Antipodean Dyed Poplar and Ash Chess Set

• Solid Rosewood chess pieces
• Contrasting decor
• Unique take on a classic design
• Weighted and felted
• 4 inch (102 mm) King
• 19.7 inch board (50 cm)
• Crafted by renowned board maker in Spain
• Superb detail and finish
• 1.96 inch squares (5 cms).
• Board as seen in The Queens Gambit.

These solid wood chess pieces have been beautifully crafted with from Rosewood with contrasting colours. The Antipodean series chess pieces are a truly unique take on the classic Staunton design. Not overly ornate, but elegant nonetheless, the knight is a particularly special design with his delicately carved, friendly facial expression.

Of course it is the contrasting colours that catch the eye on this set of Antipodean Series Chessmen. The expressive grains and colour of exotic rosewood represents something else entirely: luxury. In terms of material quality each piece has been expertly polished, weighted and felted on the base. These measures ensure that these juxtaposed chess pieces will never need replacing.

Following the huge success of The Queens Gambit on Netflix and the significant increase in the popularity of chess, we thought it would be fun to place the Antipodean Chess Men on the Queen's Gambit chess board. The chess pieces are not those seen in the series.

Take a look at the scene, where Beth and Borgov meet at the 1968 USSR Chess Championship, you will see that this is exactly the same board design. At 19.7 inches it is a tournament size board and the matte finish of the dyed black popular and ash root make it a wonderful surface for your pieces to glide over. This beautiful 19.7 inch board has been created by the world famous Rechapados Ferrer and radiates sheer class and elegance.

Rest assured that your board is of the highest quality with Rechapados boards being FIDE approved for their boards to be used in the World Chess Championships, World Chess, European Chess and US Chess Federation.