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Our Unique Handcrafted Dali Inspired Storage Boards
Handmade locally here in New York, these Dali inspired storage boards are one of a kind. With their defining drip feature, these boards are not only great for play they can also be excellent statement pieces in any home. See our complete video review of this exciting new chess board in the embedded video below.
Beautiful, Thoughtful Craftsmanship
If you’re looking for a storage board that’s not only functional but is also a true work of art, these are precisely the boards for you. They’re made in three different wood …
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New arrivals galore! Over fifty new theme and traditional chess games coming soon…
Spring is always a fun time here at Your Move Chess & Games. Not only is it great to finally leave the cold behind us and bring a chess set outside for passer-bys to have fun with, this is also the time of year where all of those new items we had ordered late last year start to arrive!
There are so many new items coming in, we literally had to knock down a wall to get enough room to put out a few more display tables. …
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Real Wood Veneer and Inlaid Chess Boards
Now that I’ve looked at both traditional chess pieces and unique boards, I wanted to review the more classic and traditional chessboards available, specifically focusing on wooden boards such as walnut, teak, macassar, wengue, and mahogany chess boards.
While some chess sets will have a board included, when you’re looking at the nicer, hand carved pieces you’re more likely going to have to choose the right board on your own. That’s where this article comes in. I’ve already posted a little bit about sizing, so this time i’m going to discuss the options …
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Unique Chess Boards – For Tournaments or Luxury
You can’t have a great chess set without having a great board, so I wanted to review some of the more unique chess boards I’ve encountered.
You might think the board is the simple part. It can be, depending upon what you’re looking for in your set. As long as you know the right square size for your pieces, you can certainly get a perfectly adequate chess board. If you’re looking for something a little more unique? well, then things get a little more complicated. Are you looking for a wooden …
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Now that we’ve looked a little bit at Western Europe in the first part of my blog series on chess sets from around the world, let’s take a look at some of the Mediterranean countries and what their chess set offerings are. Today, we’ll be look at chess products from Italy and Greece.
Italy
Metal Renaissance Chess Pieces from Italy
Italy has a wide selection of metal, brass and alabaster chess sets. There are a number of top Italian manufacturers such as Italfama and Chellini. Italfama has literally hundreds of chess sets from metal or brass chess …
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I had some great feedback on my post on Chess Sets made in America, and even found a few new manufacturers that offer unique and unusual chess items – so I might very well need to update that post in the future!
In the meantime, since I wrote about chess sets here in the States, I thought it would be worth writing a little bit about where the chess sets we do have come from. Here’s a quick hint: Not all of them come from China!
This week’s question: Where do Chess Sets come from / Are certain chess sets …
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