Whether you re looking for a tournament chess board to take to school or a luxury wood chess board for your home you ll find it at the house of staunton.
Standard chess board size in inches.
2 165 inch 5 50 cm 1 2.
We find that it is often easier to look at our board collection according to size as opposed to style.
This category includes our chess boards with a 2 1 4 square which is the official tournament size.
There is an official tournament guideline for fitting chess pieces to a chess board and visa versa.
These boards are best suited for a 3 3 4 to 4 1 4 king depending how spread out you want your chess pieces to be.
The standard uscf tournament set has 2 25 inch squares and a king s height of 3 75 inches.
It states that the base diameter of the king should be no more than 75 of the diameter of the squares on the chess board.
Chess board and piece standards.
Modest chess board measurements allow these boards to fit most anywhere from an end or coffee table to desk or display shelf.
The size of the squares on the chess board.
The standard size as used in tournament chess competitions is approx 3 75 inch 95mm first you need to consider the size of playing square of the chessboard where the pieces will be used.
The house of staunton has firmly established itself as the gold standard by which all chess pieces chess boards and chess.
For example a king with a 1 5 inch base.
For my own board i went with 2 inches.
The dimensions of a standard checkerboard are 16 inches by 16 inches.
These boards are small and best used for either smaller traditional pieces or the range of 3 tall theme chess sets.
The overall size of the chess board.
The board is divided into 64 2 inch squares.
The united states chess federation uscf states that square size should be anywhere from 2 inches to 2 5 inches while the king s height should be 3 375 inches to 4 5 inches.
The total area of the board is 256 square inches.
For over the board otb tournament play there are different specifications to keep in mind.
Place a bishop between the.
Chess boards with 1 1 2 square size chess boards with a 1 3 4 square size.