Any chess players out there?

Art2249 · Aug 15, 2020

My wife finally let me buy my dream set. It looks a lot better on my table than the old one!

dreamcatcherr9 · Aug 15, 2020

Beautiful set.

Art2249 · Aug 15, 2020

dreamcatcherr9 said:
Beautiful set.

Thanks! Hopefully all my guests will want to play with the ebony pieces! I'll get to move first and play my king's gambit. Plus they probably won't be able to fully wield the power of the ebony!

Art2249 · Aug 15, 2020

dreamcatcherr9 said:
Beautiful set.

Also, it's a lot easier to maintain than my fish tank. You can tell by my hand that it stays in saltwater all the time.

Waters · Aug 15, 2020

Very cool....I play on a set we picked up at Target that also comes with checkers lol.

Art2249 · Aug 15, 2020

Waters said:
Very cool....I play on a set we picked up at Target that also comes with checkers lol.

i didn't understand until I actually held an ebony piece in my hand. It's like a ring of power. I swear it makes me play better!

Waters · Aug 16, 2020

Art2249 said:
i didn't understand until I actually held an ebony piece in my hand. It's like a ring of power. I swear it makes me play better!

I can believe it lol. My 13 year old daughter has gotten into playing chess and wants a better set....she isn't happy with the plastic pieces.

windemerejack · Aug 16, 2020

My father had a Crystal glass set which he had hand made by Daum in France while working there a few years ago, worth an absolute fortune until my mother accidently fell on it and it tumbled to the floor breaking alot of the pieces. I've not played chess in a long time so now i've got no reef tanks to look after I might think about playing again.

Art2249 · Aug 16, 2020

Waters said:
I can believe it lol. My 13 year old daughter has gotten into playing chess and wants a better set....she isn't happy with the plastic pieces.

Check out House of Staunton. They have a set made from mammoth ivory. My wife said those pieces were WAY out of my price range. lol