TOURNAMENT CHESS No 97

The Tournament chess is one of the largest set from our range of Tournament set and includes the weighted Staunton No 7 chess pieces made of hornbeam wood. The squares have been burned on the chess board. The folding chess board has been inlaid with mahogany and sycamore wood.

The board is decorated with using the technique – INTARSIA. Thanks to this technique, chess pieces have a unique appearance – the surface of the board is smooth and uniform.

The squares on the board are light brown and beige. The pawns are beige and dark brown.

The simplest and most widely used form of chess notation is the algebraic notation. The edges of the chessboard are marked with letters and numbers.

Chess notation is an easy way to record your games so that you can play them back to study tactics, understand mistakes, or impress your friends. Give the notation a try in your next game – you will see that there is nothing more pleasant than the eye-catching exclamation mark behind the move that wins the game.

Much research has already been done into the benefits of chess for the brains of children. This showed, among other things, that children playing chess perform better at school when it comes to skills such as logical thinking, problem solving, math skills, spatial awareness, and concentration.

The folding chess board has an insert tray for the chess pieces storage inside. Decorative metal clasps keep the board securely locked after play.

TOTAL WEIGHT:
2,3 kg

HEIGHT OF THE PIECES:
King: 10,0 cm
Queen: 8,7 cm
Rook: 5,6 cm
Bishop: 7,8 cm
Knight: 6,6 cm
Pawn: 4,8 cm

COLOUR:
brown

CASE/BOARD DIMENSIONS:
when opened: 48 x 48 x 3,0 cm
when closed: 48 x 24 x 6,0 cm

SQUARE SIZE:
5,2 cm x 5 cm

INSERT TRAY:
yes

MATERIALS USED FOR CHESS PIECES:
hornbeam

MATERIALS USED FOR CHESS CASE/BOARD:
beech, birch, mahogany, sycamore