Mind Games Wooden Chess Set - Pocket Travel Sized - 24 x 24 cm - Fold Away Board with Storage - Handmade - Traditional Chess and Checkers Board Game - FIDE Compliant

This is an introductory board for my nine year old son who has been showing interest in chess for many months now.It's a great little set for smaller hands and is ideal for travelling with. Yet, even though it's smaller and indeed more compact, it can still be used regularly by adults, too!

Bought this chess set and (my mistake) didn't notice that it was a travel size in the small print. Fine for travelling but too small for a chess club!

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Being an avid chess player, I wanted something I could use a few times a week but easily store. This product is nice and compact, but the pieces are VERY small for teaching beginners (as hard to see the differences), especially children (as size makes them difficult to handle). Also not a very robust product - fine for putting in a suitcase maybe for a stay in a country cottage or Mediterranean Vila, but certainly wouldn’t take this camping or on the road! On the plus side, was very cheap, so you get what you pay for with this one!

I didn’t know until opened, that this beautiful set is actually hand carved. All the pieces have been made to perfection.This is a GREAT little starter board for a child or adult starting out in the game of chess.Highly recommend

It is ideal for travelling, it is good value for money and it is a compact design not too thick so it fits easily into a bag. I was pleasantly surprised to receive draughts/chequered and backgammon. Two very picky observations rules of backgammon would have been nice and the king would benefit from additional design work to differentiate from queen at the moment it just slightly taller.

Lovely little set as far as travel sets go, the pieces are lovely but the board is really quite flimsy and feels cheap. My son (who this was for) loves the feel of it because it’s so smooth but it definitely feels like it will bend/snap really easily. For the price however, it is good and the chess pieces are well done

Am totally delighted with this set. It is beautifully made and off a high quality.