If there is one piece remaining other than the kings, it may not be captured. Alternatively, it may be captured unless it is a pawn. Proudly imported from Europe, The Indian wood chess set has been handcrafted and hand-finished out of the finest hornwood and sycamore wood. It features a highly artistic design that has been influenced by the classical chess sets of India, with it's slender proportions and imaginative design. However, it's design was also influenced by the European artisans who crafted it, including the King and Bishop pieces feature crowns that are made of the opposing wood type. Disclaimer: Product color may slightly vary due to photographic lighting sources or your monitor settings. Does The Chess Board Include? The Chess Board in the picture is for Photography and does not include with The Indian Heritage Series Chessmen set.

Mr. Rajesh Sharma, due to some health issues got retired in 2008 from active Business and now his two sons; Gaurav Sharma & Rishi Sharma (Third Generation of the family) took over the job of handling all the business affairs Including designing and creating the best craftsmanship on the finest-crafted chess products. They have introduced several designs like The Alexander Stallion, Victoria Castle Series, The Kohinoor Series, Saint John Series, Cambridge Series and many others on the Row under the Brand Name The Chess Empire . The Chess Empire is also making all the reproductions for Jaques Of London. (The established and worldwide reputed chess company in the chess industry ). The Indian Chess Set is a very beautiful set with lots of fine details. The chess pieces are made in the traditional Indian design, with an added bit of color contrast to make each one really pop. Each one of these Indian inspired chess pieces is handcrafted from the finest hornwood and sycamore wood, and then hand finished with a protective layer. In 1994, Rajesh Sharma and Frank A. Camarrata, Jr (The House of Staunton, USA) collaborated to bring another revolution in the history of the chess industry. Frank A. Camarrat was in deep thought when he was facing many unsuccessful attempts made by many other chess manufacturers and suppliers for designing the Collector Series chess set. But once Rajesh Sharma showed his workmanship on the collector chess set design, Frank Camarrata was mesmerized with the outcome of the perfection by the Rajesh Sharma (Amritsar Ivory Works). HOS immediately started working mainly with Amritsar Ivory Works. Rajesh Sharma introduced and made hundreds of his creations in exclusive chess set designs in various sizes and wood combinations like Sultan Series, Sheffield Series, Empire Series, Centurion Series, Classic Staunton, Morphy Series, Player Series, Professional Series and much more continuously.

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The Chess Empire brings you the world’s finest Chess creations authentically manufactured in a clean and healthy atmosphere for our workers; where we provide them free accommodation, electricity, clean water, medical facilities and 24x7 support.Our master craftsmen are like the member of our family and many of them are working with us for more than 30 years and we produce the best chess sets of the world in such wealthy condition for all the chess lovers where we use only skilled workers and no child labor or sweatshop labor. We are persistently providing a varied range of different Staunton chess sets, historic and timeless antique chess designs to all chess stores and companies of USA, Europe, UK and Australia with its splendid quality of manufacturing and designing skill since 1962. As you may be able to tell by its name, The Indian Chess Set aims to capture all of the unique details that make up the quintessential Indian chess set. Though it is actually imported from Europe, it is designed to closely mimic all of the features that make an Indian chess set an Indian chess set. The Indian Heritage Series Chess Pieces are hand carved by our skilled master craftsmen with the luxurious billiard cloth base pads on it.

Recommended Chess Board for The Indian Heritage Series chess pieces: 2” Square Size or 50 mm square size. An early Indian lacquered ivory figural chess set is one of the highlights of the Chess and Games sale taking place on the 1st May at Bonhams, Knightsbridge. We welcome and adore you to explore the extremely beautiful chess set manufactured with the aim to provide you the luxury and flawless workmanship.Weight:700 grams approx. (24.69 oz).Please note that this chess set is natural weighted, no weights have been added in the base. The pawn's two-step initial move is absent in Indian chess; thus, the en passant capture is also absent. We The Chess Empire With almost over 60 years of experience in the chess industry, the company is leading to achieve the expertise of constant perfection in designing and the finest craftsmanship by offering the best quality chess products worldwide. Our valuable asset of experience in chess manufacturing from the last three generations has made us capable of understanding the selection of best quality woods and choosing the right equipment to manufacture the world’s best elegant chess pieces. We have the most experienced master craftsmen in our factories with a great Knowledge of hand-craftsmanship. A long learning period has taught us to design the most exclusive chess sets which are beyond someone's imagination.