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magictwanger 
 
 
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Rishi,I don't think I've ever seen such gorgeous wood grain in a table like that....The chairs seem to match as well....Lovely overall collection...Is it yours?

Thank you for appreciating.

I am not a chess collector but I am the person who fulfils the demands of chess collectors. The Chess Empire is my co. I have made several chess tables like this .

JustBeatsy
DesperateKingWalk wrote:

The House of Staunton collectors series. And the set has a 4 inch king, and come with 4 queens, and is heavily weighted. The set is one of the nicer plastic chess sets on the market.

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That is a very nice set. Twice, in the past couple of years, I've set out to buy a decent plastic set like this and intended to get something smaller than my best wood sets (largest has a 5.5" king) for casual OTB games away from home. Both times I was tempted by a second hand hardwood set instead (at greater expense, of course).

I don't think I'll get a plastic set now as I have enough second-best wooden ones to choose from for grab-n-go sessions. But if I do, it will be one like yours. Elegant proportions and classic style are always attractive, whatever the materials used. Congrats on yours!

piedraven

All these people talking about how their wives won't let them get stuff.

Why the heck does anyone get married?

magictwanger

Love my wife way too much! That's why I got married(kind of early though). Love at first sight for me actually....She? Not too wild at first,but I eventually wore her down.....Going on 50 years....Not bad huh?happy

piedraven

I'd rather just be free to collect absurd chess sets for fun. If I could afford to burn hundreds on a malachite set I totally would.

alleenkatze

@magictwanger Congratulations on reaching that milestone! I just celebrated 44 years and don't understand why people question marriage. In a world where nothing is valued, having someone to share your life with is a blessing. Oh, and my wife lets me indulge in my collecting. tongue

Whiggi

Just got my new set today
Chessnut Pro grin
I was always interested in a Wooden board, but also E-boards interest me.
Decided to bite the bullet and get one!

Powderdigit
@Whiggi - thanks for the video; it’s a stylish board and combo. If you happen to be in Melbourne it’d be great to be able to see it in the flesh and have a game, albeit - with your rating - you would destroy me. I’d bring the beer to wash away the pain of my loss! 😊
Whiggi

@Powderdigit that sounds nice.. but I'm not in Melbourne :'(

chessmaster_diamond

Judging from the photos of the knights the pieces are poor quality. Very disappointing considering the price of the Chessnut Pro.

Whiggi

He's right to judge the quality of the pieces. They aren't perfect, that's fact. But I wasn't expecting perfection. There's 3 reasons I got this board, it's wood, tournament and electronic happy.png

The pieces can be replaced but overall I'm very happy so far. Will do a review video soon wink.png

chessmaster_diamond
DesperateKingWalk hat geschrieben:
chessmaster_diamond wrote:

Judging from the photos of the knights the pieces are poor quality. Very disappointing considering the price of the Chessnut Pro.

Shame on you. You got 2 dislikes for stating the obvious.

As it turns out, you - too. wink.png

KeresCrusader

Ziryab
DesperateKingWalk wrote:
chessmaster_diamond wrote:
DesperateKingWalk hat geschrieben:
chessmaster_diamond wrote:

Judging from the photos of the knights the pieces are poor quality. Very disappointing considering the price of the Chessnut Pro.

Shame on you. You got 2 dislikes for stating the obvious.

As it turns out, you - too.

Nothing to care about. Snowflakes only have one destiny, to meltdown.

My snowflake hat on my noggin.

CleverTacticButFail

Any1 has dgt

CleverTacticButFail

Like the ones they use on tournaments

Powderdigit
KeresCrusader wrote:

Lovely board and pieces.👍

magictwanger

Ditto...Big time!diamond

ungewichtet

Interesting set. Main feature for me is there are 9 kings. Round turrets could also look good in another set on a thick rook. The mane is funny, makesme laugh, good one. And yes it has just too many rings and detail for me. But you made such a beautiful photo and you could probably sing us a song on your set. Thank you for sharing!

spartakbarnsley

All wooden 1960's Soviet GM set. The type which was used in all the major tournaments in the 60's and 70's.