Mini ChessHouse Club Chess Set

You can't beat the price. That's good. That said, the picture shows a board with
blue and white squares. I was attracted to the color of the blue squares in the picture
on the site. The dark square board I received are to my eyes anyway, black.
Also, I would have liked it to have two extra queens for pawn promotion. It did not.
As I said, it's a good price for a chess set, but I would have liked it better if the colors matched the picture, and it had come with an extra set of queens.

Nice little set! It is perfect if you have limited space or on the go. I put the board in a cheap picture frame, I love playing on a glass surface. I own a tournament sized board and pieces, sometimes you just want something smaller.

Bought this to take camping and use at a picnic table. Perfect size and durable plastic pieces, also bought the matching carrying case for a few more dollars. Board stays flat when rolled out and the pieces are large enough to handle easily, unlike tiny pieces in dollar store magnetic chess sets. Also intend to use this small set for analysis and study. So much better than the small travel sets found elsewhere, and for only a few dollars more. And no worries about little kids or pets accidentally ingesting magnetized games pieces. (That comment is inspired by my yellow lab who smells and tastes everything, lol.)

They served well in our press kits, to advance our Consultancy strategy theme.
We packed sets in a tube , so hopefully all of the Editors, Publishers and Reporters will enjoy a travel chess set for years to come.
We weer please to help advertise ChessHouse.com as well as our own brand on the Boards.
Thank you Paul for your great customer service and consideration!

Perfect for my small L shaped desk. Standard 20” club set was way too big. My only complaint is it doesn’t come with spare queens

Absolutely great except I like brown & ivory colored pieces and green & ivory board. Fits nicely on small tables in Dunkin Donuts.

I bought this board specifically for my daughters to take to the fair for the weekend where they are working in the agricultural barns. The car was packed to the gills with camping gear and rabbits, with everybody holding things on their lap, but the chess board tucked away neatly in a corner for the girls to use during their down time!
The pieces are hollow and lighter than you're used to, but they stay upright and look nice. Though some do have a little plastic around the seams, it's not overwhelming and is quickly scraped off with a pocketknife.
As you can see in the photos, I made a "Chess Bazooka" to safely store the boards, using 1 1/2" pvc pipe and matching pipe connectors. Knots in the Paracord sling provide enough friction to stop the board falling out, yet are easily moved aside to remove the board for play.
All in all this is far and away the best chess set that $6.60 can buy, and you would be doing yourself a disservice by not putting one in with your travel gear.

I received my set. It was packaged well by the shipping department and I am going to take it with me this Saturday on my Gaithersburg, Maryland mini-vacation to play with my Pa. Yesterday afternoon, my Pa and I played two games at the L&Z Laundromat. I won the first. I was losing the second, but I found a way to avoid defeat, if only Pa would fall for my stalemate trap. I threatened to promote a pawn; he blocked it with his queen. I moved my rook to the last rank. He captured my pawn cutting off two of my king's legal moves. I then moved my rook to the c-file, allowing him to capure it with his rook, resulting in a stalemate. 1 1/2 - 1/2! The beautiful blue color of the board and the convenient size of the set makes this portable product my favorite. This already affordable set would make a guaranteed grand gift to someone else or yourself. I may get them in bulk (5) or (10) in the future to get them for even less at $5.94 or $5.97.

To long to ship, sipping directions changed without my consent

Great price! Best way to have a lot of sets withput breaking the bank! They are nothing fancy, but they arrived in good packaging and will suffice for the library group i am starting!

This product and set are great for beginners and school groups to learn. The students can easily clean it up and put away.

The product arrived when promised and well packaged. For the price I thought the set is an excellent value. It's a good set for practice and learning.

I bought this to analyze positions when studying. It's a good size and is big enough that it wouldn't be annoying for playing games against actual opponents on. Pieces are pretty light but not too light and have soft felt bases. Not the highest quality but for the money It's a great deal.

We'll give it four to five stars because the speed of delivery .One to two stars because of the packing. Three stars because of the size of the board and pieces, we thought it would of been larger. Six bags of the pieces was missing because of the box being broken before delivery.

Preferring 3 dimensions, this set is the perfect tool at the computer, or on the end table while screen playing♟️.

Purchased two mini chess sets for a gift. One of them for a friend’s son who is just starting to learn the game at his schools chess club. The other was given just to a random person at work who loves the game. They were both very thankful and love the blue and white colors. Thank you chess house for helping me put expand the need for chess.

An amazing set under $10. I have a similar silicone board setup, and vinyl is definitely better! Smoother surface for sliding pieces, less heavy, and just feels better

This chess set is amazing! I love that I can roll it up and be mobile! It shipped fast and got here in one piece. It’s pretty big for it being mini. Nothing bad about it. The only thing I would like to have is a sleeve to store it in for travel. I just roll mine up and tie ribbon around it. Lovely product! Highly recommend! :)

For the price, you cant get any better than this. Its 10x better than a $15 set i got from walmart. This is a must buy

This is a great portable chess set for smaller spaces and chess pieces. But if you have larger chess set pieces I would suggest you get a larger size board. Some of the collectible chess pieces I have are quite large. But then these collectible chess pieces would probably not be used in a typical tournament either. I just learning how to play and need something for your house that you can move around easily and put in smaller places, it should work great. But worry not if you have larger pieces. Chess house has larger portable boards for larger pieces , and larger chess pieces as well if you decide you need or want them

The Mini Chess Set is really nice, quite impressive. The little storage bags are also attractive and useful. I have ordered more of both to send as gifts. Chess House has also excelled in customer service to this point - pleasant and professional.

This is a nice set and, because I also ordered the matching bag, very convenient.

Was looking for a slightly larger travel set. The pieces are a little lighter than I expected but that's no issue.

My kids love it. It is light and easy to care for. It travels well. Very cute too.

Great set. Small but pieces are comfortable. Great for putting infront of the computer to study or taking it out and about for a game with friends.

I have a 4 year old and the normal size boards are a bit big for him to see well. This one is perfect. 10 of 10

This set is pretty much ideal for those who want to take a set with them on the go (to a friend's house, out for a couple of beers, camping, etc). It's smaller than the standard club set, coming in at 14" with 2.5" kings, but still more than large enough to enjoy the game without feeling like you're an intruder in hobbit land. And, should you lose a piece or anything, at under $10 the cost of this is so low it's not a significant issue.

The good:
* The playing surface is almost as thick as 'mousepad' versions, and does have a textured underside, so it stays in place
* The surface construction is very resistant to bends, folds, or creases, even if crushed or partially folded

The bad:
* The pieces aren't weighted so tip-overs are likely
* No extra queens for promotion

The ugly:
* The playing surface has a very strong, nasty chemical odor typical of Chinese products. It takes a couple of days letting it sit outside (I hung mine from a clothesline) before one can bring it inside without being gassed

All in all this is pretty much the best option for someone looking for either a low-price set for kids, or someone who wants a set they can toss in a bag and take with them to the beach, a park, a pub, the office, or just in case an improptu match breaks out. Leave it in your car, a drawer at work, or bag,. After all, it's better to have a chess set handy and not need it, than need a set and not have it.