This category includes our chess boards with a 2 1 4 square which is the official tournament size.
Standard chess board size in cm.
We find that it is often easier to look at our board collection according to size as opposed to style.
For over the board otb tournament play there are different specifications to keep in mind.
9 5 cm queen 8 5 cm bishop 7 cm knight 6 cm rook 5 5 cm and pawn 5 cm.
The standard uscf tournament set has 2 25 inch squares and a king s height of 3 75 inches.
It is recommended that the chess pieces boards and clocks used.
Chess boards for standard sets should have squares of approximately 2 2 1 2 inches 5 08 6 35cm.
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.
These boards are small and best used for either smaller traditional pieces or the range of 3 tall theme chess sets.
The standard contemporary way to record moves and refer to the squares of the chessboard is algebraic chess notation the files are identified by the letters a to h from left to right from the white player s point of view and the ranks by the numbers 1 to 8 with 1 being closest to the white player each square on the board is identified by a unique coordinate pairing from a1 to h8.
These boards are best suited for a 3 3 4 to 4 1 4 king depending how spread out you want your chess pieces to be.
Size of the square and the board.
Chess board and piece standards.
One convenient test is that the square formed by the bases of four pawns should be about the same size as any square on their board.
Modest chess board measurements allow these boards to fit most anywhere from an end or coffee table to desk or display shelf.