German Knight Staunton Chess Set with Ebonized & Boxwood Pieces - 2.75" King

Excellent pieces for 1.5-1.75 inch square, perfect weight. Highly recommend.

These are "smaller" pieces but don't let that fool you - they are *still* fairly large, and of a nice, beefy weight. I like the no-nonsense German knight design, and everything in the set is well proportioned and has a good finish to it; the knights are symmetric, the cuts in te rooks are evenly placed, and king's cross and queen's coronet are nicely formed. My only point of critique is that I wish the knight was sized more in between bishop and rook (I guess if you ignore the ears it is...) but that's “true as advertised” and not a surprise when the pieces arrive, so not subtracting stars for it. You can use this set on a 12" board (I do), great for analysis. If you're playing rapid with this set I'd go a little bit larger and get a 14" board instead, or maybe even 16"

Exactly what I wanted. Small set to go with a black and white marble board. The pieces were shipped in a timely manner and the pieces are nicely weighted. Thank you

I finally decided after an eleven year hiatus to get back into the game. So without hesitation my attention went to The Chess Store to replace my chess pieces...and their offering of the Staunton Set in boxwood for only 30 bucks so exquisitely classically created and ebonized was the obviously choice. The two day shipping from Oregon to Yorktown, Virginia was surprisingly pleasing as well... I highly recommend The Chess Store for the highest quality of chess accoutrement and the managements most excellent customer service. Check and mate.

Purchased these for my son's birthday. As a woodworker, I thought of turning/carving chess pieces myself, but decided to order these instead, When I received them, I was amazed at the detail, weighting, finish, and overall quality. There is no way that I could replicate these pieces, even cost wise, if I bought the boxwood myself. Plus I was able to find a set that was perfectly sized for my chessboard squares.

I needed only a black and white pawn but initially ordered a full set. When I received the set yesterday, I realized it did not fit my board. I called ChessSet and Sierra answered. I explained what I needed. She held me on the phone for 30+/- seconds and she easily found the two pieces for my set. I am grateful to complete it! The best part of Sierra's customer service was she gave me clear instructions on how to return the pieces that I should not have ordered in the first place. Her tone and helpfulness made me feel like a valued customer rather than a dub for placing the wrong order! Sierra is a great member of your customer service team and I appreciate her attention!! Thank you. Pat Marshall

I bought these pieces for my father, upon his recommendation, and they are lovely. They are weighted nicely. The felt is smooth and the finish of the pieces is beautiful.