A&A 15 inch Wooden Folding Chess Set w/ 3 inch King Height Staunton Chess Pieces / 2 Extra Queens - Natural European Ash Wood w/Storage Bag

I bought two sets of chess pieces from A&A at the same time, this one and one with a pasteboard storage case (https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0B8NRS8YB). The pieces are quite uniform between the two sets, as expected, and so meet my intended purpose. I have replacement pieces for every piece when one is inevitably lost or broken. I grew up seeing many games with small pieces such as pawns, a checker, dice, etc. replaced by something close. By buying two identical sets of pieces that will never be a problem. The pieces are quite as nice as expected, and perfect for recreational play. But after reading many reviews I thought I would check the dimensions... Well, the kings were slightly taller than 3 inches, but the base of the king was more like 1.2 inches rather than 1.4 inches. The pawns had bases that were more or less 0.8 inches, with only slight variations, but were only 1.4 inches tall rather than 1.5 inches. Not a big deal, really, unless you are trying to find replacement pieces to match your missing or broken piece later on, or are looking to buy this set to replace a piece in your set. Another thing I noticed was that every single piece had a oval base -- not dramatically oval, but enough to realize these either were not turned on a lathe, or were sanded unevenly. The case which came with this has a nice wood frame with panel sides which will form a playing surface if the case is opened and turned upside down. The panel looks to be a engineered wood product rather than wood, but is thin, light, and durable. I have no intention of using the case as a board, but will use a separate board (one piece) to play on. Inside is a flocked plastic tray with molded spots for each piece. Makes it quite easy to check that you have picked up and put away all 34 pieces, minimizing the chance of leaving a piece out to get lost. I only hope the plastic is heavy enough to be durable over many years. The wood case added twenty dollars to the cost over what I paid for the set with a pasteboard case, which is not a bad price when I priced other wood storage boxes for chess pieces. This case is quite nicely finished. Bottom line: it is an elegant set of chess pieces with a good case that will be a pleasure to play with for decades, but could be difficult to replace a piece some ten or twenty years from now.

Best purchase I’ve made lately! Sturdy, functional, and looks nice too.

Enjoy this chess set.

Este juego de ajedrez es lo máximo. Lo compré como regalo de cumpleaños para mi novio y le encantó

I love the looks of this set, very nice and one of the only ones I could find with black pieces. It’s good quality and the board lies flat and lines up. BUT I have nice wood tables and the 4 pins they have to hold it square when closed are also the feet the board sits on. I showed them in the pics. I do see a tiny Philips head screw inside which I might have been able to remove but there are more in the latch system that also hit the table first. I wanted a board that just had the wood as contact with my wood table so it would scratch it. Sadly I have to return for this reason. So I deduct a star for this.