The current Chavet sets are so unbelievably bad it's comical. Enjoy the photos.

my chavet size 5 all 32 pieces were loose

Not sure about their traditions. Maybe they do not use any glue and the loose style of "rattling" weights is just a wanted effect of authenticity ? Pretty all "US club" plastic pieces (all made in china) are not better glued, most of them I purchased (US vendors) are doing the same, just a bit more toxic  

btw, varientes has no 5 back in stock

https://www.variantes.com/pieces-jeu-echecs-classiques/1756-pieces-d-echecs-chavet-plombees-feutrees-n5.html

I own a Modern Chavet set. So I can personally and honestly, whole-heartedly laugh at it. Mock it. And love it at the same time. I compare Modern Chavet to an ugly, lazy, smelly, 3-legged pet dog. I would still love the dog with all its faults. I would never discard or abandon it. But the facts remain, the dog is ugly, lazy, smelly and has 3 legs. 

What else can you do but laugh and love.

TheOneCalledMichael: no idea about the N°6, maybe they prefer to serve "France first"

(Certainly some resellers might still have some old stock, as n°5. )

That's wholesome, I think that they're lucky to have you as their owner.

True, despite everything it's the swirly grains and the beautiful horsie that makes me love my Chavet.

... and even a "3-legged-dog" can run pretty fast and still hunt.

Guess these sets are made just for simple playing, rather than for showcase or collecting. 

Agreed. I keep my Chavet No.5 weighted/felted set in a simple zipper pouch. No soft cushion pillow bed here. Hah! 

For those who are in love with this set even with leaning bishops, mutilated knights, Pisa towers and dogs with only 3 legs :

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSeKTbNYUGs

I am going through the burden of being an only child... lol i have noone to play with therefore i dont really need these but hey 3-legged dogs are really cool lol

Hello everyone, found this advert , what do you think ? About 10 years old chavet but it does look good. king is 85 mm, is it 4 or 5 ? I am tempted

15 years old? Bah... it's hardly broken in yet. This is what my battle scared Drueke board purchased in the early 70's looks like after it's aged a bit. Still 'flat as a board'

@Pawnerai, did you ever re-glue the loose weights? If so, did you manage to take any photos of the process and was it terribly difficult? Thanks.

It's on the list of things to do. Out of the 32 garbage Chavet pieces, there are still about 10 of them stubbornly holding on. I'd like to do all of them at once. I might have to yank the stragglers out like a demented dentist. I hear 2-part epoxy is the way to go. 

Wrong color square in the right hand corner - clearly defective.

I've had some sets where the weights are loose but won't come out, and I've fixed them by removing the baize, then applying low viscosity super glue around the weight, tapping the weight to help the superglue to sink in. I'd then keep the piece upside down for a few minutes while the glue sets.

Not sure if this has been answered, but did you ever hear back from the seller and/or the maker?

I naturally find Chavet sets ugly to begin with, but those knots are hideous. A rustic set indeed. Glad you are approaching it with humor!

Yes. It took me 4-5 emails, detailed photos, and Google Translate over 2 months during Christmas, Queens Gambit mania, and Covid slowdown shutdown to get replacement pieces shipped to me here in the US from France. I don't recommend anyone to purchase a modern Chavet set. If I had to do it all over again, I would not have purchased the set. 

I couldn't find one detailed posting, or thorough article of the garbage quality modern Chavet has become. So I posted about my experience to let others know. Hopefully it saves them aggravation. 

@Pawnerai could you please tell me where you bought these from? I know it sounds crazy, but I'd like to buy a set from them! I have one that looks identical and would like another!