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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Tomasz J Blawut

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“This is a lovely little chess set, which I am very glad to own. The board folds in half to make a storage box in which all the pieces clip into their own place for safe travel. I have a sneaky feeling I will pretty soon start ignoring this and obtain two drawstring bags to put the pieces in, just because I am a lazy person. The board and the pieces are really quite handsome, as good as one could reasonably expect for such an economical price. My only gripes and they are small ones is that first, in the particular set I have, the two halves of the board are not quite flush when open, and second, I wish the queens crown was a little more distinctly carved. It doesnt affect play at all, but it really annoys my OCD soul! That said, I highly recommend this set, and the excellent service of package and delivery which comes from Jacques with it. Ill be keeping their catalogue....”

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Posted 6 years ago

“Came with only one black bishop...”

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Posted 6 years ago

“The problem I have is the use of the word genuine I do not believe the product is genuine due to the below average craftsmanship that has gone into it and aspects of the board just not quite connecting or measuring up right,rhe quality also feels poor and cheap. You can use and play chess with the board however.”

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Posted 6 years ago

Hazel Pollock

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“Good quality product and good packaging”

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Posted 6 years ago

Kristof Kozar

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“Wanted a chess set to take on holiday that was big enough to make playing enjoyable but not too bulky and definitely not plastic! This set is ideal lovely wood finish the wooden pieces, while light, are good to handle. Very portable as all the pieces fit inside with elastic holders so they dont rattle around. Good value for money”

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Posted 6 years ago

Graeme Riches

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“When it came I was greatly impressed with the packaging, exceptional! Great craftmanship and looked and felt like a product worth a lot more than 30 pounds!! Looks wonderful on our coffee table and great to play. The only criticism would be that 3 of the chess pieces are slightly wobbly when sitting on the board. But thats a minute criticism really!!Would definately buy again !”

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Posted 6 years ago

Rebecca Ashford

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“Some figurines dont stand straight because of how low the quality is of the cloth glued to the bottom. Overall it pretends to be a premium product, but the only thing premium is the price.”

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Posted 6 years ago

Jane Al-Attar

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“Had the chess set delivered on time, the packaging looked really impressive and my sons was equally impressed for whom I bought it. Once opened we were extremely happy with its general presentation and the quality was excellent. The board was solid and beautifully varnished and the chess pieces were impressively carved, overall after we finished our first game we felt we purchased a quality product and my son was very happy with the whole package.”

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Posted 6 years ago