Product Description

The perfect way to take you chess game on the road! The Drueke travel chess set includes a tough plastic case and metal playing surface that make it basically indestructible. Not only are the pieces highly magnetic, but they are also short enough to fit under the lid while still saving the position. Give the box a shake or tuck it away in your pack, the pieces will hold their position.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2899 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Carrom
• Model: 877.10
• Dimensions: 1.00 pounds

Features

• The Drueke Travel Magnetic Chess set is a quality travel chess set.
• Pieces include strong magnets to hold them in place during travel.
• Board Size: 1" tall, 8" square
• Weight: approx. 1 lb

Customer Reviews

Magnetic travel chess set
The Carrom Magnetic Travel Chess Set has been used for years and was just replace because the first was lost. It's best feature is the ability to retain the position of the pieces of a game in progress undisturbed when the top of the case is closed for storage. The magnetic base of each piece holds firmly against the board and will prevent the pieces from moving under most situations, even when upside down. The size of the board and the pieces allows it to b packed easily and when used for a game, to be perfect at home, in the car or plane.

It will be usefull to color the tops of the black and white bishops with contrasting colors to make them more distinguishable from the pawns. I used a dab of fingernail polish.

Great for studying chess moves
This set is really great for studying chess moves. If you are in the middle of a game and want to keep the pieces in place for future study, this set allows you to do this. I read that you can scratch the board surface if you drag the pieces from square to square, so I am careful to lift the pieces off the board during moves. The pieces are small, but they are easily recognizable. I highly recommend this set.

a great thing, but don't leave it in the car!
I love chess, and have been a student of the game since I was 10, collecting numerous chess books, sets, computers, etc. I should be a grandmaster by now, but how many people have the time for that. My father-in-law gave me this Drueke set as a present. Very nice. I do find the proportions of the pieces to be a bit strange, but the magnets are by far the best ones I've ever seen in a magnetic set. I left this in the car recently during a hot spell, and the plastic case has melted. The board itself didn't melt, so from the outside it looks like a Salvador Dali object. I'll probably replace it, as I feel bad about letting it melt.