So the obvious answer is the board and pieces are fine in the US, but in Serbia they will disqualify you and humiliate you in the town square for all to see! muahahahaha ...but seriously it's up to the TD to decide, just ask them at your next tournament and you will have your answer. Good luck!
Are Weighted Chess sets allowed for tournament use?
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Send the TD the photo of your board and pieces.
I will send a picture..
Would this Set + Clock be allowed in FIDE?
Would it be allowed in CFC ( Canadians answer this please)
Also the white pieces are like Egg-white but i took this in a semi-dark room (lights werent on)
(Sorry i tried to make the picture smaller and i screwed up a bit)
Dec 20, 2009
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#25
That is a FIDE approved clock--and their preference. The board and pieces should be acceptable everywhere, but some purists prefer green and buff for vinyl.
One of your pawns looks chipped.
Ziryab wrote:
That is a FIDE approved clock--and their preference. The board and pieces should be acceptable everywhere, but some purists prefer green and buff for vinyl.
One of your pawns looks chipped.
Which one?
Ziryab wrote:
2. Chess Pieces 2.1
Material
Chess pieces should be made of wood, plastic or an imitation of these materials.
Imitation plastic? Who wrote these rules?!?
Ziryab wrote:
That is a FIDE approved clock--and their preference. The board and pieces should be acceptable everywhere, but some purists prefer green and buff for vinyl.
One of your pawns looks chipped.
haha i checked all, all are good, but one pawn had like something black on it so i cleaned it.
If there was, I think it would have only been in place so you can't throw it at your opponent. I know that somewhere that happened before, I just need to look for it...
SerbianChessStar wrote:
Ziryab wrote:
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.
That's why weighted pieces are actually prefered for blitz... because they don't fall over :)
The color is good. Black and white is never used because it's too high contrast = eye strain. Like you said, after useing your board you like it and it's easy to look at.
Dec 21, 2009
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#31
I think that the boards color does not really matter, as long as there is some definition in between the white and the "black." other than that, I think that your board would be allowed in a tournament. I have no preference... 
Thanks a lot guys, i appreciate your help :)
In more than 35 years of tournament chess I have only once refused to play on a set provided by an opponent. The pieces were staunton design but were blue and pink and made of glass ! I refused and the TD backed me and he had to play on my set instead, even though I had the white pieces.
I played an event in Spain in which I SHOULD have refused to play in one particular round as the plastic pieces furnished were not even all from the same set ! They were from 3 ( or more ! ) different sets ! It was somewhat distracting/annoying but I played anyway. I won't again though. I havent been back to that tourney since that incident and will probably never go there again.
goldendog wrote:
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.
This is very interesting and brings some questions to mind. If the tournament is one in which the delay is not being used would it make a difference? I dont see why one player could substitute a delay clock if the delay isnt being used.
Also, when organizers furnish the equipment are the players still allowed to use their own equipment if they prefer ?
Dec 21, 2009
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Reb wrote:
In more than 35 years of tournament chess I have only once refused to play on a set provided by an opponent. The pieces were staunton design but were blue and pink and made of glass ! I refused and the TD backed me and he had to play on my set instead, even though I had the white pieces.
I played an event in Spain in which I SHOULD have refused to play in one particular round as the plastic pieces furnished were not even all from the same set ! They were from 3 ( or more ! ) different sets ! It was somewhat distracting/annoying but I played anyway. I won't again though. I havent been back to that tourney since that incident and will probably never go there again.
Our club's sets, and many that we use in scholastic events (where two schools provide most of the equipment) often consist of mixed sets with slight color variations. I too find them distracting. Our scholastic tournament sets in Spokane have improved as a consequence of buying 650 new sets for the State Elementary tournament last spring (we've donated most of these to area schools, but I now have two dozen in a bag in my garage for the use of tournament directors).
I rarely play on such mixed sets in tournaments because I bring my own, and even when I'm White my opponent prefers my nice wood pieces (see my background on my profile for photos). My wood pieces are not used in blitz.
So long as they're under seven hundred pounds.
My best friend hates sets where the dark pieces are red. I actually kind of like them, but now I see they are against the rules? I could swear I've seen tournaments where red pieces were allowed!
Reb wrote:
This is very interesting and brings some questions to mind. If the tournament is one in which the delay is not being used would it make a difference? I dont see why one player could substitute a delay clock if the delay isnt being used.
Also, when organizers furnish the equipment are the players still allowed to use their own equipment if they prefer ?
I'm pretty sure you're right about whether or not delay clocks can substitute for non-delay clocks when there is no delay in the time controls. It makes sense; I was just remembering a blurb from Chess Life years ago that updated old rules. I don't recall specific language about your point. I won't bother to look it up in my USCF rulebook. I'm confident you are correct.
I have played in tournaments where paper boards and solid plastic pieces were set up on all boards, and some used their own sets. There was no rule against this. When the tournament is more prestigious I assume that there is some language about the supplied equipment in the tournament rules. I don't recall seeing such rules but I assume they must exist. For example, at the highest levels they use the DGT boards and clocks and they are all synchronized. I'm sure the players have no right to use anything else. Likewise, I'm sure lower tier tournaments have the same "rules".
Im sure USA and Canada would be very similar chess rule wise.
Nope. Canada, as most of the rest of the world, uses FIDE rules. In the USA, we have our own rules. Even so, the equipment standards are roughly similar for FIDE and the USCF.
IMHO, unweighted pieces fail on the "stability" standard, especially in blitz.
FIDE:
Material
Chess pieces should be made of wood, plastic or an imitation of these materials.
Height, weight, proportions
The King`s height should be about 9.5 cm. The diameter of the King`s base should measure 40 to 50% of its height.
The size of the other pieces should be proportionate to their height and form; other elements such as stability, aesthetic considerations etc., may also be taken into account.
The weight of the pieces should be suitable for comfortable moving and stability.
Form, style of pieces
Recommended for use in FIDE competitions are pieces of new Staunton style. The pieces should be shaped so as to be clearly distinguishable from one another. In particular the top of the King should distinctly differ from that of the Queen. The top of the Bishop may bear a notch or be of a special colour clearly distinguishing it from that of the Pawn.
Colour of the pieces
The dark pieces should be brown or black, or of other dark shades of these colours. The light pieces may be white or cream, or of other light colours. The natural colour of wood (walnut, maple, etc.) may also be used for this purpose. The pieces should not be shiny and should be pleasing to the eye.
Chess boards
For the World or Continental Championships wooden boards should be used. For other FIDE registered tournaments boards made of wood, plastic or card are recommended. In all cases boards should be rigid. The board may also be of stone or marble with appropriate light and dark colours, provided the Chief Arbiter finds it acceptable. Natural wood with sufficient contrast, such as birch, maple or European ash against walnut, teak, beech, etc., may also be used for boards, which must have a dull or neutral finish, never shiny. Combination of colours such as brown, green, or very light tan and white, cream, off-white ivory, buff, etc., may be used for the chess squares in addition to natural colours. Referring to 2.2 the size of a square should be twice the diameter of a pawn’s base. It is recommended that a side of the square should measure 5 to 6.5 cm. A comfortable table of suitable height may be fitted in with a chessboard. If the table and the board are separate from one another, the latter must be fastened and thus prevented from moving during play.