• Build & Play Chess Set

    1. Grades 3-5
    2. Grades 6-8

    $59.955.0

    Construct a mechanical chessboard with hidden drawers and advance your game! Built-in geared drawers swing out to store your customizable all-wood pieces. Then, get your game on with an illustrated “Ready, Set, Chess!” book that guides players through a first game and beyond.

    Why it’s awesome

    1. spin out chess set storage

      Spin-out storage

      Build geared drawers that tuck under your board to store your pieces!

    2. learn how to play chess

      Learn to play

      Anyone can play with the "Ready, Set, Chess!" book.

    3. build your own chess pieces

      Smart moves

      Chess pieces are etched with the moves they can make.

    What’s included?

    • chessboard

    • 3 drawer movers

    • 2 drawer bases

    • 4 wood drawer sides

    • 2 translucent drawer sides

    • 2 gears

    • slot board

    • box base

    • wood support

    • 2 sticky felt sheets

    • 6 wood rings

    • 6 rods

    • 2 hex keys

    • 2 springs

    • 4 rubber feet

    • hardware set

    • 44 chess hats

    • wood chess piece building set

    • Ready, Set, Chess! book + quick reference guide

    • illustrated instruction booklet

    Topics explored

    1. Mechanical motion

    2. Problem-solving

    3. Logic + puzzles

    Additional details

    From the desk of the product designer:

    Behind the design

    “We came up with and prototyped so many drawer designs: sliding, spinning, lifting, rotating, and even different methods for actually opening the storage section, too! In the end, the spin-out drawers were the most sturdy and reliable design — plus they had the most storage space!”

    - KiwiCo Product Designer

    By the numbers

    4

    KiwiCo editors who went from novice to expert

    30+

    Number of chess piece designs tested

    6

    Chess games won during play testing

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