Chess4Life Starter Set

Excellent set for chess classes

The board is pretty standard, but an excellent size and weight. Pieces are fairly heavy giving mass to keep pieces in place. Piece bottoms are covered in felt so moves effortlessly on the vinyl board. Overall, a great addition to our small chess class. Hopefully the full size pieces will inspire some of the kids to take their chess to competitions. Delivery and support have been fast and friendly. Will be back for more!

Durable and Large, a Great Board for Teaching

I bought this chess set because I taught my coworkers how to play chess. We learned on a very tiny, 60-year-old board. I like the big, durable pieces because these new players can very easily tell the differences between them. One complaint I heard from a coworker was that the size of the board made it, "hard to see all the action at once," like with a smaller board. I think they got over it, though, haha. My only suggestion would be to include some kind of "starter guide," like a small sheet of paper that tells new players how to set up the board and what all of the pieces do. I'm not always going to be here to answer their questions, so having a quick reference would be nice. I'm looking at the board right now as I write this review, and I see that white has been set up on the wrong side of the board and the white queen is starting on the wrong square haha.

Very good set!

Was very impressed with the quality of the set and the weight of the pieces!