I am not familiar with either brand, but I would say they look comparable to ether other. Weigel looks fine to me. In terms of options, your budget is fine for plastic chess pieces and a wood board. It is rather limited if you want both a wood board and wood pieces. You can check out retailers like chesshouse.com and chessusa.com to see what they carry. The Staunton #6 is the same as the tournament standard. The board size will be based upon the square size of 2.125 to 2.25. The pieces will have a king with a 3.5" to 4.0" height and 1.6 to 1.8" base. You can use these parameters to search online for viable options.
Good luck!
Hello guys! I don’t play chess so I’m quite clueless when it comes to set up, but my boyfriend loves chess and I would like to buy him a wooden chess set! The board is going to be the Husaria no. 6, but I’m still undecided for the pieces. Due to budget limitations (around 60$ cad for pieces) I rounded my choices to two options:
1. Staunton No. 6 Tournament Chess Pieces by Weigel
( I can’t post links, but it’s on Amazon!)
2.Husaria Staunton Tournament No. 6
(Also on Amazon)
I was wondering which of them is better? Husaria or Weigel? Husaria is also currently out of stock, so I don’t know if it’s worth waiting.
I was told to have a king size of at least 95 mm and a nice weight, so if you have any other recommendations, whether it’s sets or tips, please let me know!
Thank you so much!!