This chess set includes our German Knight Staunton with ebonized and natural boxwood pieces matched with our Walnut and Maple Molded Edge chess board. Simple is often best and our German Knight Staunton with its simple yet attractive design is the ideal set for your everyday chess game. Unencumbered by fine detail, these chess pieces will stand up to the rigor of daily play for a lifetime. The king is 3.25 tall with a base diameter of 1.25, an excellent size for tournament play or the game at home. Pieces are heavily weighted for exceptional stability and have thick green baize pads on the bottom for a soft cushion and allow pieces to slide smoothly across the chess board. The German Knight Staunton ranks as the most popular chess set ever made is often used in tournaments, matches, television shows, movies and featured on chess book covers.The rich brown color of our Walnut and Maple Molded Edge chess board make a wonderful backdrop against the jet black ebonized and cream-colored boxwood pieces. This is an inlaid chess board made from the finest walnut and maple veneer and sealed with a semi-gloss polyurethane finish to protect the wood. The precision of the inlay work is remarkable. The chess board has 1.75 squares accentuated by a wide sycamore delimiter and surrounded by an extra wide frame with a black molded edge. The overall size of the board is 19.5 and is .5 thick. This beautiful chess board together with our German Knight Staunton chess set makes an unbeatable combination in this size and price range.Chess Pieces: Ebonized Boxwood & Boxwood; Hand polished lacquer finish; King Height: 3.25; King Base: 1.375; King Weight: 2 Ounces; Chess Set Weight: 30 Ounces; Includes 2 extra queens for pawn promotion; Green Baize Pads; Chess Board: Material: Walnut & Maple Veneer over Wood Composites; Finish: Satin Polyurethane; Black Delimiter Around Squares; Molded Edge; Square Size: 1.75; Overall Dimensions: 19.5 x .5 Thick;
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