New Year Chessboard Project (Page 1 of 2)

A man of many talents, Russell.  Nice board.

Nice looking project Russell!  My dad and I made one very similar looking years ago, but I am not sure what happened to it after he passed away.

It is a special thing when you and your dad were able to share time and produce something nice together anyone who works with wood can appreciate the effort and results of good planing and attention to details I love playing on this set the pieces glide on the surface thanks for taking time to check it out and Happy New year

dino its hard to believe how many think the game is really tough to learn its a lot like warfare,controlling area,attack,defense,strategy and tactics and once you learn how each piece moves and a few simple openings the rest is easy

I joined Chesscorner.net its free and there is an option to become a member for a yearly fee of around 20 dollars and like Chordie very helpful members willing to help others once you learn the basics you can play other members for free with a interactive chess screen the only reason for the fee is there is no advertisement its self supporting and I have been a member for 2 years it dont cost anything to check it out,another site that's is free is chess games.com it also has a join option plus there are a number of free chess programs like Scid which have instructional lessons

Amy some of the old sets are collectors items beautiful for display but not practical for tournaments mostly all the sets I build are modern designed to be played in competitiion or at home for analysis when you get time I would like to see a photo of what you have

When my sons were youngsters I taught them the game, treating it as if it were a special treat just to learn how to play.  The real treat was the time spent by me with my sons.

I think the strategies of learning to play chess well can have a profound affect on your thinking in life.  Stop and think about what you are going to do, what will be the result of you doing that and how others will react to what you have done.  The best players see many moves ahead and make better preparations.  I used to teach management and supervisory classes and used the game of chess as an analogy for how they should conduct themselves in their real life situations.  The experience of learning, evaluating, deciding and then adjusting to the consequences of our decision is really what all of us do in life.  Those that get better at it get better at all of life's decision.  I even wrote an entire chapter in a book I am working on about the value of playing chess and it's affect on your thought processes.

Didn't realize a discussion over a chess set could get so deep, did you?   Sorry, just something I have been passionate about for a long time.

Thanks russell will do that after I finish my school. I do go too a sight that is fun too play checkers Taxi,reversi,and a couple of other board type games,it is against the computer and not real hard but fun for awile. The sites name is www.darkfish.com It is free and spam/ad free.

Thanks Pix for the nice comments I love chesscorner its my second home on the internet next to Chordie I study chess like I used to study music (religiously) at least 6 hours a day and at 70 it takes that long for the ideas to settle in my noggin its a great game to play with the family you are blessed it is a precious thing have a great new year

It is purddy aintit! and like reading a good book it refreshes the mind, unlike watching the idiot box all day

Nice work Russ, I played chess years ago and reading this has re-aroused my interest so I think I might give it a whirl again.

Roger

P.S. I look forward to seeing RH MIA chess boards on eBay

Let me run these names  and see which sounds the best please give a vote  or  opinion

1. American Chess sets

2.U.S.A. Chess boards

3.Liberty chess company

4.(Rogers suggestion) Made in America Chess sets