Chess Gift Sets: Chess Boards & Sets for Gifting

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On an endless quest for the ideal gift related to chess? These chess gift ideas should narrow your search quickly rather than leave you overwhelmed. Someone's level of experience is clearly foremost. In fact, once you know what's suitable for the experienced in contrast to beginners, you're in safe territory. Then, there are some gifts that just work for nearly all occassions as long as you know that it's unique or complimentary to what they might already own. Relax - gift giving is an art. It expresses something about your taste just as much as it does a knowledge of what will interest the person who will be the recipient of your thoughtfulness. Gifts for experienced players Do you wish to gift something unique? a chess set? or a learning tool? Here are some categories, and some top resources in each that work in nearly all instances - unless they already own it of course. Gifts for beginners People in your life These people have been thrilled with the results of the gifts that were chosen. for dads If it's in the budget and there's space for it in the home, a fine chess board is an essential gift for dads year round. A great example of a fine chess board is demonstrated here by Raphael in this video on the topic of Father's Day. It highlights the JLP Queen Anne chess board and Grandmaster Chessmen. Grandmother - gift for her 90th "We were looking for a set that she could feel and that had contrast to help her play. She received the set, first out of the box, we were amazed with how beautiful it is. She is so happy playing because the pieces are large, so she isn’t making (as many) “wrong” moves . Her self esteem, while playing, has improved too, she is more sure of her decisions, because she can see the pieces better." { "__shgProductCallback": { "id": "s-d67f0cdd-9132-47a6-9e5e-d8417458c9ff", "callback": { "cb": "image", "data": { "uuid": "s-f32de575-0d0e-4d2d-9f83-b869b1a18b9a", "imageOffsetTop": 1698, "LAZY_LOAD_OFFSET_TOP": 750, "LAZY_LOAD_ENABLED": true } } }