Magnetic Wooden Chess Set for Adults Kids 15'' Chess Board with Handmade Pieces, Folding Portable Travel Unique Chess Sets Game for Tournament Professional Beginner

I am a chess player, 1200 rated. I’ve owned many chess sets, this one is high quality and an excellent value. Board is a portable 15 inches long, but still large enough to easily resolve your position in tournament style games. It has a smooth feel, chamfered design, sturdy latches; came with no nicks or scratches. Gap btw the two halves of the board is not noticeable. Magnets keep the pieces in place well, even at a steep angle—but don’t interfere with movement, I could barely feel the magnetic resistance when picking the pieces up. Pieces are durable and have a nice felt pad that matches the color of the brown pieces. The only downside is: I cannot throw the pieces in the board (without organizing them in their foam holes) and close the box quickly to save time. I don’t recommend this; but to do this I have jail-broken my board by removing the glued foam from one side and then taping the metal sheet back so that the pieces still magnetically stick to that side. Now I can pack the pieces away quickly and move on to my next match with ease.

Bought this set to teach my 7 year old son how to play. I have a different chess set I play with but it’s antique and I’d like to preserve it so I got this one as a secondary. Good size, quality chess pieces with nice weight to them. Functional case that doubles as storage and chess board. Easy to use and put away, functional design. Great fun for all the ages.

I love the is chess board. It’s high quality but light and easy to pack. The folding board/case makes playing on the go simple and the pieces fit snug enough in the case that you don’t have to worry about them falling out upon opening. The design is overall perfect, including rounded edges to prevent knicks and scrapes from frequent use. The magnets are also strong enough to keep the pieces in places should the board be jostled while playing.

The set we received fortunately had no damage, poor staining or scratches etc. Everything looks great, wood is smooth and stain looks good. Size is what we expected. When opened up the latches will hang long and not lay flat against the box but actually lie on the table. I'd put a cloth or something down as the two halves do not have any felt or anything just straight wood and will slide on the table. The pieces fit snuggly in the spongy material inside. Magnets work well except for the kings which are heavier. Great chess set especially for the money.

What a very nice chess set for the price. Everything seems to be high quality and functional. I am really impressed with the magnetic feature, it's somewhat intriguing. The chess pieces hold well on the board, and if you try to use another magnetic object, like a refrigerator magnet (checking the magnetism of the board itself), some are very weak or won't work at all. However, every magnetic chess piece holds excellent ! Even holding the board upside down! The hinges and hasps are very good and the 2 little latches are like a small bullet catch to kinda snap lock in place so they don't fall open. The storage compartment also is very good in holding and keeping the pieces in place do when it is opened, they won't fall out, providing you put the pieces in their proper spot properly. The felt on the bottom of the pieces are excellent for the protection of the board and lifting off the board easily making a move. The chess pieces are very well made and finished with no sharp edges or roughness. The weight of the set was surprisingly of very good weight, so if you play in a vehicle, it will stay in place with no problem. This is a fantastic chess set for any skill level, to include the excellent portability! I highly highly recommend this chess set !

This board looks nice, the magnets are good, the hardware like the clasps all feel like good quality.There's just one downside for me. The face of the board is either vinyl or a soft veneer that looks like wood, which aesthetically is fine and feels really smooth and nice, but because it's soft, it scratches very easily. It also came with a scratch on it, that looked like they tried to cover the scratch with a wood stain type marker, but that just made the scratch more obvious.My husband and I use this as the board we take with us places, so scratches aren't the end of the world. However, if I had gotten this as our "nice/at home" set, I probably wouldn't be as okay with the scratches.I made a case for it to protect it from more scratches, especially for when it's face down so we can pull the pieces out without resting it on anything that might scratch it (picnic tables and things like that).Other than how easily it's scratched, it feels like a well made board and I am overall content with it as a travel board. It's a good size with good pieces. Seems well made, came packaged well, and has created hours of fun for me and my husband.

Arrived in perfect shape, well made, attractive, great price. Recommend it.

I’m quite pleased with this Chess game. I like that you can store the pieces but it would be nice to be able to store them with the board open. No biggie though. The quality of the board and pieces is nice and the pieces are magnetic which I like. I’m just learning to play and I think it’s a great game.