Small Chess Pieces

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Avatar of ghoulofgim

I started playing chess in earnest only a couple months ago. I have a nice board for my home, but I would like a travel set, too. 

Conveniently, I have an old and quite elegant travel backgammon set that has a chess board on the exterior. I'd like to get a nice set of wood pieces to go with it, but the square size is about 7/8". I'm having difficulty finding a set small enough - there doesn't seem to be much out there smaller than a 2.5" king, which I think is too big. 

I would just buy any old travel set, but this particular board is one I picked up from a craftsman in Syria. I'd really like to find pieces to go with it.

 

These are the only 2" pieces I've found online (and may work), but they only come with 2 queens. 

http://www.chesshouse.com/French_Staunton_Chess_Pieces_in_Rosewood_Boxwood_p/cp8375-dq.htm

Avatar of Rsava

Might be tough to find just pieces for that size board. 

I have a travel board with 1" squares and the pieces that came with it and the K is 1 7/8" . But you also have to look at base size, there is a guide in this sub forum where they point out the proper size for K height and base size.

Most travel set size pieces don't come with 2 Qs as far as I know. 

Avatar of Underhive_Chess

I assume you mean that most travel sets ONLY come with two Qs.

Avatar of Rsava

Yes, or they don't come with 2 Qs per color.

Avatar of ghoulofgim
Rsava wrote:

 

Most travel set size pieces don't come with 2 Qs as far as I know. 

I didn't realize that - good to know

Avatar of JackieMatra

House of Chess and Chess Bazaar sell chess sets with kings smaller than 2.5", many of which have extra queens, but they're all magnetic sets with folding boards that double as storage cases for the chessmen.

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Avatar of Rsava

 A few 2" have the extra Qs.  Most @ 2" or less do not, which is the size the OP is looking for.

Avatar of jtmch

You could try one of these old drueke sets.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Druekes-American-Made-Chessmen-Set-Org-Box-Instructions-/262243943154?hash=item3d0ef502f2:g:wNYAAOSwGotWmn9H

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Drueke-Chess-Pieces-Early-In-Box-Chessmen-series-no-21-/221988498465?hash=item33af8bac21:g:ivUAAOSwKtlWjqhD

And you can see how they'd fit on a small board, the squares here are 1.25

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