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Chess Board
A chessboard is square and flat, consisting of 64 squares, 32 black squares and 32 white squares. In order to be secure in shipping we pack our chessboards in specially designed crates . The same care is taken for our chess pieces. GiantChess.com’s chessboards are hand crafted mainly of Indonesia teak. Some of our chess boards and chess tables are specially adapted for the chess pieces that come with them.
4" x 4" Board: The 4" x 4" chessboard is for 8" chess pieces. There are 64 black and white squares. Because this board is both small and light, you can take it with you wherever and whenever you wish to play chess. Individual square weight is 4,5 ounces and total square weight is 18 pounds.
6" x 6" Board: The 6" x 6" board is used for our 12" chess pieces. It consists of 64 squares, 32 squares are black and 32 squares are white. Each square's weight is 12 ounces and the total of all squares is 48 pounds, and so is still quite portable.
8" x 8" Board: The 8" x 8" chessboard is used for 16" chess pieces. It consists of 64 squares, 32 squares are black and 32 squares are white. This wooden chessboard is also portable, and can be used for indoor and outdoor play. Each square weight is 18 ounces and the total weight of all squares for this chessboard is 72 pounds.
12" x 12" Board: The 12" x 12" chessboard is used for 24" chess pieces. As with the other chessboards, this chessboard consists of 64 squares, 32 squares are black and 32 checks are white. Though each square is 3 pounds and the total weight of all squares for this chessboard is 192 pounds, it is still capable of being transported.
18" x 18" Board: The 18" x 18" chessboard is used for 36" chess pieces. It consists of 64 squares, 32 squares are black and 32 squares are white. This chessboard can be used both indoors and indoors, but will need a wide area to be placed in. Each square weight is 5 3/4 pounds and the total weight of all squares for this chessboard is 368 pounds.
24" x 24" Board: The 24" x 24" chessboard is used for 48" chess pieces. It consists of 64 squares, 32 squares are black and 32 squares are white. This chessboard, with a weight that is twice that of the 18" x 18" board, also will need a large area, indoor or outdoors, to be placed in.
36" x 36" Board: Our 36" x 36" chessboard is used for our 72" chess pieces. It consists of 64 squares, 32 squares are black and 32 squares are white. This is the chessboard with the greatest area and is generally more suited to being placed outdoors - such as in garden, house yard, or recreational area. Its weight is twice that of our 24" x 24" board and is the largest chessboard we produce.
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Fabric Board
The Fabric Board, which we use for our 4" x 4" board and our 8" sets, is the most portable and practical of all chessboard types. Since fabric is light and furlable, this board can be easily carried and stored, ready to be used whenever you have the desire to play chess and wherever you may be. Simply put it down in a flat place, and bring out your chess pieces.
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Foam Chess Board
Like our wooden chessboards, our foam chessboard ( reserved for 12" x 12" squares) can also be attached to floor or ground. Because it is made from a kind of foam material, it is, like our fabric boards, very light and easy to carry, greatly appreciated by children. Though this board is regularly used for indoor play, it does not preclude the possibility of its being used for outdoor play.
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Wooden Checkers
A Set of Checkers consists of 24 Checker pieces, 12 pieces are dark and 12 pieces are light. All of GiantChess.com Checker sets are artfully and sleekly designed with the checker lover in mind, using the expertise of our highly skilled Indonesian artisans. The main material being cherished Indonesian teak.
3" Diameter: This is our smallest Checker set, and so the most easily carried. The size of the pieces fit nicely and comfortably into the hands of a child, making it a children's favorite. It can be played both indoors and outdoors.
4.5" Diameter: This checker set, crafted as all the rest in beautiful and durable Indonesian teak, has pieces which are 4.5" in diameter, and so is also very compatible with play by children, indoors or outdoors.
6" Diameter: This set, again using the finest Indonesian Teak Wood, though considerably larger than the previous two sets, is still quite portable and suitable for play indoors or outdoors by lovers of checkers of all ages.
9" Diameter: This 9" Checker set can be attractively placed in any room of the house, on a terrace, or outdoors, ready to be played and enjoyed by all members of your family. It is easy to maintain, and is not too large that it can't be stored easily when necessary.
13.5" Diameter: This Checker set, too large for most tables, is particularly suited to be being placed on the floor, there to be played with and enjoyed by all members of your family. It is also suited to being carried outside and played on the lawn or transported to the beach.
18" Diameter: This giant Checker set, like the one above, requires a larger space than a table, such as the floor of a living room, or in a large family room where it can, once again, be played and enjoyed by all members of your family, It can also be transported outdoors when desired.
27" Diameter: This giant Checker set is the biggest set that we produce at GiantChess.com. It is 27" diameter and ideal for being played outdoors, or in a large playroom in the house. And it is still not too heavy that it can't be transported.
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Trophy
Besides providing Chess pieces, Chessboards, and Chess tables, GiantChess.com also produces Chess Trophies in various forms and designs. Since one of the most popular trophies given out at Chess tournaments is in the form of the Chess King, GiantChess.com. can provide either our 8" or 12" King Trophy (or Queen Trophy if desired; SEE picture) to be used for tournament prizes that will be cherished by successful competitors in all divisions, beautifully sculpted from prized teak by artisans who are also capable of creating unique bas-reliefs.
8" King Trophy: This 8" King Trophy, sculpted from original Indonesian teak by the finest Indonesian craftsmen, is especially suited to being awarded to the victors of chess tournaments, or of divisions, man or woman, and will be treasured for years to come wherever placed on display, as in the home or office, adding to a room's decor in the commemoration of a special event.
12" King Trophy: This 12" King Trophy, also sculpted from original Indonesian teak by the finest Indonesian craftsman, is incrementally bigger than the 8" Trophy, and so may be presented to the winner of a tournament as the most highly sought-after prize, with the 8" Trophy, or Trophies, going to the runner-ups, or to the winners of lesser divisions. It will also be cherished when displayed in home, office, or elsewhere, representing by its quality both the victor of the tournament and its presenter.
Custom Trophy: We also offer custom orders for Chess Trophies, including specialized engraving. Please tell us your requirements, give us a little extra time to fulfill your order, and we will produce something which will represent you as we ourselves would wish to be represented.
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Custom Chess Set
The custom, rather than classic, chess sets we offer are the result of our sculptors' imaginations. Examples, which can be seen in our galleries, are of ancient man, animal, soldier, geometric design, fictional figure, log, etc. Here you can also get an idea of customized Chess products that you yourself may wish to design and have created by us. We take great pride in fulfilling such orders, but please note that we may need some extra time to be certain that we both fulfill your vision and meet our own high standards; especially if what you desire is to be carved from Indonesian teak, thereby representing us, our artisans, and our country to the world. Chess players are very creative in the use of their imaginations, and the customized chess pieces and sets that have been ordered from us, for play or collection, are unique and special. If you have an idea for such a product, please do not hesitate to tell us what it is, and we will create it in such a way as to do justice to your imagination.
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Wooden Chess Table
This most practical chess product can be used either as an attractive chess table with drawer for storage of pieces, or disassembled to be used as a foldable board than can be easily transported with chess pieces stored inside. Made, once again, from beautiful and durable Indonesian teak, it can used and enjoyed indoors or outdoors, anywhere and anytime you have the desire to play, using whichever form that is, at the time, the most practical. If this product appeals to you, as it does to many chess players who would like this convenience, we can also provide matching teak wood chairs. Because of the variability of the form and the equipment, there is a limitation to the size of this product and it is best utilized for our 8" chess set. In addition to this, we also provide a similar checker table for pieces of 3" diameter. This Checker table is also equipped with two drawers for storing the Checker pieces and can be ordered with matching chairs.
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Wooden Chess Set
A chess set consists of 32 chess pieces, including 16 pawns, 4 Rooks, 4 Knights, 4 Bishops, 2 Queens and 2 Kings. Giantchess.com has introduced its chess products - sculpted mainly from original Indonesian teak, and therefore decoratively suited to both indoor and outdoor play - to most of the world's advanced nations, including: the United States, with our largest customer base, Canada, Europe, and Australian. Because of the variable decorative, as well as utilitarian, use of our products, they are often purchased for use in resort hotels, campgrounds, beaches, parks, entertainment centers and others recreational areas. Most commonly, we have provided chess piece sets of 8" , 12", 16", 24", 36", 48", 72," but custom orders are also available.
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