Does someone know where I might get a small Staunton
or near-Staunton wooden chess set, with King height about
1.5-1.75 inches?

Cheers,

Chris

On 30 Jul 2004 19:45:40 GMT, Chris Nellist
wrote:
Does someone know where I might get a small Staunton
or near-Staunton wooden chess set, with King height about
1.5-1.75 inches?

Cheers,

Chris

eBay have loads of chess sets.

John Lewis ( the Milton Keynes branch have some )

http://www.wholesalechess.co.uk/ click product overview then
Miscelleneous and look at the small magnetic one.

http://www.jaques.co.uk/ have some really nice ones. I bought
the 51150 from http://www.simplysports.co.uk/ a while ago.


Steven
--
Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two.
-- Frederic Chopin

Steven Wayne wrote in news:slrncglfh1.322.news-
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On 30 Jul 2004 19:45:40 GMT, Chris Nellist
wrote:
Does someone know where I might get a small Staunton
or near-Staunton wooden chess set, with King height about
1.5-1.75 inches?

Cheers,

Chris

eBay have loads of chess sets.

John Lewis ( the Milton Keynes branch have some )

http://www.wholesalechess.co.uk/ click product overview then
Miscelleneous and look at the small magnetic one.

http://www.jaques.co.uk/ have some really nice ones. I bought
the 51150 from http://www.simplysports.co.uk/ a while ago.

Hi Steven

thank you for this.

If I can't get the pieces separately, I guess I'll have to buy
a board too (I am going to make my own board/box, playing area
about 270mm-280mm square - hinged at the side rather than in the
middle).

The 51150 looks about right, playing area about the right size.
Would I be right to think the King height is about 45mm or 1.75"?

The London Chess Centre does something similar.

Cheers,

Chris

On 31 Jul 2004 10:00:11 GMT, Chris Nellist
wrote:
Steven Wayne wrote in news:slrncglfh1.322.news-
:

On 30 Jul 2004 19:45:40 GMT, Chris Nellist
wrote:
Does someone know where I might get a small Staunton
or near-Staunton wooden chess set, with King height about
1.5-1.75 inches?

Cheers,

Chris

eBay have loads of chess sets.

John Lewis ( the Milton Keynes branch have some )

http://www.wholesalechess.co.uk/ click product overview then
Miscelleneous and look at the small magnetic one.

http://www.jaques.co.uk/ have some really nice ones. I bought
the 51150 from http://www.simplysports.co.uk/ a while ago.

Hi Steven

thank you for this.

If I can't get the pieces separately, I guess I'll have to buy
a board too (I am going to make my own board/box, playing area
about 270mm-280mm square - hinged at the side rather than in the
middle).

The 51150 looks about right, playing area about the right size.
Would I be right to think the King height is about 45mm or 1.75"?

58mm actually, I've just measured mine.

The London Chess Centre does something similar.

As do http://www.bcmchess.co.uk/ and it's a nicer shop. I think
the London Chess Centre always looks grubby. But then with the
amount of traffic on the Euston Road I shouldn't be surprised.

They both seem really expensive though.

Steven
--
Nothing is more beautiful than a guitar, save perhaps two.
-- Frederic Chopin