What is the best chess clock? Best low budget chess clock?

Can anyone identify this "GES. GESCH. GERMANY" chess set I found in my granddads attic?

The board weighs in at around 3,3kg's
It's 51 x 51 cm
The King weighs ~40g
The Queen weighs ~35g
The Pawns ~17g

Almost every figure is a little different in weight, shape and size.

I'll glad to provide more info if needed.

Thanks :)

Help us name our next travel chess set

We’re working on a new version of our travel chess set, and it will be the last set in our line featuring the simplified design of the World Chess pieces.

For this version, we’re experimenting with a very simple black-and-white square pattern. The idea is to bring the chessboard itself into the design while keeping the overall look clean and minimal.

What do you think?
Does the black-and-white pattern work for a travel chess set, or would you prefer something more subtle?

And now we need your help with the most difficult part:

What should we name it?

We’d love to hear your name ideas; serious, clever, minimalist, funny anything goes.

If you were naming this set, what would you name it?

The above set is a miniaturized version of Anri's "Modern Staunton", produced for a few short years in the mid 1960's. The original set is quite rare and sought after. I loved the design, but felt it was better suited to a travel set (the original king height is 6.5cm).

For months, I've been working to make a 3D printer-viable traditionally pegged chess set. After much tinkering, I think I have a working system. (I also made a non-pegged version).

I'd love to have others print this set so I can have the peg system tested on other machines.

https://makerworld.com/en/models/3186185-modern-staunton-pegged-travel-chess-set#profileId-3604239

Philippine Staunton, KH 4.6 inches, precious woods Kamagong (black) and Narra (white)

A quick update on my Dragon Chess Set:

It just won 2nd Place in Creality Cloud’s Dragon Design Contest. 🐉♟️

This ended up becoming a much bigger project than I originally planned. The complete set includes:

• 125 printable parts
• 40 cm playable folding board
• Built-in storage for the pieces
• Printed hinges and axles
• Reinforced internal ribs
• Original dragon-themed chess pieces
• Portable case design

Everything was designed around actually being printable, functional, and playable rather than just looking good in renders.

https://www.crealitycloud.com/model-detail/dragon-chess-set-premium-folding-board-no-cfs?profileId=6a6ad51be7c56560f0aa7389

The project is now also competing in the Creality Creator Awards 2026.

#CrealityCreatorAward #CrealityCreatorAwards #DragonChess #3DPrinting

I thought I would post some of the sets I’ve repaired, painted and weighted over the years.

Lego chess the chess of chess

Czech Club wooden chess pieces, a classic Czech design with 4" (101 mm) king. The pieces are unweighted but very stable and designed for regular club, tournament or home play. Very common and beloved set in Czechia and Slovakia.

Note: This set of mine is available through an auction on Tradera, with a Buy Now option: https://www.tradera.com/en/item/181806/743910371/new-czech-club-wooden-chess-set-4-king

I've been having a lot of fun playing online games via my Chessup 2, lately. 🫳🏾♟️

I recently got a wooden chess set from House of Staunton and noticed that some of the matching pieces feel noticeably different in weight, so I decided to put them on a scale.
For example, two of the rooks weigh 44g and 37g, while two of the bishops weigh 27g and 35g.
I understand that natural wood can vary in density and that weighted pieces probably won’t be identical down to the gram, but is this amount of variation considered normal for a quality weighted chess set? I do like the set a lot but when playing I definitely notice the difference.
I’m mainly curious whether other House of Staunton owners have seen similar differences between matching pieces, or if this is something I should contact them about.
Photos attached showing the weights.

Been working on these little chess charms and finally finished a few.

I designed the pieces myself, 3D printed them and hand-painted each one.

Pretty happy with how they turned out. What do you guys think?

I bought this chess set about 30 years ago. Does anyone have any info on it. It didn't come with a board. I just thought it looked cool at the time.

Just finished 3D printing a full set of custom charms for my Crocs.I love how it turned out!