Customer Reviews

Wood Chess Set

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I bought ten of these sets for my math classroom and SIX of the ten wooden boards have noticeable cracks where the wood was joined together to make the board. FOUR have cracks which you can see to the front, and ONE has a crack which extends more than halfway across. I'm going to my local home improvement store to see what I can buy to fix the cracks so they don't get worse. I like the sets, but I'd hoped for, and needed, more durability.....after all, that's why I bought wooden sets!

I recently bought this chess set, and I love it! The pieces are nicely hand carved, and although they are not HUGE, they are a decent size. The board is very nice, as it is treated and has a nice little shine to it. A great bargain if your looking for a new chess set to replace your old beat up one, and just terrific for begginers!!

This wooden chess set is nice for the price. The pieces are nicely formed & the board is smooth. The one drawback we noticed is that there is no felt or gripping material on the bases of the chessmen, and they tend to slide. The board is a little smaller than I had anticipated.

You cannot beat the quality of this chess set for the price. I have paid more for chess sets that have boards made out of cardboard! Every piece of this set is made from wood. The only thing that would make this set better is if it came with something to store the pieces in, course it would probably not be as great a value then. This is a good set for beginners and pros alike.

This is an amazing deal. For a wooden chess board with wooden pieces, this is an excellent price. Although the wooden pieces arn't really heavy and don't have felt bottoms - this is an excellent deal for $9. This fits perfectly on my desk and looks great. People are constantly telling me how nice it looks and amazed I would pay so much for it. The board is solid and very heavy - very nice. Enjoy!

I was very pleased with the product. The pieces are plain and easy to recognize, which was what I was looking for to teach my grandson with. The wooden pieces and wooden board were well made and polished. All in all, this was far better than I expected for the price!

People, it all depends on your standards. On a high quality wooden chess set what you want to look for is detail in the knights. It's a telltale sign of the quality of a set. These knights are very blocky and crude, but enough to get the job done. You see, you can't just turn them out by the thousand on a lathe like you can the rest of the pieces. This one is a good solid buy for a $... wooden set, but it really pales in comparison to a really nice set like Drueke. Be prepared to spend over $... for a really nice wooden set.

This is a good quality chess set for its price, but there is something about the company Pavilion that really bothers me. A few chess sets I've seen by them has a picture showing the light-coloured square on the left hand side, but it's supposed to be set up on the right hand side. I'm not trying to bash Pavilion or anything, I just don't want begginers and children to be confused about how the chessboard should be set up, as it is a very important factor of the game.