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Magnetic Wooden Travel Chess Set

Magnetic Wooden Travel Chess Set

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Brand: Sunrise Handicrafts
Category: Toy

Buy New: $79.99
as of 9/9/2010 12:09 CDT details



Seller: Action Packaged, Inc.
Rating: 4.0 out of 5 stars 11 reviews
Sales Rank: 40483

Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.4
Dimensions (in): 10.6 x 5.5 x 5.5

EAN: 5903263393139
ASIN: B000A7W45W

Availability: Usually ships in 6-10 business days

Features:
  • King: 1.85'' (4.8cm). Queen: 1.75'' (4.5cm). Pawn: 1.1'' (2.8cm)
  • Board measures 10.5'' x 10.5'' (26.5cm x 26.5cm). Square size: 1.2'' (3cm).
  • Hand crafted in Poland.

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Product Description
The nicest portable chess board you've ever played on! Wooden Birch board and Hornbeam wood chessmen are magnetic so they stay where they are put without worries of a bump or a jiggle to disrupt your game.


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4 out of 5 stars Pretty good   August 9, 2010
James A. Ritscher (Arlington, MA USA)
Generally I like this set. The dimensions are 10.5 x 10.5 inches, open. One piece had almost no magnatism. The carving on the knights is not as precise as on other sets. However, the pieces are easy to distinguish.


5 out of 5 stars nice set   August 9, 2010
David Crall (San Diego, CA)
Good size, not too big, not too small. The alpha numeric helps follow newspaper chess puzzles. Pleasant workmanship.


4 out of 5 stars Solid Product   June 26, 2010
Mike
-Positive: Looks and feels great. Very solid so far, and seems like it will last.
-Neutral: Magnets are just the right strength, for me. Weak enough to allow for easy movement, and strong enough to keep them in place through an average jostle. (1 rook has no magnetism)
-Negative: The spaces that hold the pieces while the set is closed are too big. Half of the pieces(mainly pawns and knights) bounce around as the set rotates. In order to keep them in place, I had to modify the interior myself.

Overall, it is a good product for the price and I am satisfied.



2 out of 5 stars Nice looking but...   June 21, 2010
Andrew4549
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

If you're looking for a nice looking travel fold-up chess set, this is a good buy. If it's important that the pieces be magnetized, this is a joke! Calling this a "magnetized" chess set almost amounts to false advertising. The pieces are very slightly magnetic, and if you very carefully tip the board they will remain in place, but one slight bump and they're gone. The manufacturer should be ashamed.


4 out of 5 stars Great Value   June 7, 2010
Mark (Philadelphia USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful

This wooden set sells in NYC for $40. Need I say more. The magnets on some pieces are not weak but are inset to far into the base causing them to slid off the board, a white rook and knight in my case. The magnetic attraction of the pieces causes them to jumble while stored. Other than these two small complaints this is a great chess set for the money. I'm glad I bought it. I will use it often when studing games and positions. Nice European detail.

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