Chess board and piece standards.
Standard chess board size in inches.
For example a king with a 1 5 inch base.
The board is divided into 64 2 inch squares.
For my own board i went with 2 inches.
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.
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 overall size of the chess board.
Modest chess board measurements allow these boards to fit most anywhere from an end or coffee table to desk or display shelf.
The total area of the board is 256 square inches.
This category includes our chess boards with a 2 1 4 square which is the official tournament size.
The dimensions of a standard checkerboard are 16 inches by 16 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.
2 165 inch 5 50 cm 1 2.
The standard uscf tournament set has 2 25 inch squares and a king s height of 3 75 inches.
The size of the squares on the chess board.
Recommended chess board size.
The house of staunton has firmly established itself as the gold standard by which all chess pieces chess boards and chess.
We find that it is often easier to look at our board collection according to size as opposed to style.
Place a bishop between the.
These boards are small and best used for either smaller traditional pieces or the range of 3 tall theme chess sets.
For over the board otb tournament play there are different specifications to keep in mind.
There is an official tournament guideline for fitting chess pieces to a chess board and visa versa.
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.
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.