Premier Edition Glass Chess Set

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 3 x 17 x 17.1 inches ; 5.3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5.3 pounds
• ASIN: B00004YRPS
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• Item model number: 82-40
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #58,141 in Toys & Games (See Bestsellers in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

This limited edition elegant glass chess set is a true collector's item. The 15-by-15-inch board is made of smoky gray glass with contrast etching for the playing squares and felt antiscratch pads underneath. The 32 chessmen are either clear or opaque, with felt bottoms for easy maneuvering on the board, and they're nicely weighted. This set is definitely the grown-up answer to that plastic chess set you've had since childhood. This is not a game to be kept in the box, but rather to be displayed and used for years to come. --Heather Hawkins

Product Description

This Premier Edition features clear and frosted chess pieces with a smoked glass board.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

44 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great chess set! (for adults), January 30, 2001

By	"thornomad" (Leeds, UK) - See all my reviews

Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This has been an excellent chess set! I would not, however, recommend it for children as that the glass is very noisy when hit hard with the pieces, and I have a suspicious that it could break or be dangerous because of its weight. I bought the set for my girlfriend--who loves it--and am happy I choose this one (even though it was more expensive) over one of the wooden or plastic sets. It has a very nice feel to it and is fun to play. The weight of the board and the pieces gives it a certain permanence and importance.

The chess set is very pretty, elegant and usable; though, it is certainly not an "expensive" chess set. That is, there are noticable seams on the clear glass pieces--the board, however, is very heavy. I feel it is worth the price and have enjoyed it immensly.

I recommend it.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great buy........, March 31, 2003

By A Customer

Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

Not sure why everyone is talking about "loud and noisy" and "when the pieces fall over" - these are good weight pieces - not too heavy not too light. Why are you all knocking them over? Are you drunk while playing? This set is a steal - it IS real glass, and the pieces all have felt on the bottom so when you move them they glide easily. They also are decent sized - the board is not 8"x8" but more like 16" x 16". Great size. You can move it anywhere because the felt keeps pieces in place, thus if you want to continue a game later you don't have to deal with the folding board messing it up. It's also not too heavy of a board - the glass board itself can be picked up with one hand. Whoever is requesting the pieces be larger must be talking about a different set because even the pawns are almost 2" tall. Not sure what the problem is? For anyone to say this is overpriced is completely rediculous - I am a professional designer and I find this set to be not only beautiful and well-crafted, but an absolute BARGAIN for the price. I'd drive to [a local store] and pick it up if you are that worried about additional shipping cost. They sell it for [$$$] also. The best part about it is the packaging set up that comes with it - great for travel even though it's a glass set. We bring it everywhere.

40 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not bad for the price, December 7, 2000

By	M. J Lane (USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

My main complaint about this set would be that the clear chess pieces have a very noticable line around them where the glass was pressed into a mold. I rated it low on the "toy" scale because it is not a toy and should not be bought for children. The "board" is a large piece of thin glass that I would not want children playing with.

If you want to buy this for someone who likes to play chess on occassion I think it is a decent choice. I would not buy it for someone who plays regularly because a big heavy, fragile glass set is just not convenient....I think that [the price] is probably too much for this item. [But] If you can get free shipping on this set it is a good value.