Folding Chess Board - Luxury 15 Inch Chess Set Reviews

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About Jaques of London:

About Jaques of London:
In 1795 Thomas Jaques took on his 15-year-old son, John as an apprentice. Together they established ‘Thomas Jaques: Manufacturer of Ivory, Hardwoods, Bone and Tunbridge Ware’ in Hatton Garden. We have remained a family run business ever since, with the same unwavering passion for quality games and toys.

Today we are ever-expanding our toy range and have been honoured with over 10 awards in the past five years as a result. Our Mini Minds Hub launched in 2020 to encourage learning at home. This is now stocked with over 150 free resources. We’ve been working for over 230 years to fill the world with more joy and we hope to keep striving for that goal long into the future. Why not come along for the trip with us!

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Holly Elkins

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“Very good chess game”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Good price. Fast delivery. Excellent presentation and attention to detail - perfect for a gift; no further wrapping required! Beautiful chess board and pieces. Can highly recommend.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I bought this for my partner as she has always wanted a chess set. It's perfect, beautifully made and super quality. Highly recommended.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Brilliant, well made.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Thank you”

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Posted 4 years ago

“Good quality and compact”

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Posted 4 years ago

Andrew Greenshields

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“Received my set in good time. The craftsmanship for 32 was a lot better than what I was expecting all the pieces and board look nice, the board was alined with a little barely noticeable warping.After reading through some of the reviews I had a little trepidation, especially seeing some of the images of pieces damaged. But, as far as the set I received goes, it was all in good order and of a very good quality. This was my first physical chess set, thinking about getting a more ornamental set as a Christmas gift. I can definitely see this set as being the one Id take away with me have for general use.”

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Posted 4 years ago

“I ordered this with Prime delivery as a last minute gift for my daughter to take on holiday. It arrived next day and the packaging is excellent. The set is in a box with a lovely ribbon tied around it and then shrink wrapped. I decided to allow my daughter to take of the wrap and sadly thats where the excellence ended. This is a very cheaply made product. Rough edges, badly carved pieces, very light wood. The pictures suggest something far more substantial and higher quality. Even more disappointing is that despite being described as 2 games in 1, and one of the pictures showing draft pieces, this is just not true. There are no draft pieces included. With regards to being suitable for travel, it doesnt come with a bag or covering, the pieces are held in with elastic so you have to take them all out before opening the board, and it is so lightweight I doubt if it would stand up to being dropped or knocked about in any way. If this had of been 10 I would have been quote happy, but 33 is way overpriced. Having given it as a gift I cant now return it but I am not impressed at all and would if I could.”

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Posted 4 years ago