Chess piece suggestions for " squares

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Avatar of jtb587

I'm building a board and am looking for some pieces to go with it. The squares are ", which puts me in the range of 3" King height. I have browsed all of the chess websites and there are a few options, but not that many to choose from.

What I'm looking for:

-Staunton style (prefer interesting variants such as Soviet, etc)

-Weighted (This board is meant to play on, so the pieces need to be good for playing)

-~$50 max price

- Wood or plastic. Prefer wood, but would consider plastic for the right set.

The board is made out of stained white oak, when it's done I'll post photos.

Avatar of jtb587

Not sure why it censored me, but the squares are 1-1/2”.

Avatar of mjeman

Consider something from etsy like

https://www.etsy.com/listing/1163067227/medium-soviet-chess-set-made-of-wood-in?ref=share_v4_lx

It's probably not weighted and might be a little crowded, but soviet boards generally were pretty tight.

Avatar of kiwimotard

A&A makes decent wooden Staunton sets with 3" king size, 1-1/2" squares. Too bad the pieces are no more available separately; yet a 15" folding board set would provide you with a nice storage box as a bonus... Already close to your budget price; you might consider finding it second hand for cheap.

Avatar of GrandPatzerDave

Another option from etsy here.

Avatar of Ricardocisternas

Hola, recomiendo a Ricardo Ignacio Cisternas Chaparro autor del libro “ Anécdotas del diario vivir de un ajedrecista”