{"product_id":"luxury-sheesham-maple-53cm-chess-board-with-56mm-squares","title":"Luxury Sheesham \u0026 Maple 53cm Chess Board with 56mm Squares","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Jb5iKy7Pfp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Jb5iKy7Pfp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"page-crafter-h2 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Jb5iKy7Pfp page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eLuxury Sheesham \u0026amp; Maple 53cm Chess Board with 56mm Squares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Jb5iKy7Pfp     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eForty millimetres is the figure to start with. Most timber chess boards are built somewhere between 12mm and 25mm through, and a board at 40mm is not a difference you have to go looking for. It shows in the edge, it is obvious the moment a corner is lifted, and it is the reason this board reads as furniture rather than as equipment.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe playing squares are sheesham (Dalbergia sissoo) against maple (Acer oblongum), and the whole chequered area sits inside a frame of sheesham as well. Sheesham is the Indian timber also sold as golden rosewood: a warm brown with open, visible grain that stays legible across a square rather than closing into a flat tone. Using it for both the dark squares and the surround gives the board one timber family rather than a hard three way contrast.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe squares are 56mm, so eight of them make a playing grid 44.8cm across with roughly 4.2cm of frame on every side, and the underside is felted in green velvet. A king base of 40mm to 45mm is what those squares are matched to, which is standard club and tournament sizing. Other footprints and other timbers sit across our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/collections\/chess-boards\" title=\"Chess Boards\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003echess boards collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-Jb5iKy7Pfp  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Golden brown sheesham squares beside pale maple inside a sheesham frame\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/beautiful_luxury_chess_board_sheesham_wood_maple_-_21_56_mm_9.jpg?v=1788336440\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Jb5iKy7Pfp\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"WHATS_INCLUDED-Dx2fMo2Csk\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-whats-included-block page-crafter-inner-padding page-crafter-border-radius page_crafter_whats_included_container-Dx2fMo2Csk\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_whats_included_heading-Dx2fMo2Csk page-crafter-bottom-spacing-small\"\u003eKey features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-whats-included-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_whats_included_column_1_text-Dx2fMo2Csk     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e53.3cm x 53.3cm board with 56mm squares, giving a 44.8cm playing grid\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40mm in section, a depth that shows in the edge and the moment a corner is lifted\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheesham (Dalbergia sissoo) on the dark squares, the Indian timber also sold as golden rosewood\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaple (Acer oblongum) on the light squares, pale and close grained\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_whats_included_column_2_text-Dx2fMo2Csk     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheesham frame around the play, roughly 4.2cm wide on every side\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnderside felted in green velvet, so it sits safely on a polished table\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRecommended for a king base of 40mm to 45mm, standard club and tournament sizing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoard only, ready to pair with a set you already own\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Ac3zTa4Nrf\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Ac3zTa4Nrf\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Ac3zTa4Nrf page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eHow this board compares to the other 53cm boards we stock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Ac3zTa4Nrf     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe closest comparison on the site is the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/players-choice-sheesham-maple-53cm-chess-board-with-55mm-squares\" title=\"Players Choice Sheesham And Maple 53cm Chess Board\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlayers Choice sheesham and maple board at the same footprint\u003c\/a\u003e, which uses the same sheesham and the same maple across the same 53cm footprint with the same felted underside. Two things separate them. That board runs 55mm squares with no frame around the play and is built at 20mm; this one runs 56mm squares inside a sheesham surround and is twice as deep through the section. If you want the timber and the size at their most straightforward, that is the board. If you want the same materials given weight and an edge, this is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor the framed idea in a different palette, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/ebony-maple-sheesham-frame-55cm-chess-board-with-60mm-squares\" title=\"Ebony And Maple Sheesham Frame 55cm Chess Board\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e55.3cm ebony and maple board inside a sheesham frame\u003c\/a\u003e puts near black ebony and maple inside a sheesham frame at 30mm through. The contrast there is deliberately hard, with the middle brown of the frame separating two extremes. This board keeps everything in the warm register instead, so the frame and the dark squares are close relatives rather than opposites, and the play reads as part of a single object rather than as a graphic dropped into a border.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSet against a board that arrives underneath a set of chessmen, this is a different class of thing entirely. Bundled boards are built thin so the package ships cheaply, and they are the first part of that purchase most owners replace. A board at this section is built the other way round, with depth and the frame taking priority, and it is bought to outlast whatever stands on it first.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-Ac3zTa4Nrf  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The 53.3cm sheesham and maple chess board seen from one corner\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/beautiful_luxury_chess_board_sheesham_wood_maple_-_21_56_mm_7.jpg?v=1788336439\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Ac3zTa4Nrf\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TEXT_BLOCK-Uo1pXt2Snk\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Uo1pXt2Snk page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eChoosing the right pieces\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Uo1pXt2Snk     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBase diameter decides the fit, not the height of the king. Two sets standing at the same height can differ by eight or ten millimetres at the foot, and it is the foot that has to share a 56mm square with its neighbours. This board is cut for a king base of 40mm to 45mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThat window follows the usual proportion closely. A base covering roughly three quarters of its square leaves a clean margin of timber all round, and three quarters of 56mm is about 42mm, which sits neatly in the middle of the range rather than at either end. It also means a set drawn for 55mm squares gains a fraction of extra air here rather than losing any, so anything already suited to a standard club board will look right on this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWeighted club and tournament patterns are the natural match. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/modern-staunton-genuine-ebony-95mm-chess-pieces\" title=\"Modern Staunton Genuine Ebony 95mm Chess Pieces\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eModern Staunton Genuine Ebony 95mm\u003c\/a\u003e stands on a 43mm base and is cut for 55mm squares, so it lands mid window here with a clear margin around every foot. Push to 45mm and the back rank fills generously; drop far below 40mm and a full army starts to look small against 44.8cm of playing grid. A set drawn for 60mm squares will foot at 48mm or more and belongs on a larger board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Di6hOn7Mww\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Di6hOn7Mww\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Di6hOn7Mww page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eWhat forty millimetres of section changes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Di6hOn7Mww     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSection thickness is the specification most easily skipped when buying a board online, and it is the one that most changes how a board behaves in use. At 40mm this one has a deep visible edge, it stands well proud of the table, and there is no flex anywhere in it. Set a piece down firmly at one corner and nothing at the opposite corner registers it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDepth also changes what the board looks like when nobody is playing. A thin board reads as a surface laid on a table; a board with this much edge reads as an object sitting on one, and the frame reinforces that by giving the chequer a defined boundary rather than letting it run off a cut edge. That is why a board like this tends to stay set up between games instead of going into a cupboard.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe honest consequence is that a board built this way wants a permanent home and a table that suits it. It is not something to slide behind a sofa at the end of an evening, and if a board has to be put away after every session a slimmer one will serve you better. We would rather say that here than have it arrive as a surprise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-Di6hOn7Mww  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Open sheesham grain running across the 56mm playing squares\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/beautiful_luxury_chess_board_sheesham_wood_maple_-_21_56_mm_6.jpg?v=1788336439\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Di6hOn7Mww\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TEXT_BLOCK-Eq8aId1Yfc\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Eq8aId1Yfc page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eThe sheesham frame, and the 56mm squares\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Eq8aId1Yfc     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFraming a board is a second decision a maker has to take, and plenty skip it because it costs an extra operation and more timber. Here the sheesham and maple chequer sits inside a band of sheesham roughly 4.2cm wide on each side. It draws a hard boundary around the playing area so the eye stays inside the game rather than running onto the table, and it gives the board an orientation, which sounds like nothing until you have set up on a borderless board that offers no reference at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the frame and the dark squares are the same timber, the surround is a companion to the play rather than a contrast with it. The result is warmer and quieter than a board framed in an opposing colour, and it suits a room with other timber furniture in it. The trade is that the boundary is softer, so if you want the playing area to snap out of its frame, an ebony chequer inside a sheesham surround does that far more emphatically.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe squares themselves are 56mm rather than the 55mm you see on most club boards, and the difference is real without being dramatic. It buys about a millimetre of extra timber around each piece on a full back rank, which reads as a slightly more open board. Care is the usual: keep it out of direct sunlight and away from heaters and vents, wipe it with a dry or barely damp cloth, and never stand a glass on the playing surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Jw0gTx0Wxp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Jw0gTx0Wxp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Jw0gTx0Wxp page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eOur expert take\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Jw0gTx0Wxp     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe strength here is the section and the frame working together, because 40mm of depth inside a sheesham surround makes a board that stays set up as furniture rather than being packed away, and the 56mm squares take the weighted club patterns most players already own. The caveat is that the frame is the same timber as the dark squares, so the boundary between the play and the surround is softer than on a board framed in a contrasting wood, and a board built this deep wants a permanent place on a table that suits it rather than a shelf between games. It suits someone furnishing a room around a board they intend to keep, and it suits a buyer who needs to store the board between sessions rather poorly. If you want a harder separation between the chequer and its frame, the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/ebony-maple-sheesham-border-53cm-chess-board-with-55mm-squares\" title=\"Ebony And Maple Sheesham Border 53cm Chess Board\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e53cm ebony and maple board with a sheesham border\u003c\/a\u003e is the one to compare.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-expert-signature\"\u003e- Blake Sterling, CEO \u0026amp; Founder, Sterling Chess\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-Jw0gTx0Wxp  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The 40mm edge of the framed sheesham and maple chess board\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/beautiful_luxury_chess_board_sheesham_wood_maple_-_21_56_mm_1.jpg?v=1788336439\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Jw0gTx0Wxp\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"SPACER-Ic2aLv1Qmo\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 20px;\" class=\"page-crafter-block\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"HEADING-Uk8yZn1Muy\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"page-crafter-h2 page_crafter_heading-Uk8yZn1Muy\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ACCORDIAN-Bj8eOy6Flr\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_accordian-Bj8eOy6Flr page-crafter-accordian-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eAre chess pieces included?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. This listing is the board alone. It is cut for a king base of 40mm to 45mm, which covers most weighted club and tournament patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eHow thick is it, and why does that matter?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is 40mm through. Thickness is what keeps a board still when a move is set down hard, what stops any flex on a less than perfect table, and what gives the edge a real presence. On a board meant to live out permanently it matters more than almost anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat is the frame made of?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheesham (Dalbergia sissoo), the same timber as the dark squares, running roughly 4.2cm wide around the outside of the play. The light squares are maple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDo 56mm squares need special pieces?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. A set drawn for 55mm squares fits with a fraction more room around each base, which is the direction you want the error to run. Aim for a king base of 40mm to 45mm and measure the widest part of the base rather than the height.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eHow does it compare to the other sheesham board at this size?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/players-choice-sheesham-maple-53cm-chess-board-with-55mm-squares\" title=\"Players Choice Sheesham And Maple 53cm Chess Board\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlayers Choice sheesham and maple board at the same footprint\u003c\/a\u003e uses the same two timbers on the same footprint with 55mm squares, no frame and a slimmer section. This one adds the sheesham surround and considerably more depth, so it is the choice when the board is staying out between games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eHow should it be looked after?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep it out of direct sunlight and away from heaters and vents, wipe it with a dry or barely damp soft cloth, and keep drinks off the playing surface. Timber at this depth prefers a stable indoor climate to a rapidly changing one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.page_crafter_two_column_grid-Jb5iKy7Pfp  { align-items: center;     }  .page_crafter_two_column_heading-Jb5iKy7Pfp { color: #000;  text-align: center;  font-size: null;    color: #000 !important; }  .page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Jb5iKy7Pfp  { color: #000;  font-size: ;  text-align: left;    color: #000 !important; }  .page_crafter_grid_media-Jb5iKy7Pfp { max-width: 500px;  width: 100%;  height: auto;  margin: 0 auto;  display: block;     }  .page_crafter_grid_media_container-Jb5iKy7Pfp  { text-align: center;  display: flex;  justify-content: center;  align-items: center;  order: 1;     }  #TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Jb5iKy7Pfp {\n    margin-bottom: 10px;  \n  } .page_crafter_whats_included_container-Dx2fMo2Csk  { background-color: #d4d1cf;     }  .page_crafter_whats_included_heading-Dx2fMo2Csk { color: #000000;  text-align: center; 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