Ultimate chess set

Are there any vendors within EU selling the ultimate chess set?

I got mine from Amazon uk.

AlphaMelon,

I would recommend a 2.25" square for the board, maybe a 2 3/8".

thanks

Shelby Lohrman

American Chess Equipment

Chess Set Sizing - Pieces vs Board...

The primary sizing criteria for the pieces vs board is that of square size vs King base diameter...
A good rule of thumb is...

King base diameter = 0.75 * square size
or equivalently....
Square size = 1.33 * King base diameter

Any variation from these ratios, or the size of individual pieces and pawns, becomes a matter of personal preference...
https://blog.chesshouse.com/how-to-select-the-right-size-chessboard-for-pieces/

See also...
https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/a-system-for-sizing-chess-pieces-and-boards-long

You might also want to consult the FIDE Manual, Sections 2 and 3 on equipment regulations...
https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/Standards_of_Chess_Equipment_and_tournament_venue.pdf

Nice

It is amazing

I'm more of a newb than most and late to this thread, but I recently acquired the V.3's, and had they been available in butter color, I would have purchased them. I like the "appliance white" just fine, but the butter color just pops against the white squares of a typical vinyl or mousepad board (which are more likely to be used when playing with plastic vs. a wooden chess board). I think this contrast is what draws streamers (easier to follow action on the board) and observers to the set. My $0.02. But a 2K unit outlay is no small order so I understand the quandary. If they are released, I'll probably either sell or donate my existing V.3's and pick up some butters

I love you

It's so funny when you read back in this thread the amount of complaining about the butter yellow color originally and now the complete turnaround...  I've got 5 sets of Butters and 3 sets of V3s for my chess club anyway, so I like them both just fine.  But I just remember the grief Shelby took on that original yellow color on the V2s and how different it was from the V1s

@SybotCB  Absolutely correct. He couldn't sell the butters at a discount for a long time. 

People always want what they can't get very easily, just the way it is, human nature I guess.

So then the V3s are made in white. And people complain about the shade of white. LOL But hey, it's all good. He got 50 pages of free online exposure, over SIX YEARS because of it. 

That's true, but I'm not sure if it tells the entire story. He couldn't sell the remainder of the discounted butters but it's possible that's because they were the V2 weight design which was much more likely to rattle than the new design. Speaking only for myself, as a butter owner (as well as wood ultimates and V3 appliance white ultimates), I would have bought another set (at least!) of butters with the V3 weighting system in a heartbeat.

I do like the proprietary weight system of V3. The best in the business. I also have the wood versions but need a black army to complete all the color schemes. Great set.

FYI: Today's Amazon Prime Day Deal. 

The Ultimate V3 is $43.99 Free 2-day shipping. Free returns.
That's about 20% off the current retail price of $55. 

**UPDATE** Prime Day Sale is over. The price is back up to the regular $55 for this amazing set.

Launch price for the set V3 was US$44.99 when I bought them on Amazon USA last year.

Great deal considering the free shipping is thrown in and 2 days at that. 

SybotCB,

I was thinking that they were going to tar and feather me when the V.2 came out in yellow.  Someone even called it "An Affront before GOD".  Pretty heavy criticism.  

It was only when the streamers really started using them because they show up so well on the video that these started getting popular.  People who bought them and set them up on the right color boards knew it was the right color...but the common player they saw the yellow and they broke out the pitchforks.  

But if you don't take chances...you don't make money.  Now the darn things are in high demand.  Demand high enough for us to make another run of 3000 pieces?  That I do not know.  Lotsoblots might be right...keeping people talking about this is good for the brand.  It brings more people into the conversation.  

I am just happy I have brought back a classic and even made it better.  Thinking about making a video on the set showing the changes and how we made it better.

Hope everyone is having a great week!

Thanks

Shelby lohrman

American Chess Equipment

What is the best wooden board to get to go with the sheesham/boxwood version of the ultimate chess pieces?

Also, any update on the possibility of the wood ultimate pieces coming with extra queens?

After seeing the positive reviews and the great interaction of Shelby here in the forums i'm sold on picking up a set of Ultimates.

I couldn't find any online Australian vendors with the set. So far it seems amazon.com shipping to Australia seems to be the only real option. Shipping works out to be half the cost of the set itself

Anyone know of the best way to get some Ultimate v3's in Australia?

Stahburst,

What is Amazon going to charge you?  I should be able to ship it from my shop competitively.

thanks

Shelby Lohrman

ChessSet.com

Many would say that the best solid wood board currently being made in USA is the JLP board from ChessHouse....I would tend to agree...

https://www.chesshouse.com/collections/jlp-hardwood-chess-boards/products/21-hardwood-players-chessboard-jlp-usa

For a more affordable and very good custom made solid wood board, I would recommend ColoradoWoodWorker (Brad Borkowski) on ETSY....

https://www.etsy.com/shop/ColoradoWoodWorker?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=1073679478

Brad made this board for me, which I like very much...squares are 2.25 inch.  Squares are Brazilian cherry & maple.  Apron is walnut.  Pieces are GM Blitz set from ChessBazaar with 3.75 inch King.  I particularly appreciate the contrast between the cherry squares and the pieces...