The overall size of the chess board.
Standard chess board size in inches.
This category includes our chess boards with a 2 1 4 square which is the official tournament size.
These boards are small and best used for either smaller traditional pieces or the range of 3 tall theme chess sets.
These boards are best suited for a 3 3 4 to 4 1 4 king depending how spread out you want your chess pieces to be.
2 165 inch 5 50 cm 1 2.
For my own board i went with 2 inches.
The dimensions of a standard checkerboard are 16 inches by 16 inches.
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Chess board and piece standards.
We find that it is often easier to look at our board collection according to size as opposed to style.
For over the board otb tournament play there are different specifications to keep in mind.
Whether you re looking for a tournament chess board to take to school or a luxury wood chess board for your home you ll find it at the house of staunton.
The united states chess federation uscf states that square size should be anywhere from 2 inches to 2 5 inches while the king s height should be 3 375 inches to 4 5 inches.
Chess boards with 1 1 2 square size chess boards with a 1 3 4 square size.
Recommended chess board size.
There is an official tournament guideline for fitting chess pieces to a chess board and visa versa.
A chessboard with a square size of 2 inch would require a kings base diameter to be no greater than 75 and no less than 60.
The standard size as used in tournament chess competitions is approx 3 75 inch 95mm first you need to consider the size of playing square of the chessboard where the pieces will be used.
For example a king with a 1 5 inch base.
The standard uscf tournament set has 2 25 inch squares and a king s height of 3 75 inches.
According to the world chess federation the dimensions of a chessboard square should be between 5 and 6 5 centimeters 2 to 2 5 inches.
The board is divided into 64 2 inch squares.
It states that the base diameter of the king should be no more than 75 of the diameter of the squares on the chess board.
The total area of the board is 256 square inches.