A brand new chessboard design with stepped edges (Roman Ogee style) measuring 21" x 21" with 2 1/8" squares and made of a combination of fine woods including maple and rosewood. This would be suitable for a Staunton pattern set of chesspieces with King base diameter up to 1 7/8". This is a masterpiece of a chessboard and nothing has been missed in the craftsmanship. Here's some pictures (mouse-over) showing the edges:

The raised edge edge raises the chess playing field by around 1 1/8" and sets a stage for those luxurious heirloom chess pieces.

A great aspect of this chessboard is that given it's a stage for those heirloom chess pieces this board works with quite disparate piece colors and materials as shown here:

The chess pieces shown are ebony, brass, bud rosewood, buffalo bone, red sandal wood.

Mouse-over the pictures above to remove these chess pieces. These pieces are made of (left to right) ebony, brass, bud rosewood, buffalo bone, red sandal wood.

The inlaid squares are all made of a specially selected dark rosewood. The board height is approximately 1 1/8" and weighs 15lbs.

There is an identical 23" version with 2 3/8" squares which may be viewed here.