Description: The state of Arizona is under a stay-at-home order which is making our shipping difficult. We are extending our shipping limit to 20 days. We hope to ship in less time, and we hope soon to be back to our old policy of ten days. We ask for and hope for your patience. Once upon a time, and a very good time it was, chess sets were often made of wood and always made by master craftsmen. Immortal names like "Jaques and Sons" and "Ayres" and "Uhlig" dominated the chess set market. The American manufacturers, William Drueke and sons of Grand Rapids, Michigan, made sets of both wood and plastic. This set is turned in their style. The men are weighted; the set weighs slightly more than 24 ounces, so it is a standard-weight set. The felt is good overall; please see photographs. Kings are about 3 5/8 inches in height with about 1 1/2 base diameters. The chess men are made of high impact plastic; I've dropped mine dozens of times and they've never broken. If you want to display this set in your living room, you can play The Most Interesting Man in the World and say, "I do not always play chess, but when I do, I use the Drueke #35" and then open up the box. We also add in this board. It is a vinyl board, as you can see in the photographs; the footprint of the board is 20 inches by 20; each square is 2 1/8 inches square. Board shipped separately. I, Ed Yetman, have been a tournament director for 40 years and verify that this set is legal for tournament play according to the U.S. Chess Federation rules, and though other directors may disagree I am confident none will. If you are a fan of the Netflix series The Queen's Gambit, this item is for you. We combine shipping! To combine, place all your purchases in the shopping cart and press "proceed to checkout." Follow us! We found a number of antique sets! We have an ongoing sale of 18th, 19th, 20th, and 21st century chess clocks, books, and sets! Watch for our big sales!
Price: 279 USD
Location: Tubac, Arizona
End Time: 2025-01-05T20:07:01.000Z
Shipping Cost: N/A USD
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Item Specifics
All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Material: Plastic
Year: 1980
Color: butterscotch-and-black
Recommended Age Range: 18+
