Folding Chess Board - Luxury 15 Inch Chess Set Reviews

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About Jaques of London:

About Jaques of London:
In 1795 Thomas Jaques took on his 15-year-old son, John as an apprentice. Together they established ‘Thomas Jaques: Manufacturer of Ivory, Hardwoods, Bone and Tunbridge Ware’ in Hatton Garden. We have remained a family run business ever since, with the same unwavering passion for quality games and toys.

Today we are ever-expanding our toy range and have been honoured with over 10 awards in the past five years as a result. Our Mini Minds Hub launched in 2020 to encourage learning at home. This is now stocked with over 150 free resources. We’ve been working for over 230 years to fill the world with more joy and we hope to keep striving for that goal long into the future. Why not come along for the trip with us!

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Fergus Barnett

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“Disappointed with the finish of the chess pieces. In the photos supposedly the same item! the quality of each piece looked much higher, thats why I decided to spend a bit more for what I thought we be better quality . Especially from such a highly regarded company .”

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Posted 5 years ago

John Downing

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“NO LOCK ON BOX,CHESS PIECES TO LIGHT.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Natasha White

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“Poorly made chess boardPoor quality control”

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Hayley Cousins

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“An ok chess board, cheap enough but even for the money you would expect all of the pieces to at least stand up straight”

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Posted 5 years ago

Lucinda King

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“I was disappointed by the overall quality. Rough edges and the shine coating is already peeling off after a week.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Cristian Tarbac

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“Disappointed. Wrapping beautiful but main board had dried varnish drips in a couple of places that spoiled it overall. Also one of the chess pieces was chipped in manufacture and varnished over. Overall production quality was disappointing so did not find product value for money.”

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Posted 5 years ago

Elizabeth Moore

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“This chess set is really nicely wrapped but I would hate to give it to someone as a gift.Four pieces had problems to stand straight two of them had small protrusions at center of the bases, in two others the fabric on the bases was wrinkled. I fixed this in 5 minutes, but it shows the lack of QA andor attitude to the product. The fabric inside the board was glued not very careful as well.At the end I decided to keep it, colors and the touch of the wooden board are very appealing.”

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Posted 5 years ago

“This is a beautiful quality item. Decent size for actually playing. The pieces all have their own secure spots when it is packed so if your travelling with it or just putting it away the pieces arent rattling around and going to get chipped or damaged which is a great idea. I absolutely love the wrapping... technically unnecessary, but really made the item feel special, particularly the little card signed by the wrapper. Lovely touch! I bought this for myself, but it would make a lovely gift, its just so well presented.”

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Posted 5 years ago