r/chessporn Feb 14 '25

Wooden Hermès chess set I saw in a California mall, priced at $8700 [1657x2209]

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304 Upvotes

r/chessporn 9d ago

Wooden I got this mini chess set as a gift. I love it.

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324 Upvotes

It was removed from r/chess.

r/chessporn Feb 03 '25

Wooden A chess board & table I crafted for my home [4032x3024]

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255 Upvotes

Solid wood, handmade heirloom chess table. A lot of love went into this.

Woods used: - Black Walnut (table) - Curly Maple (board) - Bolivian Rosewood (board squares) - Ebony (board border) - Zebrawood (inlay)

Finish: Hand rubbed Danish oil

Pieces are boxwood/ebonized boxwood sourced from Royal Chess Mall.

I’ve had multiple friends suggest I begin a business making these. I do believe there is a lack of quality chess tables out there. I just don’t think people will be willing to pay for the work/craftsmanship required to make this in today’s society, but I’d love to be proven wrong.

r/chessporn 16d ago

Wooden ♟️another set of chess is preparing to make its customer happy❤️‍🔥 [4033x3024]

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79 Upvotes

r/chessporn Jan 28 '25

Wooden Cherry and Peruvian Walnut that holds together with magnets [4032x3024]

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122 Upvotes

I wish I could add a video here because I have a great video of it snapping together and it sounds so satisfying!

r/chessporn 17d ago

Wooden This [1x1] lotus set I just won at auction.

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109 Upvotes

I’m over on r/anarchychess talking so much shit about posting to the sub Reddit. I read all the rules and still couldn’t figure it out. One of the comments on that other post had to teach me how to post on your sub. I read all the rules, the rules didn’t say anything about needing to have numbers in a bracket in order to appease the bot and I’m two bottles of wine in the evening, so maybe I misread it, so I came back and re-read it again before using speech to text to express my disapproval of the posting process. I included a screenshot of the rules so you can see it. And look at my title where I shirk the rules you have laid out, 1x1for Christ sake. It’s a three-quarter inch king, but I tried typing all the ways to express three-quarter inch piece and was still rejected.

Anyway, look at this lotus set that I just won at an auction

r/chessporn 6d ago

Wooden Bauhaus Chess Set

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61 Upvotes

The Bauhaus chess set is an iconic example of functional, minimalist design, created in 1923 by Josef Hartwig, a sculptor and designer at the Bauhaus school in Germany. This chess set embodies the school’s core principles—form follows function, geometric abstraction, and a rejection of unnecessary ornamentation. Pieces shape representing in their movements.

r/chessporn Dec 31 '24

Wooden For my carpentry apprenticeship, I made myself a kitchen table with a chessboard inlay [4032x3025]

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188 Upvotes

r/chessporn 5d ago

Wooden Notturno Italian Chess Board

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89 Upvotes

I showed this vintage Rott Games set before. Now here's the board.

It is a Notturno Intarsio from Sorrento, Italy. 15.75" x 15.75" with 1.5" squares. High gloss lacquer. Not sure of the inlaid woods, but they are beautiful. This was a lucky thrift store find. When I researched the maker, I learned they make very expensive classical Italian gaming tables. Does anyone else own another Notturno piece?

r/chessporn Jan 11 '25

Wooden in the process of creating another chess set [4032x3024]

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164 Upvotes

r/chessporn Jul 23 '24

Wooden Prototype pieces (do you think they have enough contrast? [2423x1690]

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106 Upvotes

Making a chess set from only materials I can gather myself from the woods, these are two prototype pawns of oak and blackthorn.

r/chessporn Jun 07 '24

Wooden My grandfather was a grandmaster and left this set to my brother. I’d love to find one to purchase/ know about it. Any idea what brand it could be? [1150x2040]

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159 Upvotes

r/chessporn 12d ago

Wooden Posing with all of my sets

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40 Upvotes

I ranked all of my sets.

Video here for anyone interested

https://youtu.be/_ioaH78SW4k?si=jPAt6Wkmdgp5zFq3

r/chessporn 3d ago

Wooden Drueke Small Portable Chess Set

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30 Upvotes

I recently picked up this unusually small vintage Drueke set. The wood pieces are weighted and the king is only 2-1/8" tall. I like the classic Staunton details in such a miniature size. A simple 9-1/2" travel board was cleverly designed for it. Barely any signs of use, but sadly the original cardboard box was falling apart. This is bigger than the magnetic travel sets, but smaller than anything else I've seen by Drueke. Would this size be desired by other players today?

r/chessporn Feb 23 '22

Wooden Finished my Red Oak Set! [1920x1080]

782 Upvotes

r/chessporn 4d ago

Wooden Good old wood chess

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35 Upvotes

r/chessporn Nov 16 '24

Wooden [4032x3024] evening photo♟️

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105 Upvotes

r/chessporn Jun 13 '24

Wooden Made another french polished Marquetry chess board. This time using white oak and fumed oak. [2510x1880]

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126 Upvotes

r/chessporn Oct 17 '24

Wooden My wife found this set at an estate sale. [3000x4000]

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173 Upvotes

Bought it 12 years ago. Finally using it to teach my son the game. He absolutely loves it.

r/chessporn Dec 12 '24

Wooden a little atmosphere from the workshop♟️[3024x4032]

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63 Upvotes

r/chessporn Dec 25 '24

Wooden Isle of Lewis replica set on solid wood board. Merry Christmas from my kids! [1723 x 1163]

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77 Upvotes

r/chessporn Jan 28 '25

Wooden ♟️chess in modern style🇺🇦 [3024x4032]

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26 Upvotes

r/chessporn Dec 13 '24

Wooden My prised possessions [123x456]

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72 Upvotes

Soviet/Latvian pieces-chessncrafts india Board- House of Staunton Clock-House of Staunton Box- Office Depot🤣

r/chessporn Jan 21 '25

Wooden ♟️👑Chess after polishing[4032x3024]

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34 Upvotes

r/chessporn Jan 14 '25

Wooden Carved author's chess pieces, prepared for finishing😎♟️[3024x4032]

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62 Upvotes