Your most used chess set

Don't clearly remember the night but I do know he missed that checkmate.

Because of its relatively small footprint, this is probably my most used set, because it fits on all but the smallest tables at the cafes and coffee shops that I most frequent.

The 3.75" Elite Staunton in dark rosewood a on 2" board.

My next most used set, where space allows, is this larger 4.25" Titan set on a 2.375" vinyl board.

To store the vinyl board, I use a 1.5" PVC tube with end caps. It keeps the board from getting scrunched, and doesn't wrap it to tightly.

And the end caps provide some structural support.

Wow. Nice shots.

I find myself flummoxed on taking decent pictures of my sets. Not that mine were terrible, but I didn't know quite what I was doing.

Chess.com also ate my comment when I was uploading a large image so I thought images were limited to less than a 1 MB or something.

Ipcress,

I'm using a 12 megapixel Panasonic Lumix camera with Leica lens. I take the photos at the highest resolution (c. 4000 x 3000 pixels), then use the Paint program in Windows to reduce to 25%, which brings them down to 1000 x 560 pixels. At this size, there's still plenty of detail and I don't have any problems uploading online.

Lou: I'm using a 9 MP Panasonic Lumix, a model or two behind  you. It's a sweet little camera.

I downloaded one of your pictures (the rosewood on vinyl) and it weighed in at 3.9MB and 4000x2248 pixels. But I don't see it now, so I guess you pulled that one back.

Ipcress,

I started uploading the pictures but forgot to reduced this set before posting. Once I caught my error, I reduced all the photos and replaced the one or two large ones. I think you grabbed one of the larger ones before I replaced it.

They are all very nice sets!!!

Giampo: Yours is a good-looking and functional set after my own heart.

Are Chavet wood sets still being made?

This is easily my most used chess set.

Rock on in the virtual world!

loubalch,

Where did you get your sets?

clinteads wrote:

loubalch,

Where did you get your sets?

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Lou's Reply:

The Elite Staunton was from The Chess Piece in Florida; the Olympiad Titan was from the Chess Cafe.

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WARNING: The Chess Cafe appears to be in financial difficulties. I received my last order after waiting three weeks, during which time, I received no acknowledgement. Also, they never responded to my numerous emails and phone messages. So I can't recommend them.

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I also have sets from the House of Staunton and House of Chess.

ipcress12