Show us your everyday chess set

There appears to be a 9th pawn in the picture. @thepatriotbraveheart is this a stowaway that you discovered after the package arrived?

This is one of two of my sets. Imperial Knight

The 1st board is just absolutely beautiful! Where did you get such a board? I have a similar board but, yours is even more stunning!

The HoS Baku set has been my choice most days, although a small infatuation has crept in (not serious, I don’t think!). I like the clean lines and mass of the Baku.

MINE ARE JUST ARE JUST STANDARD VINYL SETS I HAVE 40 OF THEM . . . 

Great sets in here, I'll have to post mine soon. That is awesome Rich, are you running a club?

I got a isles of man Viking chess set Ann Carleton in perfect condition, box and all for 60, was that a good deal?

*sighs

There you go :-(

Anyone have a purling magnetic heritage set? Looks like the world chess set but you would imagine that the purling board would be much better quality?

I keep visiting this thread from time to time, and it always amazes me with so many beautiful chess sets

It is called the Imperial Knight by House of Staunton.

I'm a poor lonely person so all my set is my phone with virtual figures and virtual people

I recently acquired a set of old club-style chess pieces from the First Czechoslovak Republic era, roughly 100 years old. They’re not perfect—and that’s exactly why they’re beautiful. There are small dents, worn edges, and a deep, honest patina. You can tell they’ve been used, not displayed.
What really elevates them is their story.
They survived the war. The original owner—most likely a soldier—made a chessboard and a carrying pouch himself from military fabric, and the pouch even looks like it was cut directly from a uniform. Chess, in that context, feels less like a pastime and more like a way to hold onto sanity, routine, and humanity.
The board measures about 34 cm, with 4 cm squares, and the king stands a little over 10 cm tall—a proper, honest club size. This is exactly the kind of set you want for analysis, slow thinking, replaying old games. Not blitz. Not show. Just wood, fabric, and time.
There’s also the smell — something you can’t reproduce or fake. A deep mustiness, that old, stored-for-decades scent. Some might say it smells unpleasant, even stale. To me, it’s irreplaceable. That smell is history. It carries everything these pieces have been through, everything they’ve survived.
And interestingly, they’re not weighted at all. They’re surprisingly light, almost delicate in the hand. It’s a reminder of their era — made to be practical, portable, and used, not over-engineered. It only adds to their authenticity.
I’ve always had a soft spot for club pieces. They’re practical, stable, made to be played with—not to sit in a glass cabinet. Staunton-based, yes, but with a clear Central European character: restrained, functional, yet full of presence.
I’m currently debating whether to replace the felts or leave them as they are. Functionally and visually, new felts would make sense. But the old ones are part of the story. For now, I’ll keep them as-is, handle them with care, and let time decide.

Here is how they look on a standard tournament board (DGT Non-electronic in walnut)

I love how everyone has these perfectly laid out boards with nothing else on the table...

Because nothing says "chess rules here" like needle-nose pliers.