{"product_id":"sheesham-maple-48cm-chess-board-with-50mm-squares","title":"Sheesham \u0026 Maple 48cm Chess Board with 50mm Squares","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Gf7dEx3Lwg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Gf7dEx3Lwg\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"page-crafter-h2 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Gf7dEx3Lwg page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eSheesham \u0026amp; Maple 48cm Chess Board with 50mm Squares\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Gf7dEx3Lwg     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost players buy the pieces first and put up with whatever board arrived in the same carton. This is the board you buy when that stops being good enough. It is 48cm across with 50mm squares, and there is enough weight in it that the position stays where you left it when somebody leans on the table.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe dark squares are sheesham, an Indian rosewood that runs warm brown with darker streaks through the grain. The light squares are maple, pale and close grained, so the two read apart cleanly in ordinary room light without the glare of a bright white. The board is 22mm through and around 4,000g, and the whole underside is felted in green velvet so it sits quietly and does not mark the table beneath it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is offered two ways, plain or with notation along the edges, and both take pieces with a king base of 35mm to 40mm. Other sizes and 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-Gf7dEx3Lwg  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Sheesham and maple chess board, 48cm across with 50mm playing squares\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/sheeshamboard_232a2aaa-bc99-4705-9c4a-c3bf00ac9b1c.jpg?v=1787859345\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Gf7dEx3Lwg\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"WHATS_INCLUDED-Pm4eYq1Chv\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-whats-included-block page-crafter-inner-padding page-crafter-border-radius page_crafter_whats_included_container-Pm4eYq1Chv\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_whats_included_heading-Pm4eYq1Chv 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-Pm4eYq1Chv     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e48cm x 48cm (19 inch) playing surface with 50mm squares\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSheesham on the dark squares against maple on the light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e22mm through and around 4,000g, so it stays where it is put\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGreen velvet felt across the full underside, quiet in play and kind to a table\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-Pm4eYq1Chv     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCut for pieces with a king base between 35mm and 40mm\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChoose the plain board or the notation option with coordinates along the edges\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade, so grain and colour vary a little from board to board\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSized for club nights, home study and tournament practice\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-Oi8xAm9Vtp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Oi8xAm9Vtp\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Oi8xAm9Vtp page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eHow the 48cm board compares to the 53cm Player's Choice\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Oi8xAm9Vtp     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIf you are weighing this against the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/players-choice-sheesham-maple-53cm-chess-board-with-55mm-squares\" title=\"Player's Choice Sheesham And Maple 53cm Chess Board\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ePlayer's Choice board at 53cm with 55mm squares\u003c\/a\u003e, start with what the two share. Same two timbers, same green velvet underside, and both are handmade. What changes is scale: that one is 53.3cm across on 20mm, it weighs around 5,600g, and it is cut for a king base of 40mm to 45mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSo the choice is made by the pieces you already own rather than by the board. A club set on a 38mm base belongs here. A heavier tournament pattern on a 43mm base belongs on the larger board, where the extra 5mm of square gives the back rank room to breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAgainst a folding board the difference is what the object is for. A folding board packs away and is built light on purpose. This is 22mm of timber that lives on a table and gets set up rather than carried, which is a different way to own a chess board and a better one if you play at home.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-Oi8xAm9Vtp  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Sheesham dark squares against maple light squares on the 19 inch board\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/wooden_chess_board_sheesham_wood_3__1.jpg?v=1787859346\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Oi8xAm9Vtp\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TEXT_BLOCK-Ft9hQp4Btm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Ft9hQp4Btm page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003ePlaying on 50mm squares\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Ft9hQp4Btm     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSquare size decides almost everything about how a game looks from a chair. At 50mm the squares are large enough that the back rank does not feel packed at the start, and small enough that the whole 48cm surface still sits comfortably on a study desk or a normal dining table with room beside it for captured pieces and a clock.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 22mm section is what you notice in play. A heavy board does not skate across a table when a piece is set down firmly, and the felted underside stops it creeping under the same load. Combined with the 4,000g mass, it means a long game can be played hard without anyone reaching out to straighten the board between moves, which is exactly what you want on a club night or through a practice session against a clock. It sits in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/collections\/tournament-chess-boards\" title=\"Tournament Chess Boards\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003etournament chess boards\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Ex3bOs2Flu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Ex3bOs2Flu\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Ex3bOs2Flu page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eThe notation option\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Ex3bOs2Flu     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe notation option carries the coordinates that describe a chess board: the files lettered a to h and the ranks numbered 1 to 8, running along the edges outside the playing squares. Everything else about it is the same board, 48cm across on 50mm squares at the same thickness and weight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe point of them is speed and accuracy. If you write your games down, replay a master game from a book, follow an engine line on a phone, or teach a beginner who is still counting squares to find d4, the coordinates take the arithmetic out of it and let you keep your eyes on the position. Coaches and improving players tend to want them, and anyone playing through annotated games at home will use them constantly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe plain board exists because not everyone does. If the board is going to sit out as a piece of furniture between games, the uninterrupted grain of the plain version is the quieter object of the two. Neither plays any differently.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-Ex3bOs2Flu  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Coordinates along the edge of the sheesham and maple notation chess board\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/notation_sheesham_chessboard_1_copyss.jpg?v=1787859345\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Ex3bOs2Flu\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TEXT_BLOCK-Pr0dZh2Ssh\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Pr0dZh2Ssh page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eChoosing the right pieces\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Pr0dZh2Ssh     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis board is cut for pieces with a king base between 35mm and 40mm, and that range is not arbitrary. The convention players work to is that the king base should cover roughly three quarters of the square it stands on, leaving a clear margin of timber visible around it. On a 50mm square, three quarters is 37.5mm, which is why the window lands where it does.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGo wider than 40mm and the back rank crowds. Bases meet at the corners, the square edges disappear behind them, and picking up the right piece in a time scramble becomes clumsy. Go much below 35mm and the opposite happens: the pieces look marooned in the middle of their squares and the board reads as empty from a normal seated distance. Inside the window a set simply looks like it was made for the board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn practice that points at club and tournament patterns with a king around 95mm. The \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/tournament-staunton-german-knight-sheesham-96mm-chess-pieces\" title=\"Tournament Staunton German Knight Sheesham 96mm Chess Pieces\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eTournament Staunton German Knight Sheesham 96mm pieces\u003c\/a\u003e sit on a 38mm base, close to the middle of the window, and the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/reproduction-1849-original-staunton-heavy-ebony-95mm-chess-pieces\" title=\"Reproduction 1849 Original Staunton Heavy Ebony 95mm Chess Pieces\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eReproduction 1849 Original Staunton Heavy Ebony 95mm pieces\u003c\/a\u003e sit on a 40mm base at the top of it for a fuller looking board. Plenty more to choose from across 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\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Xy4iEf2Vne\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Xy4iEf2Vne\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Xy4iEf2Vne page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eOur expert take\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Xy4iEf2Vne     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 22mm section is the reason to look at this one. A board with that much timber in it and 4,000g behind it does not shift when a piece goes down hard, and the felted underside means it can live on a good table without a cloth underneath. The honest limit is the square size: 50mm puts a firm ceiling on what can stand on it, so a broad based tournament set will look cramped here and belongs on the 53cm board instead. Worth knowing too that this is a handmade item, so the grain and colour of the one that arrives will not match the photograph exactly. It suits a player who already owns pieces in the 35mm to 40mm base range and wants a permanent playing surface rather than something that folds away.\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-Xy4iEf2Vne  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The 48cm sheesham and maple board, 22mm through and around 4,000g\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/wooden_chess_board_sheesham_wood_5__1.jpg?v=1787859346\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Xy4iEf2Vne\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"SPACER-Ch1zWo7Zdv\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 20px;\" class=\"page-crafter-block\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"HEADING-Vd0bNf8Wyw\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"page-crafter-h2 page_crafter_heading-Vd0bNf8Wyw\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ACCORDIAN-Bq6bNa3Aqt\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_accordian-Bq6bNa3Aqt page-crafter-accordian-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eAre the pieces included?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNo. This listing is the board on its own. It is cut for pieces with a king base of 35mm to 40mm, which covers most club and tournament patterns with a king around 95mm.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat is the difference between the plain and the notation option?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe notation option carries the file letters and rank numbers along the edges of the board. Size, squares, timbers, thickness and weight are identical on both.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat size pieces should I buy for it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLook for a king base between 35mm and 40mm. Piece height matters less than base width, so check the base measurement on the listing rather than the king height alone.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eHow heavy is it and does that matter?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAround 4,000g. It matters in play, because that weight plus the felted underside is what keeps the board still when pieces are set down quickly.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eIs it suitable for tournament practice?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYes. The 50mm squares and the 48cm surface suit club play and timed practice, and the weight keeps everything steady through a scramble.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eHow should I care for it?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWipe it with a dry or barely damp cloth, keep it out of direct sunlight and away from heaters, and keep the felted underside dry. 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Pieces are sold separately, chosen to suit the 35mm to 40mm base range\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. This covers manufacturing defects and cracking, and ensures every product is 100% genuine. If you need assistance, our team is only a call or email away.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sterling Chess","offers":[{"title":"No notation","offer_id":54236311421296,"sku":"M0022","price":349.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Notation","offer_id":54236311519600,"sku":"M0022-L","price":369.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/sheeshamboards.png?v=1787859346","url":"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/products\/sheesham-maple-48cm-chess-board-with-50mm-squares","provider":"Sterling Chess","version":"1.0","type":"link"}