Are Weighted Chess sets allowed for tournament use?

Are Weighted Chess sets allowed for tournament use?

I bought weighted chess set (Pale white and black pieces), they are weighted of course.

But the only tournament i ever went to used "School chess pieces" (Unweighted)

So would this be allowed?

Would Burgundy plastic roll-up board be allowed? Considering its not black, green.

Here is a picture (The burgundy is a bit darker on my board, i also prefer it over my green and white board, and brown and white board)

any1one?

1 simple answer, yes or no.

Yes.

Yes, as far as I know all tournament players prefer weighted pieces.

I don't know tournament rules in Serbia, but as long as the board is a standard size, you'd be fine here in the US. And I wouldn't say that ALL tournament players prefer weighted pieces, but they are popular, and very common at tournaments.

--Fromper

100%.  I have never heard of weighted pieces being banned from a tournament.  In fact, as mentioned, they are usually prefered! 

Way to go!  :)

That should all be definitely fine.  I use a weighted set myself.  I've also seen others use gold/silver pieces, wooden pieces/board, among others.  Yours is fine.

Is there a weight limit? Could you beat your opponent by taking pieces to heavy for them to lift?

What about the board?

is the board colour allowed to be burgundy?

If I ever saw this, I think I'd burst out laughing.

I'm not sure if there are any restrictions to the boards allowed in tournaments, but if it is obviously distracting, your opponent may request to use a different board.  From the picture, I think that the board won't cause any problems.

I think wooden boards and green & ivory vinyl boards are more usual in my partof the US... but I don't think you'd have any trouble with the burgundy... I think it's an individual TD's descision. I imagine if you had an opponent who made a fuss about the color and insisted you use his green vinyl roll up, I'll bet he'd win the dispute. I wouldn't lose a lot of sleep over this. All conjecture, anyone have experience with this?

 Kk so your allowed to use it but your opponent can request a different board? Thanks.

I prefer this over any board i ever used in my life, i dont know why but i like the colour and it doesnt distract me at all.

The USCF rules for who picks the equipment, apart from those tournaments where the organizer specifically provides the equipment, is that black has the choice of pieces, boards, and clocks, provided they meet USCF standards. A delay clock is considered "more standard" and can be substituted by white for a non-delay capable clock.

I won't play with unweighted pieces, not that anyone has ever requested that I do so.

I've seen many colour boards, and learned to my dismay last spring that a surprising number of players hate blue boards.

 really? i think unweighted pieces are good for playing blitz (but they fall alot)

blue boards dont look bad, not that i'v seen one in real life.

Hi guys,

Yes, ... weighted pieces are allowed.   Yes, the board would be allowed (your opponent might not like it).

Watch your backrank.

When i first got my board i didnt think i'd like it due to the colour, but then when i played on it i prefer it over any board now.

Its darker then the picture i showed above, its very easy to focus on, but it really would be up to my opponents (if there black) to decide.

Again, most people here are quoting USCF rules, which are only the norm in the USA. I'm not sure what the rules for board color are in Serbia.

--Fromper

Well i live in Canada.. if that helps?

But i was born in Serbia, and i speak serbian at home and stuff so i thought it'd be better to put the Serbian Flag :)

Im sure USA and Canada would be very similar chess rule wise.