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Drueke Grand Wood Chessboard (23")

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  • Board Size: 23" x 23"
  • Square Size: 2 ΒΌ"
  • Material: American Black Walnut and Maple
Description:

The Drueke Grand Wood Chessboard (23") has been chosen as the most affordable quality wooden chessboard for our wood chess sets. It features beautiful 2 ¼" squares made of alternating light and dark wood. These chessboards are made in America with American Black Walnut and Maple. As you can see in the pictures, this wood chess board will accentuate any wood chess set. The board is 23" x 23" and ¾" thick. Treat your wood chess pieces right - this board will look absolutely fabulous in any room!

  • 23" x 23" x ¾" wooden chessboard
  • Made of American Black Walnut and Maple
  • Tournament standard size board
  • Looks great with any set of wooden chess pieces

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by Arby - 22 months ago
Mountbatten Singapore
Member Since: Dec 2007
Member Points: 2713

Rating:+++++

Excellent board without an extravagant price tag: classy, stylish and very professional in appearance.
by Escapest_Pawn - 21 months ago
MISSOULA,MT United States
Member Since: Feb 2008
Member Points: 751

Rating:+++++

I have owned a smaller (1.5" squares, really too small for normal pieces) Drueke board for years that I picked up used in the 1980s.  It is one of few boards made using solid blocks of wood without veneers.  Both maple and black walnut are particularly beautiful woods with subtle glows and hues.  An interesting "engineering" feature is that the wood border on the sides has its grain running cross-wise instead of the usual lengthwise.  Doing so permits all the woods' grain to run in the same direction, and the normal expansion and contraction of the wood is therefore uniform.  The result is a no cracking, no veneer peeling, perfectly flat, strong, and beautiful board.
by Coolslim - 21 months ago
Whittier CA United States
Member Since: Jul 2007
Member Points: 151

Rating:+++++

Even the most basic club pieces look like a million bucks on this board.

 No need to look any futher. 


by RetirementRules - 20 months ago
Ankeny, Iowa United States
Member Since: Mar 2008
Member Points: 17

Rating:+++++

I also got one of these over 20 years ago (2" sq).  It's a terrific product and the 2 1/4" squares on their large board is stunning.  You won't find a better board for the price.
by ionsbrew - 19 months ago
United Kingdom United Kingdom
Member Since: Apr 2008
Member Points: 1
I like the way the squares alternate colour, side to side and in a zig zag, makes for a good game of chess!
by Injam - 5 months ago
Georgia United States
Member Since: Jul 2009
Member Points: 6

Rating:+++++

i just got mine and I am very happy, plus I only paid $85.63 from Learning Things and free shipping.

http://www.learningthings.com/

by tpkatsa - 3 months ago
St. Paul, MN United States
Member Since: Jun 2009
Member Points: 23

Learning things had the best deal on shipping. I didn't get the free shipping, but they only charge $11 or so to UPS the 1.75"-squares board, suitable for a small library set, which is a fine deal. Everywhere else I looked was charging between $25-$30 to ship this small board. If I'm going to pay an extra $25-$30 for shipping, I'd rather go to local store and buy it at retail, to avoid the wait.

I would agree, you won't find a better board for the price - even at retail - anywhere, period. I have a Drueke 2-7/8"-squares version and it's beautiful - nearly a work of art.

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