Steal This Deal! A full tournament-sized Chess setit features a 3.875" King with a 1.75"diameter base. The Chess pieces are hand carved by master artisans and crafted out of boxwood and genuine ebony. The Chess pieces are heavily weighted with luxurious billiard cloth base pads and a beautiful finish. The Collector Series Luxury Chess set has been crafted to replicate the design and proportions of the original Staunton pattern Chessmenregistered by Nathaniel Cook in March of 1849 and first manufactured by Jaques of London in September 1849. The distinctive feature of this set is the the open-mitered Bishop and Knight designwhich is modeled after the noble steeds from the Greek Parthenon (Elgin Marbles.) As with all House of Staunton ChessmenThe Zagreb '59 Series Chess Set exemplifies a perfect combination of distinct beauty and functionality. Several minor improvements to the design of the Chess set have been madeincluding the ability to replace the ball finial (cross) atop the King with the more recognizable Forme cross to conform to modern Western tournament praxis. The Chess set comes with both styles of King finials (crosses) that are easily removableallowing its owner to option to change between both styles. It has been designed to withstand the rigors of practical play while maintaining an elegance which has become the hallmark of a House of Staunton chess set. The designquality and craftsmanship of this set is UNMATCHED by any set of Chessmen in its price range. Nothing even comes close! The Chessmen are new and each set consists of 34 Chessmenincluding four Queensa standard that was introduced by The House of Staunton over 10 years ago. Chess Pieces: The most famous of the ornamental woodsGenuine Ebony is a luxurious hardwood that is a prized for its jet black color Chess House The Real Masters of Chess