Drueke Chess Boards and Drueke Chess Sets

Drueke Solid Walnut Chess Boards have a long standing reputation as being the best chess board ever manufactured in America. The company founded by William F. Drueke in 1914 started production in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA, an area famous worldwide for its skilled wood turners, hand carvers and craftsman wood workers.

By virtue of the fact that the boards are solid Walnut they can even be turned over to play a game. The boards are unusually thick at 3/4 of an inch. There is really nothing that compares to these heavy walnut boards.

In 1990 Drueke sold the company to The Carrom Company, which discontinued the manufacturing of the boards in 2009. Today the boards are highly sought after and are occasionally available on eBay. In 2009 we purchased at least one of each board size available and one of each chess set type. We are likely the only source period that still carries at least one of each type of Drueke chess board and Drueke chess set in original condition in the original packaging. We have not released them for sale until now.

Here is the selection of what is available:

15 Inch Drueke Players’ Chess Board (1-1/2″ squares) $155.00 (SOLD OUT)

18 Inch Drueke Champion Chess Board (1-3/4″ squares) $175.00 (SOLD OUT)

21 Inch Drueke Tournament Chess Board (2″ squares) $195.00 (SOLD OUT )

23 Inch Drueke Grandmaster Chess Board (2-1/4″ squares) $215.00 (SOLD OUT) 

26 Inch Drueke Classic Chess Board (2-3/4″ squares) $245.00 (SOLD OUT)

15 Inch Drueke Players’ Chess Set (2-1/2″ King) $195.00 (SOLD OUT)

18 Inch Drueke Champion Chess Set (3″ King) $225.00 (SOLD OUT)

21 Inch Drueke Tournament Chess Set (3-3/4″ KIng) $245.00 (SOLD OUT)

Please contact us for Shipping Rates if you are outside of Canada. These boards are listed on our main site.