Ultimate Chess Pieces

Now it seems pretty obvious that you're either a shill and/or a troll, since even favorable reviews of this set have noted that the pieces are only lightly weighted with sand.

that is cheap garbage!

 Say Jiu-Chess I found these to be helpful when I had to replace many felts and glue loose weights from a set I bought in past. They have different diameters for the pieces you may want to replace. The glue would be up to you to choose. The Etsy link as follows: https://www.etsy.com/listing/183749361/felt-circles-125-1-color-40pcs-felt-felt?ref=hp_rv

They look a little too small.

You can pick up a yard of felt for a few bucks (under $10) at the local hobby shop.  You will be able to re-felt for years with this amount of felt.  Trick is to cut 2+ inch squares and glue them onto the pieces.  Once the glue is dry,  with a sharp pair of scissors, cut off the extra.

The diameters for these pre-cut felt rounds range from 1" to 4" and all quarter sizes in between from this shop on Etsy making it perfect for any size of chess piece to be covered with felt at least table top sets not large lawn type sets eliminating the painstaking need of cutting a yard of felt to size by the consumer. To add they sell various single or multiple colors of your choosing giving you options.

Did you check Michaels or Hobby Lobby. Between the two places they have almost any crafty thing you can imagine.

I've used these felt circles.  The seller offers many varieties and sizes.  They are stiff and relatively thick.  I had no problems with glue seeping through, as I used it sparingly..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N0Q808X/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Duco multi-purpose glue...use sparingly..

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0000A605H/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Agree, you don't need that much glue, put it on very thin on the base of the chess piece with a paint brush (the type of paint brush used by artists).  Another tip, glue then cut.  It is much easier to cut after the glue is dry and it will fit perfectly, no misaligned felt (you don't need pretty pre-cut circles).  Its like tactics, order matters

Glue? Many types work.  I just use Elmer's glue.

A suggestion.  In order to trim felt after is is glued to the pieces, using smaller scissors with curved blades, such as cuticle/nail scissors works well.  They allow for following the circular curve around the base of the chess piece more closely/finely/accurately/smoothly.  For best results, use high quality, sharp scissors.  For example....

https://www.amazon.com/Finish-Stainless-Scissors-Solingen-Germany/dp/B003HKVRDY/ref=pd_sim_194_2?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B003HKVRDY&pd_rd_r=3SNP829PM9D1XX7DPXM8&pd_rd_w=ILo4S&pd_rd_wg=pZ5Ko&psc=1&refRID=3SNP829PM9D1XX7DPXM8

I find just a good pair of sharp scissors work well, something that a tailor would use.  Not the crap scissors used for arts and craft.   those look like they would work as well.

 Stauntonmaster.....This is a thread for the Ultimate chess pieces, please start a new thread if you want to plug another company constantly.  I have no problems that you are plugging another company it is just the WRONG THREAD. 

Mike, he's just trying to sway everybody's attention and sales to the companies he is working for.

Wow, this is an obvious schilling.

Just checking in, followed this throughout last year. I saw this set up on a couple sites now. Is it flat out, in stock and ready and available for order and shipping at this moment? If so, will order next week! 

Shelby, my Ultimate Set has a bent black king.  Can I get a replacement?  Have emailed you as well, but been getting no response so I thought I would post here. (Order # WE-2206)

Please post a picture.

Is it like this?

/ You wouldn't believe how hard it was to find this melted king.

can anyone identify these chess pieces are from

Shelby, I hesitate to raise the question of more colours after your sterling efforts to resurrect the Ultimate.

I nursed a Maori chess club in Gisborne for many years and their sets were the original Ultimates from Taiwan. The founder, Genesis Potini, featured in a film, "Dark Horse" 2014. Red is a significant colour for the Maori and, as a child, I remember also growing up with my father's red and white set.

My ideal would be a signal red and ivory white set.

Given the exchanges here, I doubt that'll happen. But maybe some entrepreneur would be interested? What's happened to Taiwan? Has it gone to sleep?

Shiney/glossy - ugh! Flat or Matte finish is preferable.

Gold??  Isn't that a variant of .......YELLOW?   Please, not again!!

My goodness. Want!

Looks more like “gunmetal black” from the last pics with the shades of shiny grey and dark grey.