CHESS PUBLIC
The chess set features playing pieces you move
via a matrix of slots that permanently tether the pieces to the board.
This means, that for the first time in history,
chess sets can be deployed in public spaces.
BESPOKE DESIGN
Crafted from billet milled aluminium and
beautifully finished in an exotic, hard wearing, anodized custom colour finish.
Our corporate chess sets will sit comfortably
in the most spectacular of surroundings.
World Exclusive Design Innovation
COMMON CHESS and GREAT CHESS
are descendants of the 1500 year old East Indian game CHATURANGA CHESS.
You can play both COMMON CHESS and GREAT CHESS on a CHESS PUBLIC chess set.
COMMON CHESS has been around for about 500 years and is the most played version of chess in the 'western' world.
Interestingly, the Japanese game SHOGI CHESS is the most complex of all the major chess games and Chinese XIANGQI CHESS is over 2000 years old and is played by more people than any other version of chess, dwarfing COMMON CHESS in popularity.
COMMON CHESS differs from most other versions of chess, due to it's removal, centuries ago, of a number of traditional 'leapers'.
The result was, that although Common Chess became a great game, it could have become an even greater game.
GREAT CHESS is the 'new-old' Chess for the 21st century.
With the re-introduction of two historical 'leapers' and some move changes,
GREAT CHESS is a fast, action packed game, with a myriad of new tactical possibilities.
Built on the foundations of arguably the most important historic chess game of them all - 800 year old TAMERLANE CHESS - and retaining the familiarity of COMMON CHESS - GREAT CHESS also draws inspiration from game concepts found in Courier Chess, Capablanca Chess, Grand Chess and Omega Chess.
GREAT CHESS re-introduces two historic leapers,
the HAWK and the WOLF,
back to the game. And soldiers (pawns) gain more power.
These chess sets are customized in consultation with the client and are colour themed
and branded to reflect the owners personal tastes or corporate identity.
The board with prisoner/casualty holding bays to the left and right of the battlefield and the slide-out instruction drawers extended, measures
980 wide x 940 deep x 50mm high.
Board height including the King is 177mm
The playing squares are 75 x 75mm
Stunningly beautiful, billet milled anodized aluminium chess sets, with chess pieces that cannot be removed from the board, enabling the chess set to be made accessible in any public space.
The CHESS PUBLIC
studio and workshop
is located in
Melbourne, Australia
We ship worldwide.
CHESS PUBLIC
Jonathan Crooke
inventor • designer • maker
for information and orders
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