Tournament Chess Sets

Hi everyone, im fairly new to Chess (fairly obvious judging from my ratings, they would be worse if i didnt have my brother helping me for the past few games). I have seen some videos online about master players, and attended a tournament where I saw a few GMs play. They used a similiar chess set with the bishops with spherical heads and the knights with flat heads. for instance this game http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UHMG0GX525E&feature=related. My current chess set is flimsy and plastic, and I am not really familiar with online play. I have bought a few chess books and feel like ill remember the tactics better if I have a good chess set to move around. Does anyone know what these chess sets are called or where they are sold? I dont know if they are sold at all, but if not does anyone know of a good wooden chess set online for a reasonable price. I have consulted online, but i wanted to consult a few experienced players. I also have looked at the chess sets on this website, and was looking for the best buy (under 50$ preferably). Also, i dont NEED the board, just the pieces 

Thanks for any help

This is pretty close.

http://www.houseofstaunton.com/product_p/menwchp375.htm

The HOS bishop has a less rounded headpiece.

Oh, Oh.... You just admitted cheating in a public forum.  It's not just bad form to get help during a game, it's cheating and you could be banned.  You're new and so that probably won't happen, but you never know.  House of Staunton is probably the most respected name in chess sets; they have a bunch of tournament sets including some on sale.  Best of luck, and use your brother's expertise to help you analyze your games after you play them.

Thanks for the heads up baddogno, i didnt realize I was breaking any rules. I will now ask my brother for help only for analyzing after games. and is using an engine cheating? A previous website i was at let you use engines if you selected an option that read "I am using an engine". Iam only asking because i hear a lot of people complaining about rampant engine users in the higher level live play

No engines. You can use them after the game is finished to analyse it, of course, but no engine help is allowed during the game. There's a FAQ somewhere that explains all this, but I can't put my finger on it.

Ok thank you for the information metastable

Check out the HOS sets on eBay.  If you can win 1 of those auctions, the sets will always be cheaper than buying directly from HOS.

This one is very good as well. A copy of the USCF Special (plastic) which sold bazillions.

http://www.houseofstaunton.com/product_p/menwclb375.htm

There are boatloads of online sites, such as wholesalechess.com. I haven't ordered anything from there myself though. I bought my wood set in person, at a "gaming store" locally - you know, the kind of place that specializes in board games, dungeons and dragons figurines, chess sets, and so on. The place I went to had a pretty good choice of sets. And yeah, practicing with a real board set up beside your study book is a big help :-)

You say you already have the board - be sure to measure the size of the squares and look for pieces of the recommended size for that board - HOS makes their piece sets in a variety of sizes which are optimized for different board sizes.  As I recall, you measure the width of a single square (2 inches, 2.25 inches, 2.5 inches, etc.)

Agree with Metastable, I had better price at www.wholesalechess.com

the ones used in the video:

http://www.wholesalechess.com/chess/chess_pieces/wood_chess_pieces/classic_wood_chess_pieces_with_3_3_4_king_to_sheesham

Standard Tournament Board = 2.25? I found this chart:

http://www.chesscentral.com/chess_boards_s/35.htm