Woodgrain Finish Large Gloss Chessmen

The pieces exceded my expectations in every way! Weight, size, finish, the leather pads!
The black pieces are specially beautiful!
Though I think the “wood grain” efect on the white pieces doesnt look as good.
Anyway Im very satisfied with my purchase and fast delivery and will be buying an extra pair of queens just in case in the near future!

Thanks again! Now I have a budget concious and beautiful Chess set for my home !

Very nice pieces. They go well with the board I made.

So, beautiful.
Excellent communication.
Ultra fast shipping.
Weighted enough to play in rolling ships in moderate weather. No one will get disappointed, so beautiful, shining finish, looks like wooden pieces.

This set is fantastic and probably the best plastic set on the market. The finish is beautiful and the design is far more intelligent than other sets I have purchased that have absurd issues like the Queen's crown having such sharp points that the set will be scratched up unless you go through special storage provisions. The size is massive for the advertised King height compared to other so called premium plastic sets I have - and the weight exceeds any other set I have used - which is superb. But the reason I bought the set is for use on my wood board - and the advertisement - and I quote: "realistic wood look". This set looks more plastic than any other set I have - and it is far too shiny for any tournament that hassles players over all the current rulings over chess pieces and boards. So bottom line - I bought a set that is pretty much worthless to me. I can't use it in tournaments - and the color scheme (because it in no way resembles any wood of any kind) is a horrible caramel color that is down right ugly. The whole point was the aesthetics of a wood look and I was willing to buy a set that was illegal - and this particular set was far more expensive than another imitation wood set that I regret not buying instead. My decision was based on size and weight - and as far as these features go - the set is absolutely fantastic. I would have been at least happy if (since it looks like really cheap shiny plastic with no hint of wood grain or wood tones) the white side pieces were just the usual cream color or even just plain white. Without any hint of wood grain - if this set had white pieces - it would look great! It looks like plastic imitation butterscotch hard candy. Absolutely the most misleading advertising I have ever encountered. There is no way even a person high on drugs would think this set looked like wood. Too bad. I won't be buying any more chess sets with this kind of claim. I just thought the picture was poor - and it looks better than what I got.

They are wonderful and very pretty. Without doubt i would recomend them. The shipping was perfect. Congratulations for chesshouse.

These Chessmen as seen on the website are exactly as you receive them. You get what you see. They match up perfectly with the 22" black and birdseye maple veneer board that I also purchased. Most gorgeous set I've ever had. If you want an expensive looking set that won't break the bank then you can't go wrong with this combination. You have a very unfair review here from *Amari*. They're complaining about what they received which makes no sense because the complaints are based on getting EXACTLY what is advertised about the Chessmen! In my opinion, that review is highly unfair and should be removed. Getting exactly what you pay for and then complaining about it is senseless. Thank you Chess House! I will be back for any and all of my future Chess needs.

Looks better than i was expecting, love them

I really wish these were more practical and less fussy. 4.25 is too tall and awkward for tournament play under all but the most rare circumstances. The top of the kings are too delicate, and there also is no good reason to over-emphasize the fake wood grain in the white pieces. They would be better off being a uniform tone (like better quality real wood pieces) so that, for example, the white knights did not look like zebras. The ideal would be a spare-no-expense plastic set like this without loosing sight of the utilitarian reasons why a plastic set is suitable in the first place -- to play rather than to look fussy.

Excellent set! These pieces work really well with the flex pad club board sold by Chess House. Great costumer service from Chess House as always!

I am truly amazed at these pieces.Well proportioned and balanced. They look even better than the photos can show. And to find them individually wrapped was just a great touch on ChessHouse's part. I think this goes a long, long way to protecting the pieces' finish during shipping. And shipping was extremely fast. If you are on the fence about ordering this chess set, I don't think you can go wrong getting one for yourself or that chess lover in your life.

Best set I have ever had!