Magnetic Folding Travel Chess & Checker Set - Medium

No frills, lightweight portable chess set. Good for me to keep behind the bar and play patrons when it's slow.

Love my new magnetic portable chess set. The order process was so quick and easy and love the fact they keep you informed on the status of your order. Also love the facts that the pieces are magnetic and stay on the board with ease. Wish it had extra queens and maybe a bag for safe storage. Other than that I love it and looking forward in purchasing more chess sets. Thank you Chess House Team!

This was a gift for our grandson Liam! He loves it! An avid chess player at 14 & he wanted something he could travel with! Great set. Thank you

My son wanted something he could take to school on a daily basis. This set fits perfectly in his backpack, is great quality, and all the pieces fit inside. We’ve been taking it with us everywhere we go!

The magnetic chess pieces came with one non-magnetic pawn, but Chesshouse is shipping me a replacement (thanks!). The set would be better with extra queens, but it's pretty good for the money.

We are starting a middle school chess club and need 20 sets ASAP. They arrived on time and were a great start for our club.

It is well made, however I was hoping that each chess piece had its own compartment inside the storage case. Instead all of the pieces were just in a plastic bag. The photos and explanation did not show how the inside compartment were depicted.

I bought this for my 8 year old granddaughter’s birthday, who absolutely loved it. It was perfect for her age group, good quality for the price and the pieces were well detailed. The family does like to travel, so the magnetic board is perfect too. I would highly recommend this.

I ordered this, primarily to have a traveling set, and to take it and teach my GF. My good set it much too big for travel. The magnetic grip is just right, and the felt pad is nice. If I had one critique it would be nice to have a inexpensive reusable bag(s) for the pieces. Other than that, it seems well made, especially for the price. And she's already picking up the game quickly...

My great niece requested a chess set for Christmas. This one was a big hit. She and her siblings love it. They have taken it on car trips, and it worked well.

Everything I expected.

Great board quality and the magnets work well, just if they included reuse able bags so they wouldn’t be loose inside the board, but that’s just a personal preference.

Just received the set the other day, thus haven't had a chance to use the set much yet -- just for some exercises, to work out some illustrations and problems in a chess book or two. So no reason to mark it down. I'm just about to leave for three months on my sailboat, so we'll see how durable the set turns out to be. My guess is that it'll do fine. Some initial impressions:

The size works well for me -- not quite full size, but large enough to use comfortably. It fits in my backpack; TBD if it will make the cut for a longer trip (I don't want to get a bigger backpack, but I also find those really teeny chess sets discouragingly hard to use).

The set is not elegant or fancy -- it's straight-ahead simple and functional. It's also not very expensive. A good combination for me.

The slip of paper with the chess and checkers rules of play is laughably incomprehensible. Probably not an issue -- I doubt someone approaching the games as a rank beginner (as I am) hasn't found a basic introduction to the games before ordering this set.

The degree of magnetic stickiness seems about right. The pawns and pieces stay put but aren't hard to pick up.

I improvised protective caps or sleeves out of cardboard and duct tape, to slide over the ends of the set when folded. This is more to protect the interior of my backpack from chafe from the corners than to protect the chess set (though the caps will help with that as well). I'll probably round off the corners with sandpaper when I get a chance. They're not rounded at all.

The set does not include extra queens. No big deal -- use inverted rooks or some of the checkers pieces if needed.

I put the checkers pieces in a small (approx. 2" x 4" ) zip-lock bag I had lying around rather than keep them loose, then deal with 24 small objects kicking around and trying to lose themselves in impossible places every time I open the board for a chess game. Then with a bit of blue painter's tape I taped the zip-lock bag to the storage area.

I like that the ranks and files are numbered and lettered, respectively.

Check back in 5 or 6 months, when it'll be clear how the set has stood up to some land and sea travel and casual to moderate use.

I bought 12 sets for my elementary school. Very sturdy and the pieces stay put when the board is bumped. This has allowed kids to finish games later.

Our college daughter started playing chess over the summer at the archery range. So she was thrilled to have this travel chess set arrive as a birthday present, to share with friends during their non-study times. Fits perfectly in her backpack.

I bought this thing to take out in my humvee during military training. The pieces don't move while driving and if you flip it upside down they stay in place. Any time in in the field this board is with me so we can play.

I am not saying it just for the sake of saying it, I mean it. I ordered this piece for my 11 year old for learning before going for a wooden and higher price one. And not only he but we all loved it. I would say it’s worth $18 ($24 with taxes). I had ordered a board in Amazon for $35 (wooden) but that doesn’t come close to this. I understand this is plastic and slightly delicate and can cause damage if handled incorrectly while opening but I cannot ask for more in $18, it’s best. I would definitely buy again as gifts for all the kids in my friend circle 😊 (and I have already started a return of the Amazon board 😉)

This really is a nice set. Comes with checkers. The magnetic board gives the illusion of weighted pieces. Perfect size.

it worked out perfect! clear letters and numbers, excellent magnets.....everythings fine!

Exactly what I was looking for. Great foldable chess set of a good size at this price point!

This magnetic Chess set is terrific quality with very nicely carved pieces. I think they are heavy duty plastic but I’m not sure. It’s a perfect set for home or travel. When not in use the chess pieces, and checkers also, fit nicely in the folded chess board box. We love this set and the price is right. It was a great purchase! I keep it on the kitchen table so my husband can play me after dinner. It’s a very handsome and well made magnetic chess set!

The magnetic chess pieces work great, and it's a perfect size for fitting in a backpack. Only downside is the checkers pieces, which are not magnetic, very tiny and don't stack well, but if you're just looking for a good travel *chess* set like I was, this is perfect!

My husband loves this board. He's teaching me the game and we're having a great time.

I needed an analysis set and this one exceeded my expectations. Perfect size and weight and the magnets hold well. Shipping was lightning fast which was an added bonus.

The pieces have a nice, solid feel, the board is light and easy to put away, reasonable price. Very happy with this purchase!

I am planing on a more substantial chess set in the future. Maybe for my birthday. Thanks, I'm very pleased the way you conduct business so far.
I like the way you uncomplicate ordering, very straight forward. Thanks Karl.