What is the best wooden chess set? And best chess clock?
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Jul 11, 2025
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What’s wrong with the current setup? A standard playing set should have a king in 3.75 inches and 2 to 2.25 inch squares.
Jul 11, 2025
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#3
https://www.niggemann.com/en/sets-boards/chessmen-acacia-boxwood-kh-115-mm.html
Cut n paste link This is a German knight set and this set would be great for tournaments. You can find this more locally
Cut n paste link This is a German knight set and this set would be great for tournaments. You can find this more locally
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Jul 13, 2025
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DGT 3000 is by far the best chess clock out there, it has so many customizable settings and is the standard in pretty much every chess tournament out there. https://dgtshop.com/products/chess-clocks-2/dgt3000
The DGT 3000 is a good clock but I wouldn't say it's the best. The reason it's currently used in most top-level tournaments is because it connects to the DGT e-boards/smart boards.
Jul 19, 2025
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#10
@Chesswhizz9 I have actually played on that clock before in OTB. I really liked it but the problem is that it is really expensive.
Jul 19, 2025
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#11
@Micahsmith That is true but I think it probably is the best, it is just a little… expensive
Jul 20, 2025
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#13
There are a lot of cool chess sets out there, I know because I make them myself 
First of all, size is important. Sizes 5 and 6 are most comfortable to play.
Once you know the size, consider where you'll be using it. Wooden chess boards (made of solid wood) are the coolest. Their big advantage is that they look amazing and will last for generations. If they age badly (e.g., in 15 years), just sand and oil them, and they'll be as good as new. But it can be more expensive than DGT.
You can buy 90% of the chess pieces and choose whatever you like. They're mostly made in India/Pakistan, although we also have a number of manufacturers in Poland.
Version with epoxy (not sure for dayli training).
And my concept 
Best
Michał Fudalej
www.ChessboArt.com
Jul 21, 2025
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#14
You can get a lot of reasonable quality sets in the internet. Niggemann has a lot of very good offers, and having bought my sets there, good shipping.
The german knight staunton sets are used a lot in tournaments- like Schachmonkey suggested. But I too have a set that is about 100 $ cheaper, dont see whether the difference is very notable, even compared to a 300$ set ( Although the finish is a bit glossier).
With a board I would recommend something over 60$ as the squares should really be aligned well and possibly over/ about 55mm.
The rest comes down to liking.
The german knight staunton sets are used a lot in tournaments- like Schachmonkey suggested. But I too have a set that is about 100 $ cheaper, dont see whether the difference is very notable, even compared to a 300$ set ( Although the finish is a bit glossier).
With a board I would recommend something over 60$ as the squares should really be aligned well and possibly over/ about 55mm.
The rest comes down to liking.
Also, what is the best chess clock? I currently have a Blue DGT clock.
Thanks everyone!