Magnetic Travel Chess Wallet Set

It's so little and cute!! I can take it with me anywhere. All of the components are of a nice quality; the board is sturdy; it folds out nice and flat, and closes up securely; and I appreciate that the game pieces are in reusable zip-lock bags, and not just rolling around inside the storage compartment. I suppose you could even mark coordinates with a Sharpie for the light squares, and get creative with marking the dark ones.☺ Maybe not everyone would like a chess set this small, and I would specifically recommend it for children who are at least 7 years old, without any younger siblings, or pets who have an affinity for chewing on small objects, because the pieces are REALLY tiny!! The King and the Queen are the length of an adult's pinky first-joint; the pawns are the length of an adult's thumbnail. One other caveat: the little magnets tend to fall out (factory glue gone dry) . . . the set that I received had two pieces which were missing their magnets. There was one loose magnet in one of the little zip-lock bags that the pieces came in; the other magnet was AWOL; it must have fallen out somewhere at the factory, before that piece was put in the baggie. I was able to "super glue" the loose magnet back in place for one piece, and I contacted Amazon to enquire about receiving a seller-issued replacement magnet for the other, but their only option was to return the entire game, and wait for a new set to be sent to me. It's such a minor issue that I chose to "McGyver" that other one, so that it would stay in place during use while traveling, etc. Overall, I'm happy!!😊

Cleverly made. No it’s not a keepsake. It’s perfect, though. Cheap, light. Constructed in a way that prevents pieces from slipping out when closed.

Love the size and how lightweight it is, easy to carry, very thin. I wish there were somewhere to store the magnets not currently in play, but that’s a minor complaint for the excellent price!

Pleased with the strong magnets. The metal is molded right into the surface of the plastic so pieces hold even when upside down -- and yet is light.-weight. The plastic box snaps tightly shut and stays shut (with heavy usage plastic may give out eventually, a big hair rubber will hold it then). Plenty of room for the pieces which actually bang around a bit -- I may place a cloth or score pads in there. The "hinges" are simply extensions of the plastic so may eventually give out but this is not a problem to me (a little duck tape after many years of use). The 14" board and almost full-sized pieces for $16 seems to be an excellent value. I hope to make this a life-long set for study at night in bed or for easy transport to other locations in my house, and for sporadic trips. It is light-weight but I would get the 12" size or smaller size if you want to carry it around all the time. The plastic squares, though not exactly painted, probably would become scratched up with a lot of tossing around in a car trunk. I would keep the plastic bag with it as a cover. The chess pieces are beautifully crafted standard Stanton-esque with aesthetically pleasing color tone (muted white and muted black, ebony and ivory look). I actually like the feel of plastic pieces much more than lacquered wood. Playing chess on the silver and black squares is easy on the eyes. Only one magnet required a little glue. I threw out the checkers. Very pleased with the product.

The magnets are strong and hold the pieces

When traveling or on camping trips, I need to clear my mind, other than by reading. This product is very great, easy to carry and store, and doesn't require much space.

I wanted a cheap, 15" + board, chess and checkers set, with free shipping with amazon ($35+). This was the only thing that I found that fit the bill. Review: Pros/Cons +Was cheap +was 15" which was nice for the price +has checkers +magnetic for travel, magnets add weight to pieces so feels solid +the bottom of the chess pieces were nice, I was able to move each piece smoothly across each square +you can fold, which will act as a storage & it closes & locks in place so you can carry it around without worry of pieces falling out +looks a little fancy, but preety much everything made of plastic: the board, pieces - a small part of the side of the board (small hinge) came broken - some of the magnets were loose, but were restickable - no magnetic checker pieces (its noted, but makes sense to add magnets to the checkers: helps add weight to it and helps on travel) - the letters for black were facing towards white (backwards) so they are useless, to me at least - you can somewhat tell that there a small film/sheet laid on top (which make up the layout of the squares), its not too noticeable when playing * Overall this was a great buy and you get what you paid for, it was cheap. This was the only set that i found on amazon that had all I needed. You can easily fix broken pieces and falling magnets with SUPERGLUE, it does the trick. Its for travel but I just bought it cause it had chess/checkers, nice sized, & cheap so I wasn't concerned with the magnets. In the end I am happy. C+

It’s so handy to have this to work out chess problems on the run by with a good instructional book. It serves as a great bookmark as well.

Qualité correcte pour cette petit jeux d'échec

Very nice board!

Ottimo prodotto, di buona qualità costruttiva. Ottimo rapporto qualità prezzo. Forse un pò troppo grande per il trasporto, forse sarebbe stata meglio la misura più piccola.

I got this imported And this is in one piece. It reduces screen time as I can analyse and I just close it -next day it is in the same position and I can analyse it without needing to set the board.it's quality is outstanding,it has magnetic strength it is value for money product and came faster that expected.

Excelente compra, es de buena calidad, el tablero tiene buena estructura, el compartimiento donde se guardan las piezas es resistente u no se abre con facilidad, asi que no hay riesgo de que se salgan las piezas y se pierdan, las piezas tienen imán y super bien, porque no se mueven de lugar, lo volvería a comprar.