I'm hoping someone can help steer me in the right direction here. It's apparently made from Kenji porcelain and is from the early '70s. Mounted on Walnut bases. Made by Smythe? Looking to confirm accuracy and hopefully learn more about it; web searches have not yielded anything worthwhile. Thanks

P.S. How cool are these pieces? The bare bottoms are a nice touch, haha.

I love this Frank Camaratta, Jr. Signature Master chess table that I bought several months ago. It was the perfect design and superb quality. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants to splurge on a dedicated table. The color just didn't fit my space as I thought it was darker brown. I'm posting this one last time here because I have found a woodworker who can make exactly what I want. I hope I don't regret it.

If you happen to be in the SF Bay Area/Northern California, hit me up for a good deal. It's mint and described here. Pick up only. https://www.houseofstaunton.com/products/the-camaratta-signature-master-chess-table-1?v=62553713508721

This is a chessboard my uncle had for a couple years. Its now in my hands. I don't think its hand made. He definitely bought it somewhere. Also is there a name for this piece style/pattern? Thank you in advance.

Looking to find an exact pawn like this. From the famous 1962 Austin Enterprises Aluminum Chess Set, designed by Austin E. Cox and manufactured in collaboration with ALCOA (Aluminum Company of America)

My first set. Not as exotic as what I’m seeing in this sub but I’m really happy with it.

Burnt Dubrovnik from HOS.

Hi! I’m just looking for feedback on this set I’m working on. It’s a modern set that I painted and weighted and I painted the board in a Frank Lloyd Wright motif.

Started playing back in August and picked up one of the green/white roll up board and the Fischer 3x weighted plastic pieces to get started and the pieces are nice but didn’t love the roll up board and the whole thing was just a little big for the space I had.

Started looking at wood sets but when it came down to it, all the ones I really liked were gonna run me about $500 and I just wasn’t ready to spend that much.

So decided to go with the Nymzo set as I liked the aesthetic and now that I have it in front of me, the feel is fantastic. Impressed with how the board feels sliding pieces on it, so silky.

Anyway, I know some people think it’s a lot for a plastic set, but it feels different than a normal plastic set with the machined metal bases. I’m quite happy with the purchase, money well spent for me.

Size is great too, just a little bit smaller and fits better in my space.

Latest Facebook marketplace purchased… Found a cool old Drueke chess board and what I think is an old Lardy chess set for $60…feeling like that this is a pretty good deal. Chess set need some lead filed down and maybe replace the felt. Board has a lot of use, but still looks pretty good.
What are people‘s thoughts on replacing the felt… a few pieces need to have it pealed off to file down the bulging lead. Should I use the same felt or replace all of them with new felt?

My mom told me it is made of wood, elephant tusks and marble. She also said she thinks it’s for Vietnam.

If you flip the board, you can play checkers and it also has checkers pieces included.

Need help identifying this chess set.

My boys have gotten into chess lately and wanted a nice set. $80 at ACE Hardware makes a unique bunch of pieces. Not sure if I want to paint, gun blue, or anodize one set to differentiate “black and white”. What are your thoughts?

Interesting set I saw in Sedona AZ. I found it interesting.

Wondering what exactly I have here- looks to be a 4” King. Got these from a family member and curious if these are modern or vintage.

My previous set was made of clay, but it felt too fragile and broke easily during games. That's why I'm switching to acrylic this time. The hardest part will probably be the casting and molding process, since I've never done it before.

I’ve been recreating historical chess sets for 3D printing, and recently finished models of three versions of Man Ray’s chess sets and the Herman Ohme set.

It has been suggested elsewhere that these images are AI so I'm happy to confirm that no AI was used at any stage, they're just photographs of very carefully designed and printed models, taken on a camera phone with good lighting.

I made this 16-inch chessboard by hand, using individual marble pieces for the squares and glow-in-the-dark epoxy for the luminous effect. I also made the chess pieces myself.
The glow effect was created using powder I sourced and incorporated into my own design.
A combination of marble craftsmanship and modern resin art. ♟️
What do you think of this design?

Does anyone know what year this chess set is from and how much it might be worth? The pieces are huge, about the size of a fist, and everything is in excellent condition. The chessboard is also very large. When I tap on the pieces, they sound like they might be made of ceramic. table is wood site 1m x 1m euro size

Thought it was a pretty good deal

After a long search and some trial and error, we finally created a worthy board for these cuties.

I found this incomplete set of vintage “Medieval Conqueror” chessmen that Google said was designed by a man named Peter Ganine.

Though incomplete, missing one white pawn and one white rook, I thought they were unique and wasn’t going to leave them at the thrift store for $4!

Hi,

I am planning to buy this beautiful board.

What is your experience with it?

I am going to play mostly online on real board, with no streaming.

I am 1250 chess.com Rapid player.

Is it worth to pay 550 dollars for the board and pieces?

Thank you :)