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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“Pros * Lovely packaging, would make a very good gift * Overall look is quite nice. Would look good as a display piece on your coffee table.Cons * As with other reviewers, the dark pieces have mismatched colours. The dark King and Bishop in isolation look like theyre on opposing sides see the photo * Board had a couple of blemishes on it * The squares dont quite line up between the two folding halves * Biggest problem was its not comfortable to play actual games on most of the pieces wobble and dont sit flush against the board. After a couple of games I gave up, and have returned it. I bought a 10 plastic magnetic set and its much easier to play on.”

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Posted 6 years ago

“UPDATED original product supplied was disappointing quality and communication with Jaques took a while because the world was in lockdown however they showed a sincere apology and a genuine desire to satisfy, and sent a replacement set which is just perfect. Well made, attractive and a pleasure to play with. Thanks”

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Posted 6 years ago

J.Chambers J.Chambers

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“Elegant and thoughtful design, good quality product and such nice packaging! I dont normally write reviews but opening the package and seeing this product really made me happy today!”

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Posted 6 years ago

Edward Stevenson-Rouse

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“The squares on the two sides dont line up. The top surface was already scratched and wearing thin before it was even used. Not impressed.”

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Posted 6 years ago

Jessica Prescott

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“I bought this chess set for my husband a few months qgo as a present and hes only recently opened it to play a game.Although it was packaged beauifully, we were disappointed to find the craftmanship on some of the pieces was poor. Shame really.”

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Posted 6 years ago

Ali Challacombe

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“I got my chess but Im not satisfied with. The chessboard is nice but the chess figures are disappointing. Smaller then I expected pawns are 3.4cm, especially the base of figures and they are too light pawns have 3g. As well some figures have a very grumpy base bishops and that makes them even more unstable. I added photos with another, smaller chessboard for comparison.Maybe everything is in expectation but I have smaller and cheaper chessboards that are much nicer.”

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Posted 6 years ago

Tory Leonard

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“Very nice set for the money. Lighter than it looks because the wood is thin but complaints about materials are unrealistic at the price. My six year old loves it. The odd quality control issue with the pieces a couple wobble as something underneath the felt on the base protrudes below the rim, and the queens crowns and bishops mitres could be better defined but on the whole good value. Nice box and card. The ruleshistory inlay is another nice touch, but the section on the en passant rule could do with a recast for clarity if I didnt know the rule already I think I would be none the wiser for reading it.”

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Posted 6 years ago

Elizabeth Rennie

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“Nice, good value chess set, perfect for beginners and great customer service from an old established family company.”

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Posted 6 years ago