes before the game and played over a few games
on this posh set to get my eye in.

I lost. 😳
Not an excuse. I was out-played in a Knight ending

It's silly I know, but the important thing is that I thought it was good for me.

Now here is another true story.

Edinburgh Allegro 1980?.
I arrive at the board and see that one of my white pawns has been vandalised.

Some nerd had attacked it with a felt tip pen and given it a blue head.

So I try to swap this pawn with some other boards but nobody will let me.
So I hold up the start of the round whilst I get the controller to get
me another pawn.

A player called George Coutts sitting next to me said;

"Geoff just sac the bloody thing."

So I shrugged my shoulders, put the blue headed pawn on e2,
shoved it to e4 and this happened.

Black was a player called Choudhury.