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Does anyone know where I can find a blue mousepad Chess board for tournament use? I see black and green everywhere but not blue. Is blue against the rules for USCF tournament play or something and if so why can I find the vinyl boards in almost every color?
Feb 26, 2018
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Try wholesalechess.com
https://www.wholesalechess.com/shop/chess_boards/vinyl_and_rollup_chess_boards
the approved colors are:
Black/white
Blue/white
Brown/white
Green/white
Great! Thanks you very much.
Feb 26, 2018
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AlkinKing wrote:
Great! Thanks you very much.
Glad to help. An order me one too! Mine is all stained up from working with kids.
AlkinKing wrote:
AlkinKing wrote: Does anyone know where I can find a blue mousepad Chess board for tournament use?
Consider silicone
Does anyone know where I can find a blue mousepad Chess board for tournament use? I see black and green everywhere but not blue. Is blue against the rules for USCF tournament play or something and if so why can I find the vinyl boards in almost every color?
Feb 26, 2018
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dave_westwood wrote:
AlkinKing wrote:
Does anyone know where I can find a blue mousepad Chess board for tournament use? I see black and green everywhere but not blue. Is blue against the rules for USCF tournament play or something and if so why can I find the vinyl boards in almost every color?
AlkinKing wrote: Does anyone know where I can find a blue mousepad Chess board for tournament use? Consider silicone
A friend bought one of those silicone boards. Not a big fan of them to be honest. You absolutely cannot slide them around easily. I joke with him that if his pool springs a leak, he can use a piece of his silicone board.
I know that's the common complaint about silicone boards, but I don't find the mousepad ones slide all that great either. Vinyl and wood slide, but wood is heavy to transport, and vinyl wrinkles and doesn't stay flat. Silicone doesn't wrinkle and can be washed easily, but doesn't slide. I think all of the common board types have their pros and cons.
Its blue and it wasnt very expensive but if im being honest im a bit disappointed.
mvk20 wrote:
I know that's the common complaint about silicone boards, but I don't find the mousepad ones slide all that great either. Vinyl and wood slide, but wood is heavy to transport, and vinyl wrinkles and doesn't stay flat. Silicone doesn't wrinkle and can be washed easily, but doesn't slide. I think all of the common board types have their pros and cons.
I bought a couple of the new style mousepad boards from Chesshouse. They call them the Flex Pad Club Chess Boards and they're pretty great. All the benefits of the mousepad board plus the pieces slide really well. I don't see myself going back to vinyl.
Anyone have any ideas where I can get one that’s a brighter blue? I don’t care if it’s tournament approved.
AlkinKing wrote:
Anyone have any ideas where I can get one that’s a brighter blue? I don’t care if it’s tournament approved.
http://amchesseq.com/ACE-MousePad-Chess-Board--Blue--MADE-in-the-USA_p_116.html
Dope. Thanks a bunch PhillipTheTank, this is the best selection of mousepad boards I’ve seen so far. I put in an order for the blue, red and one of the wood printed ones!
Mar 22, 2018
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AlkinKing wrote:
Does anyone know where I can find a blue mousepad Chess board for tournament use? I see black and green everywhere but not blue. Is blue against the rules for USCF tournament play or something and if so why can I find the vinyl boards in almost every color?
wholesalechess.com currently has them on sale for $7.99 today only.
That’s 1$ less than normal lol.
https://www.chesshouse.com/collections/club-style-chess-boards/products/flex-pad-club-chess-board?variant=34089250113
https://www.chesshouse.com/collections/club-style-chess-boards/products/flex-pad-club-chess-board?variant=34089772737
http://amchesseq.com/Sky-Blue-Premium-Chess-Board--20-with-225-squares_p_140.html
AlkinKing I would go with the steel blue flex pad that RussBell posted. It's cheaper and flexpads are the best roll-up board material. All the benefits of mousepad plus the pieces slide better.
PhillipTheTank wrote:
AlkinKing I would go with the steel blue flex pad that RussBell posted. It's cheaper and flexpads are the best roll-up board material. All the benefits of mousepad plus the pieces slide better.
I agree that the FlexPad style of mousepad board is good for the reasons given. Note that "FlexPad" is an appellation that Chess House has applied to its thin mousepad boards. American Chess mousepad boards are essentially identical in manufacture.
Just to give an indication of the color, here is a video showing a sky blue paper chess board in action....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZy5JSq816s
Also an earlier forum thread on the topic....
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/light-blue-roll-up-board
I wasn't sure if the one I linked to was a standard mousepad or one of the new style. There isn't an indication on the page that it is any different than a standard mousepad. That's why I gave the recommendation for the other one. Also that it is a little cheaper.