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Old October 14th 03, 11:47 PM
Ken Cobb
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Default Plastic vs wood chess set

On 14 Oct 2003 15:22:46 GMT, (Kevin
Croxen) wrote:

I found the difference in feel to be significant between 3.75 and 4.00,
and I didn't care for it. Not the weight _per se_ but the balance. I found


As to the Drueke & "King's Indian" sets; I've never had any real objection
to their feel or playability in the small handful of games I've had on the
sets when I've encountered them in tournaments. I just thought they were
damned ugly. But that, too, is completely subjective.

Regards,

--Kevin


If you can find a pre-1990 Drueke plastic set, that would be the set
you'd want. Much better looking than the new Drueke and very well
balanced. I love the looks of the HOS set, but have not played with it
so can't comment on the balance.

Ken
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