Chess table
[dummy-text]
Chess table
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
 | This article needs additional citations for verification. (February 2019) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) |
A chess table is a table with a chessboard painted or engraved on it. The photograph shows a chess table in a park.
A chess table is a table built with features to make it useful for playing the game of chess. A chess board is usually integral to the table top and often two drawers are provided to hold the pieces when not in use. Chess tables can be extremely decorative, well made and potentially expensive pieces of furniture. Most chess tables have the board inlaid or engraved though cheaper tables may have it painted on. A chess table is not necessary to play chess and is not restricted only to playing chess.
Chess tables are typically made of solid wood with rosewood, cedar, and mahogany[1] being the most popular. Exotic wood versions are also available.
Many cities and universities have chess tables in their parks and gardens. Many coffeehouses also have chess tables. Most are the size of a normal picnic table, although some are larger than life sets that use pieces that are about the size of a small barrel.
Gallery[edit]
Alexander Rodchenko's constructivist design, 1925
Combined Chess and Mill Game table
Colourful red and green Chess table
References[edit]
^ "Chessboard Wood". Chess USA..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output .citation qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .citation .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/12px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-maintdisplay:none;color:#33aa33;margin-left:0.3em.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
Categories:
- Chess equipment
- Tables (furniture)
(window.RLQ=window.RLQ||).push(function()mw.config.set("wgPageParseReport":"limitreport":"cputime":"0.212","walltime":"0.285","ppvisitednodes":"value":417,"limit":1000000,"ppgeneratednodes":"value":0,"limit":1500000,"postexpandincludesize":"value":53622,"limit":2097152,"templateargumentsize":"value":196,"limit":2097152,"expansiondepth":"value":8,"limit":40,"expensivefunctioncount":"value":1,"limit":500,"unstrip-depth":"value":1,"limit":20,"unstrip-size":"value":6179,"limit":5000000,"entityaccesscount":"value":0,"limit":400,"timingprofile":["100.00% 211.762 1 -total"," 45.89% 97.171 1 Template:Referenced"," 35.69% 75.588 1 Template:Reflist"," 32.34% 68.479 1 Template:Ambox"," 30.91% 65.457 1 Template:Cite_web"," 13.80% 29.229 1 Template:Find_sources_mainspace"," 11.00% 23.290 1 Template:Chess"," 10.16% 21.522 2 Template:Navbox"," 1.85% 3.917 1 Template:Chessgloss"," 0.99% 2.092 1 Template:Main_other"],"scribunto":"limitreport-timeusage":"value":"0.091","limit":"10.000","limitreport-memusage":"value":2937596,"limit":52428800,"cachereport":"origin":"mw1313","timestamp":"20190329063716","ttl":2592000,"transientcontent":false);mw.config.set("wgBackendResponseTime":124,"wgHostname":"mw1238"););
