A great chess set to have in a hospital room, bedroom type setting or even in a college dorm. Not too fancy to learn on or to fret about if a piece goes missing. Magnet on bottom keeps chess pieces from moving around when traveling . A drawer to put away the pieces that you acquire during the game and when your through playing it . All wood pieces with small round magnet on bottom. Most likely floats in water, but I have not tried pool or bathtub chess yet... Enjoy !"..."Read more
I bought this to compliment a nice Italian pewter chess set. My king is about 3" high and 1" wide at the base. This board fits all the pieces inside the drawers perfectly and looks very nice when playing. The construction seems very durable. My 6 year old son was sitting on the top of it at one point. It has soft felt lined inside the drawer slots and on the bottom of the board. THis item is NOT for travelling because the thing weighs like 5 lbs! Seems like I will get many good years of use from this."..."Read more