The Best Chess Set Ever

Tournament weight.
Travel size.

Weighted Staunton pieces and a silicone board that rolls up, packed into one box that fits in a backpack.
Pick your set

Over 70,000 orders

Shipped since 2020, from our own warehouse in Portland, Oregon.

Over 90,000 sets

Sold across our two tournament sets and the boards and pieces around them.

Rated 4.7 out of 5

From 148 reviews on the 3X set, collected after purchase.

12 month guarantee

Refund, replacement or a single spare part, and we pay the shipping.

Two sets, built the same way

Same board, same guide, same spare queens. The choice is how much weight you want in your hand.
Best Chess Set Ever 3X Tournament
-8%
Best Chess Set Ever 3X Tournament
$54.99 USD
$59.99 USD
Best Chess Set Ever 4X Tournament Modern
-7%
Best Chess Set Ever 4X Tournament Modern
$64.99 USD
$69.99 USD
The 3X Tournament

Triple Weighted Pieces, Tournament Official

A 4 inch king and 2.4 lb of pieces, on the same double-sided silicone board.
Pick your set

Browse the whole range

Ten ways into the same two sets, the boards and the pieces.
Best Chess Set Ever chess sets
Chess Sets
Best Chess Set Ever tournament chess sets
Tournament Chess Sets
Best Chess Set Ever weighted chess sets
Weighted Chess Sets
A rolled silicone chess board, two drawstring bags and weighted Staunton pieces unpacked on a black background
Travel Chess Sets
Cream and black weighted Staunton kings and a cream knight in close up under a hard studio light
Premium Chess Sets
A chess set in its starting position with one cream pawn advanced to e4, the first move of a game
Chess Sets for Kids and Beginners
Best Chess Set Ever chess sets for adults
Chess Sets for Adults
The Best Chess Set Ever 4X box and strategy guide beside a silicone board with a cream king and a black king
Chess Gifts
Best Chess Set Ever chess boards
Chess Boards
Best Chess Set Ever chess pieces
Chess Pieces
The 4X Tournament Modern

Four pounds of pieces

Quadruple weighted, with a pointed crown on the queen and felt under every base.
Buy Now
What changes and what does not

The only real choice is weight

In every set

Our patented double-sided silicone board, the 32-page strategy guide, two spare queens and felt under every base.

3X Tournament

A 4 inch king and 2.4 lb of pieces, with a rounded queen's coronet. The size most clubs play with.

4X Tournament Modern

A 4.4 inch king and 4 lb of pieces, with a pointed queen's crown. Quadruple weighted, so they are extremely hard to knock over or nudge out of place.
Who made it

A ranked player built the set he kept looking for

Galen Pyle captained the Reed College chess team and played in thirty countries. None of the sets he found was tough, portable and good looking at once, so he designed one that was.
Read our story

From people who play on it

I got the GothamChess courses and needed a good training chess set. The Best Chess Ever fulfilled that need and then some. It's of superior quality and I'd suggest it to anyone.

Carter W.
3X set

The warranty support was excellent and offered to send me the standard edition without requiring me to return the product.

Grace W.
4X set

The name truly lives up to its reputation. The pieces and the board are exceptional. I'm confident enough in this chess set to wholeheartedly recommend it to my friends.

Harper J.
3X set

Guides and advice

Buying guides and playing tips from the people who make the sets.
A row of cream pawns along one rank of a green and white chess board with the notation letters visible

Best Chess Set for Beginners and Kids: What Actually Matters

Sep 23 2026
A full chess set in its starting position on a green and white board, seen from a low angle

Best Budget Chess Set: What You Get Under $50 and Under $100

Sep 23 2026
A cream knight and a black knight facing each other nose to nose in dramatic side light

The Nicest Chess Sets: What Makes One Worth Displaying

Sep 23 2026
View All