1) Shops The internet can be a wonderful place to play a game of chess, replete with its repertoire of automatic identification of checks and other conveniences. Yet for chess players who seek to play out in the material plane, whether between friends or as a group activity, investing in a beautiful chess set can be a likely consideration. There are specialised shops scattered all across the UK, such as The London Chess Centre, or ChessBaron, that deal solely in chess sets, that offer a huge assortment of designs and themes, capable of suiting any individual’s tastes. The classes of chess sets sold are primarily based around cost and type. For the casual player, economical chess sets will suit just fine, with their simpler designs and the absence of elaborate mechanisms such as magnetised set pieces that result in the reduced cost. For those who seek sleeker and more elaborate designs, mid-priced chess sets can also be found, with additional built in weights that keep the pieces from falling. For the chess game enthusiasts, luxury game sets come at a hefty price, but at maximum satisfaction. Made from the rarest of woods and far more elaborately carved then the earlier two classes, these sleek sets have finely detailed game pieces, painstakingly carved that ad to the set’s magnificence. Then there are the special chess sets, such as sets in which the chess board and pieces have magnets in-built to ensure stability – some to the extent that flipping the board around effects no change in their positions at all! |
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