{"product_id":"sheesham-maple-37cm-chess-board-with-38mm-squares","title":"Sheesham \u0026 Maple 37cm Chess Board with 38mm Squares","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-My3pRg9Pjh\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-My3pRg9Pjh\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"page-crafter-h2 page_crafter_two_column_heading-My3pRg9Pjh page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eSheesham \u0026amp; Maple 37cm Chess Board with 38mm Squares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-My3pRg9Pjh     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA small timber board built to the same standard as a full size one. It measures 37cm across with 38mm squares, in sheesham on the dark squares and maple on the light, and it comes in two options: plain, or with algebraic notation for the player who reads and records games.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEight squares at 38mm come to 30.4cm, which leaves a little over 3cm of timber on each side of the playing area. That border is what stops a board this size from looking cramped, and it is part of why 12mm and 1,100g feels more considered than the footprint suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth options are the same board underneath: same timbers, same 37cm face, same thickness and the same weight. What changes is whether the coordinates are there. Larger surfaces 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, and this one exists for the tables that will not take them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-My3pRg9Pjh  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Compact sheesham and maple chess board measuring 37cm across\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/sheeshamchessboarde.jpg?v=1788256741\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-My3pRg9Pjh\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"WHATS_INCLUDED-Sw9jBw0Ibi\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-whats-included-block page-crafter-inner-padding page-crafter-border-radius page_crafter_whats_included_container-Sw9jBw0Ibi\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_whats_included_heading-Sw9jBw0Ibi 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-Sw9jBw0Ibi     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e37cm x 37cm board with 38mm squares, in sheesham and maple\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable plain or with algebraic notation, on an otherwise identical board\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e12mm thick and 1,100g, so it can be lifted and shelved in one hand\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEight 38mm squares give a 30.4cm playing area inside a border of around 3cm\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-Sw9jBw0Ibi     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSheesham (Dalbergia Sissoo) dark squares against maple (Acer oblongum) light squares\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSized for compact Staunton patterns rather than full club sets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA practical size for a side table, a desk or a small apartment\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBoard only, so it can be paired 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-Cp8zRk0Ffl\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Cp8zRk0Ffl\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Cp8zRk0Ffl page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eHow this board compares to the other timber boards we stock\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Cp8zRk0Ffl     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNearly every timber board on this site is drawn for 45mm squares or larger, because that is what a club standard set needs. Our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/ebony-maple-sheesham-border-43cm-chess-board-with-45mm-squares\" title=\"Ebony And Maple Sheesham Border 43cm Chess Board\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e43cm ebony board with 45mm squares\u003c\/a\u003e is a good example: 43cm across with 45mm squares, cut for pieces that most players already own. This board is drawn smaller, at 38mm, and that changes who it is for rather than simply how much room it takes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe trade is honest in both directions. A 38mm square will not take a full size tournament set, so this is not a substitute for a larger board. What it gives back is a timber playing surface that fits on a side table, a bedside table or a desk with a laptop still on it, in sheesham and maple rather than something disposable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf portability matters more than a fixed board, our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/folding-chess-board-with-40mm-squares\" title=\"Folding Chess Board With 40mm Squares\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003efolding board with 40mm squares\u003c\/a\u003e is the alternative worth looking at: smaller squares again, three timber pairings, and it folds away. This one stays flat and stays put, which most players prefer if the board has somewhere to live.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-Cp8zRk0Ffl  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Sheesham and maple 37cm chess board with algebraic coordinates\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/chess_281.png?v=1788256741\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Cp8zRk0Ffl\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TEXT_BLOCK-Th3eUz5Edz\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Th3eUz5Edz page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eChoosing the right pieces\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Th3eUz5Edz     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBase diameter decides fit, not king height. The measurement that matters is the widest point of the king's foot, because that is the part sharing a 38mm square with the pieces beside it. As a working rule the base wants to sit at around three quarters of the square width, which puts this board at roughly 28mm to 32mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn practice that means the compact Staunton patterns, travel scale sets and the smaller reproduction ranges. A set turned for 50mm or 55mm squares will physically stand on this board, but the bases will touch through the opening and a crowded middlegame becomes hard to read. Base figures are quoted against every pattern in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/collections\/staunton-chess-pieces\" title=\"Staunton Chess Pieces\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eStaunton chess pieces\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you already own the set you intend to use, measure it before ordering rather than working from the height on the packaging. Two patterns that stand within a millimetre of each other at the crown can differ by ten millimetres at the foot.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-No7nIc6Iyp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-No7nIc6Iyp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-No7nIc6Iyp page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eNotation, and when it earns its place\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-No7nIc6Iyp     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe notation option carries the a to h and 1 to 8 coordinates. The plain option does not. Everything else about the two is the same board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCoordinates earn their place when you are writing games down, working through a book or an engine line, or teaching. A learner who has to count files across the board every move spends attention on bookkeeping instead of on the position, and having the letters and numbers in front of them shortens that considerably. The same applies to anyone replaying annotated games, where every move arrives as a coordinate rather than a picture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plain board is the better looking of the two when it is not being played on, which matters if it lives out on a side table. Strong players who no longer need the reference tend to prefer it. Neither is the upgrade; they answer different questions, and the price difference between them is small enough that the decision can be made on preference.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-No7nIc6Iyp  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Sheesham and maple chess board at 12mm thick with 38mm squares\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/sheesham_chess_board_2.jpg?v=1788256741\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-No7nIc6Iyp\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TEXT_BLOCK-Wy2hBk9Cxd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Wy2hBk9Cxd page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eWhere a 37cm board actually fits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Wy2hBk9Cxd     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe practical case for this size is that it goes where a larger board cannot. A 37cm square face sits on a side table, a bedside table, a nest of tables or a desk corner without pushing everything else off, and two players can sit either side of it without a dining table between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAt 12mm thick and 1,100g it has enough substance to stay flat and stay put through a game, and little enough that shelving it between games is a one handed job. That combination is what separates it from a rolled mat, which packs smaller but never feels like a board, and from a heavy panel, which feels like a board but has to be left where it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCare is the same as any timber board. Out of direct sun, away from heat vents, wiped with a dry soft cloth, and no drinks on the playing surface. These are handmade items, so the finished weight can vary by up to 10 percent either way.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Zc2dYi0Prb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Zc2dYi0Prb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Zc2dYi0Prb page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eOur expert take\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Zc2dYi0Prb     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSheesham and maple at 38mm squares is a genuinely useful size, because it gives you a real timber board with a proper border in a footprint that fits where a 50cm board will not. The caveat is that the square size rules out most club standard sets, so this is a board you buy pieces for rather than one you buy to go with pieces you already have, and buyers regularly get that the wrong way round. It suits a student annotating games, a small flat, or anyone who wants a second board that does not need a table cleared for it.\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-Zc2dYi0Prb  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Notation option of the sheesham and maple 37cm chess board\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/chess_board_with_notation_in_sheesham_maple_wood_-_14_1.jpg?v=1788256741\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Zc2dYi0Prb\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"SPACER-Zs0qTq9Nbh\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 20px;\" class=\"page-crafter-block\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"HEADING-Pv8cGe7Qwq\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"page-crafter-h2 page_crafter_heading-Pv8cGe7Qwq\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ACCORDIAN-Oa5yJk1Zqi\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_accordian-Oa5yJk1Zqi 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 on its own, so the playing set is chosen and bought separately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat is the difference between the two options?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne carries the algebraic notation and one does not. Both are 37cm across with 38mm squares, 12mm thick and 1,100g, in sheesham and maple.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat size pieces suit 38mm squares?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAim for a king base of roughly 28mm to 32mm, which keeps the king at about three quarters of the square and leaves the pawns a clear margin. Measure the widest part of the base rather than going by the height of the set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eIs it large enough for a full size club set?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. Sets turned for 50mm or 55mm squares are too large for 38mm squares and will crowd each other. For those, look at a board cut to the same square size as the pieces, such as our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/players-choice-sheesham-maple-53cm-chess-board-with-55mm-squares\" title=\"Players Choice Sheesham Maple 53cm Chess Board\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e53cm sheesham and maple board\u003c\/a\u003e with its 55mm squares.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhich option should a beginner choose?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe notation option, in most cases. Having the coordinates in front of you makes reading a book, following an engine line or writing a game down much quicker to learn.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eHow should the board be looked after?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep it out of direct sun and away from heat, wipe it with a dry soft cloth, and avoid standing drinks on the playing surface.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.page_crafter_two_column_grid-My3pRg9Pjh  { align-items: center;     }  .page_crafter_two_column_heading-My3pRg9Pjh { color: #000;  text-align: center;  font-size: null;    color: #000 !important; }  .page_crafter_grid_plain_text-My3pRg9Pjh  { color: #000;  font-size: ;  text-align: left;    color: #000 !important; }  .page_crafter_grid_media-My3pRg9Pjh { max-width: 500px;  width: 100%;  height: auto;  margin: 0 auto;  display: block;     }  .page_crafter_grid_media_container-My3pRg9Pjh  { 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of plain or notation\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePlaying sets are sold separately and are not part of this listing\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWarranty\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAll products sold by Sterling Chess are backed by a 12 month limited manufacturer warranty. 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