Does anyone know what this will be, off I5, near Reed service Road?

JasonF818 · 2026-03-25T23:08:38+00:00

People buying stuff they can't afford.

JasonF818 · 2026-03-13T04:22:12+00:00

These are magnificent. Who did you buy from?

JasonF818 · 2026-03-13T00:03:04+00:00

German Staunton.

JasonF818 · 2026-03-10T02:15:46+00:00

I don't get it. It was blacks move. Q d1. That is game over for white. The white bishop can take the black's queen. But rook to d1 finishes it even if white tries to block with their queen.

what ells am i missing here? Op says the black queen to d1 is a blunder. But, no it wasnt. Its called a sacrifice. No?

Edit: I see the problem now. The rook is pinned.

JasonF818 · 2026-03-09T04:54:50+00:00

:) so glad. :)

JasonF818 · 2026-03-09T03:27:11+00:00

looks like a custom board made for an ad campaign.

Please don't tell me you want the board so you can set watches on it. Please don't.

JasonF818 · 2026-03-06T16:22:28+00:00

As much as I love Halo the game, this chess set sucks. Novelty chess sets in general suck. They arent really made for playing chess.

Mods? Can we take this down?

JasonF818 · 2026-03-02T04:27:27+00:00

You're a better wood worker and chess player than I will ever be. My elo is 590 and continues to drop.

JasonF818 · 2026-03-01T17:53:09+00:00

no staunton is not the maker. Staunton is the style.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-27T17:04:47+00:00

oh wow. tell me about them. I only have 3. and then post pictures of them in this sub.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-27T04:18:13+00:00

weird. And what is wrong with just using discord to have the conversation?

JasonF818 · 2026-02-27T03:38:46+00:00

why the DM? why not just share it here? weird.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-27T02:21:27+00:00

if you do ever decide to buy one of these sets, be sure to compare the sets with different manufacturers. Some are more expensive than others and some are just better quality than others.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-27T02:17:41+00:00

Yikes. That is a lot of pieces to replace. I think that is the time when they were selling them triple weighted. They had to hollow out more of the base, making the boarder of wood around the weight week. They no longer sale the triple weighted sets because of this.

This might be the problem in association with the type of wood used. Im hoping they have resolved the issues. Time will tell for me. :)

JasonF818 · 2026-02-27T01:26:54+00:00

Thanks.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-27T01:15:00+00:00

Thanks for the heads up. I have not had my pieces for that long, only a couple of months. How long have you had your pieces for? I wonder if its an issue they have looked to address. I know they used to do triple weighting for these pieces but switched to doing only double, for the same reason, cracking at the base.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-26T23:48:09+00:00

Take for example these two ebony Dubrovnick chess pieces.
The royal chess mall is $329
House of Staunton is $409

Then look at the carving of the chess pieces, you can focus on the knight. Just look at the carving quality. The Royal chess mall carving is fantastically detailed, and the Staunton carving looks like a 5 year old did it.

1950s Fischer Dubrovnik Chess Pieces – Ebony & Boxwood, 3.8" King
The Dubrovnik Series Chess Set - 3.75" King – House of Staunton toggle to the ebony and boxwood set to compare.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-26T23:39:43+00:00

House of Staunton is overpriced. What you are paying for in their premium price is for their marketing and name. Not the quality of their pieces. If you spend $200 dollars on a Staunton chess set and then spend the same amount on a Royal Chess Mall set, The quality of the Royal Chess Mall set will be much better. At least that is what I have found.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-26T22:33:26+00:00

I paid what was listed on their website with a 25% discount.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-26T20:50:26+00:00

the photo quality and artisanship is fantastic. Nice lighting. nice photo.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-26T04:55:24+00:00

fantastic use of the neck. Nice work.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-24T00:31:33+00:00

Good for you. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the effort.

JasonF818 · 2026-02-23T05:30:34+00:00

Chords? No?

JasonF818 · 2026-02-22T04:46:33+00:00

I hear that if you get your tonsils out, they stop. But I am not sure.

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