ChessCentral's Triple Weighted Centurion Chess Set with 34 Chess Pieces (2 Extra Queens),Black Chess Board and Zippered Chess Piece Bag

by ChessCentral

Product Features

• The Centurion - a Staunton design full tournament-size, triple weighted and felt padded plastic chess set
• Classic Staunton design in Black & Ivory , 34 chess pieces (2 extra Queens!)
• This triple weighted Centurion chess set features a full 3.75" King with a stable base of 1.5" diameter
• Centurion Chess Set includes a lightweight, roll-up, vinyl chessboard and a zippered vinyl chess piece storage pouch! Easy to take to tournaments, clubs, or next door. The perfect set for both club and tournament play - balanced, durable and priced to fit your budget!
• Comes in attractive gift box with instructions on how to play chess

Product Description

The Centurion - a Staunton design full tournament-size, triple weighted and felt padded plastic chess set. Get the durability of impact resistant plastic along with the classic Staunton look. The Centurion chess set features a full 3.75" King with a stable base of 1.5" diameter. You will love the included vinyl, lightweight, roll-up chessboard! It is easy to take to tournaments, clubs, or next door. Clear and legible algebraic notation, 20"x 20", with 2.25" square size meets all chess tournament standards. The Centurion is the perfect set for home, club and tournament play - balanced, durable and priced to fit your budget! Comes in attractive gift box with instructions on how to play chess

Product Details

• Item Weight: 4.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B00070FHS8
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #28,475 in Sports & Outdoors (See Top 100 in Sports & Outdoors)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Weights fall out, August 24, 2009

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Alex E. Fong "fongpianist" (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ChessCentral's Triple Weighted Centurion Chess Set with 34 Chess Pieces (2 Extra Queens),Black Chess Board and Zippered Chess Piece Bag (Misc.)

I liked the design of the pieces and the size, but after some time (after play and lots of blitz) the weights at the bottom completely fell out. I tried super gluing them back together but that didn't work. Looking to throw these out and get new ones from a better dealer.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Makes Every Game a Joy, July 22, 2009

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granny chessnut (Mid-Atlantic coast) - See all my reviews

This review is from: ChessCentral's Triple Weighted Centurion Chess Set with 34 Chess Pieces (2 Extra Queens),Black Chess Board and Zippered Chess Piece Bag (Misc.)

We bought this set for our 5 year old grandson, who showed an interest in chess while trying the game with lightweight toy-store pieces and a small unmarked board. The tactile and visual satisfaction of playing with ChessCentral's well-constructed heavy-weight pieces (no tipping!), and learning his chess notation easily via the large bright board with its clearly marked ranks and files has changed this child from a chess learner to a chess lover. Now our grandson wants to play chess more than he wants to play video games - now THAT'S worth the price alone. And the set is so terrific for everyday use that we plan to buy one for our other daughter's young kids as well. You can't go wrong with this choice!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Fragile, February 17, 2010

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Ron (New York, NY) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: ChessCentral's Triple Weighted Centurion Chess Set with 34 Chess Pieces (2 Extra Queens),Black Chess Board and Zippered Chess Piece Bag (Misc.)

This set is simply too fragile. Several of the black pieces shattered within 24 hours of getting the set. We have lots of tournament style chess sets, and this is the worst I've seen.