This chess set design was launched by us in 2006 and is available in genuine ebony.

The King is 4 1/2" tall (to tip of finial) and weighs a whopping 4.6 ounces! It has a base diameter of 1 3/4" with a choice of either leather or green felt pads. The picture of the white pieces above shows the excellent proportioning of all the pieces.

This Knight is possibly the most facially accurate of any we have seen. Look closely at the eyes, mane, jaw bone and the attention to detail in the teeth, occipital crest, shapely ears and nostrils! This is a racehorse ready for action!

The carving of the knight is quite extraordinary. The design of the other pieces are also highly commended, look at the crafting of the King and Queen, the bishop's delicately cut miter, and the multiple rings around each of the piece bodies.

Here's a picture of all the ebony pieces:

The black chess pieces are made of genuine ebony; this is the most dense of woods which is also used for piano keys.

This picture shows how the white (boxwood) pieces contrast when viewed together on our new optional 23"x23" specially selected dark Rosewood board:

This shows how the white pieces look on this chessboard

This photograph shows the pieces on our optional double-sided chessboard and leather case which has beebn designed to protect each piece including the additional queens which come as standard.

Our recommended chessboard has been made of striated dark rosewood with black striations running through it which compliments the jet black chessmen. This chessboard can be purchased by following this link: Dark Rosewood Dual Profile chessboard.