Ambassador Chess Set Product Review by Raphael

We're looking at the ambassador chess set. This chess set is often purchased by those who are looking for a large stylish or decorative chess set for the home. It's less often purchased by collectors. The reason for that is well... a few things. Let's go through and take a close look at this chess set first of all.

It's large, 21 inches wide. We have this birch or horn beam wood that has etching. It's really quite ornate and attractive on the front. here are two clasps when those are opened. that will reveal the pieces inside. Once this is opened you'll notice this green tray.

The tray is quite flimsy to be frank. It does serve the purpose of holding those pieces in place... most of the time The pieces are this hornbeam wood and they're quite lightweight. For collectors, that are usually looking for a heavy piece, this is considered to be quite lightweight.

The entire set in fact is 4 1/2 pounds. What i love about this set though is the detail and the visuals. It's great for display it's great for decor. It is also great of course for playing. When you look at the pieces up close you'll see that a lot of time and effort has been put into the crafting of that burnt etching around each piece.

The style itself is just quite impressive. Each one is felted. When those pieces are felted and placed on the board they're quiet and smooth. Let's go ahead and set up this board and see how it looks. I've set the chessboard here with the white square on the right.

Notice this chessboard has the numerics along the side 1 through 8 A through H. We'll set up the pieces - the queen on the light square and so on. With a chess set this size - 21" square and 1/4" king it would be easy for this set to feel massively weighted.

But it has been designed so it is lightweight only 4 1/2 lbs. The pieces equally lightweight. Slide or set those pieces on the square. Should you experience the unfortunate lost piece or worse yet piece chewed by a pet... if you purchased it at Chess House you'll be able to easily get that replaced.

Let me emphasize this is typically not the set for collectors but it is a fantastic first chess set for players of all strengths and all ages it is also a wonderful set for display. It will look impressive in nearly any room that fits this size of chessboard.