Grey Metropolis Chess Set

Product Description

New for 2011, this chess set combines our contemporary series chessmen with our new high gloss lacquered Black Anegre wood & Maple luxury Chess Board. The result is a two-tone, vanguard chess set combination that will satisfy any modernist's dedication to elegant simplicity. The pieces have been expertly crafted from solid boxwood, hand finished & polished to a natural hardwood shine. Each piece is internally weighted & felted on it's base. The balance of the chessmen is very good & despite their unusual appearance they excellent to play with. Very much a classic minimalist design. The 19.7 inch board is crafted from veneers of black Anegre & Maple wood, manufactured in Europe to the highest possible standards using only the finest raw materials. As a chess retailer we have been consistently impressed with the outstanding quality of these amazing boards. They are manufactured to exact & uniform standards & finished in a seductive ultra gloss lacquer. An unusual but deeply satisfying chess set & board combination that has been crafted to a very high standard. Designed to look good & last through decades of dedicated chess playing.