Carry-on size
Travel Set
The championship pieces at pocket scale: magnetic, folding, the same silhouettes. The set most of our US customers start with.
$129
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Still deciding?
The set you were looking at is made by us, World Chess, the official FIDE gaming platform. We built these boards for the World Championship matches, and we ship them from our own warehouse in the US. Here is everything that usually settles the decision.
- Made by us
- designed and produced by World Chess, no reseller
- Built for the matches
- on the board at World Championship matches since 2013
- 3–5 days
- from our US warehouse, free over $300, 14-day returns
The four sets people come back for
Same design, four places for it to live. Pick by where it will be played
For clubs, schools and training
Academy Edition
The championship pieces in weighted plastic with a roll-up board. The real design without the walnut price.
$49
The match set
Walnut Edition
What the players sit down to: 95 mm triple-weighted boxwood pieces on a 50 cm walnut board, made in our workshop to the match specification.
$609$639
For display and gifting
Premium Set
The Walnut Edition pieces and board with the bespoke storage box, the way the set is presented to the players.
$769
| Travel Set | Academy Edition | Walnut Edition | Premium Set | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wood of the pieces | Ebenholz-Buchsbaum / Natur-Buchsbaum | — | Ebenholz-Buchsbaum / Natur-Buchsbaum | Ebenholz-Buchsbaum / Natur-Buchsbaum |
| King | 5,5 cm | 8,6 cm | 9,5 cm | 9,5 cm |
| Wood of the board | Akazie / Buchsbaum | — | Walnuss / Ahorn | Akazie / Ebenholz / Buchsbaum |
| Board size | 31 cm x 31 cm | 48 cm x 48 cm | 50 cm x 50 cm | 50 cm x 50 cm |
| Square | 3,1 cm | 4,8 cm | 5 cm | 5 cm |
| Price | $129 | $49 | $609$639 | $769 |
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Where you have seen it
The same set, in the same hands. Photographs from World Chess events
What people ask before they order
Who makes these sets?
We do. World Chess is the official FIDE gaming platform and the manufacturer of the championship set: the design was commissioned from Daniel Weil of Pentagram, the boards and pieces were made specifically for the World Championship matches, and every edition in the shop comes from the same production. There is no reseller in between, which is why the prices here are the prices.
Is it really the set from the matches?
Yes. The Walnut Edition is the set on the stage; it has been on the board at World Championship matches since 2013 and at the FIDE Grand Prix. The other editions keep the exact piece shapes and proportions and change the material or the scale.
How fast does it arrive, and what if it is not right?
US orders ship from our US warehouse, usually within a day, and arrive in 3 to 5 business days. Shipping is free over $300. If the set is not what you expected, return it within 14 days of delivery.
Which one should I get?
For a bag, a desk or a first set: the Travel Set. For a club, a school or a player who goes to tournaments: the Academy Edition. For a board that stays at home and gets played: the Walnut Edition. As a gift, or a set that will be shown as much as played: the Premium Set with its box. If you already have a board, the pieces are sold on their own.
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