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Large Table Top Chess Set for the Blind or Those With Low Vision
Large tabletop chess set comes with two slide-open drawers that neatly hold all the playing pieces. White pieces have bumps on top to differentiate against the black pieces. On the board, black spaces are slightly raised over their counterparts so players can easily recognize playing fields. All spaces have holes so the pieces won’t slide around the board. This feature makes it great for traveling as well as at-home use. Product dimensions (imperial): 13.75 inch H x 8.75 inch L x 1.5 inch W Product dimensions (metric): 349.25 mm H x 222.25 mm L x 38.10 mm W
Howlin Wolf: The Chess Box
This is probably the best Wolf compilation there is in terms of comprehensiveness and digestibility. The problem with collecting the works of prolific artists is that there’s so much material; fortunately, Chess made some good selections. Chronicling Howlin’ Wolf’s career from Memphis, through Chicago, and on into his later years. There are snippets of interviews, as well as the classic tracks you’d expect: “All Night Boogie”, “Howlin’ For My Darling”, “Evil”, “Forty Four”, “Spoonful”, and “I’d Better Go Now.” This box set is a bit much to swallow if you’re not already a fan of the Wolf, but if you are, this is a great way to get his best work in one place. –Genevieve Williams
Customer Review: A very good set
Wolf along with Muddy were stablemates during Chess’s glory years, and this set shows why his reputation as one of the blues’ great masters is inviolable. The set begins in the early 50s with his first recordings for Philip’s Sun studios in Memphis, which are key to understanding his origins in Delta country blues, before switching to his various band formations at Chess through to the early 70s. There are many classics here, including “Evil,” “Sitting on Top of the World,” and “Smokestack Lightin’,” as well as lesser known gems and brief interviews. With partial exception of some lackluster liner notes, this set is necessary for any self-respecting fan of American folk music and blues.
Customer Review: He’s the Wolf
This is not a very tough choice, if you like Howlin’ Wolf or the blues get this box. It has not weak tracks, some fascinating interviews (well The Wolf talking), and many of the classic, indispensable tracks.Plus, there’s, as evidenced here, no other electric blues guitarist nearly as nasty, dirty, just downright awesome as Hubert Sumlin. Buy and enjoy, this is the blues at its best.
The Chess Set in the Mirror (The Nautilus Series)
Alone in a room with nothing but an old mirror and a chess set, a young boy anticipates a boring afternoon until the chess pieces (the reflections, not the real ones) suddenly come to life. When the White King invites our hero to visit the other side of the mirror, the excitement begins. On the other side, all rules are reversed, and you can meet anyone who’s ever looked into the mirror. This bewildering adventure causes the boy to ask himself the strangest questions: What is a mirror like, when no one is looking at it? What if the reflected world is more real than the one where he lives? And speaking of his world, how will he ever get back?
Like Lewis Carroll in the Alice books, Massimo Bontempelli takes us down a wondrous path where nothing is more absurd than reason and where every rule (whether it belongs to the laws of logic or the laws of grownups) becomes a plaything for the mind. In twenty-four brief chapters, each as elegant as a chess move, Bontempelli creates a delightful fantasy about the freedom of the imagination and the mysterious pleasures of thinking-a story that might be called “metaphysical,” were it not so entertaining!
Walnut Folding Chess Set - 11 Inch
Walnut, folding chess set, 2 5/8″ king, 11 1/2″ board, 1 3/8″ squares
Customer Review: Chess Review
This particular chess game is nice because it folds closed and locks so you can put all the pieces in it. Also, the pieces are the traditional black and ivory colored pieces.
Customer Review: GREAT BEGINNER’S CHESS SET!
This chess set is very well made for the price. The wood pieces are detailed enough for beginners to easily identify, and have felt bases. The board is a hinged case that stores the pieces when not in use. It’s lightweight and portable; an excellent starter set for kids. It also includes a basic instruction sheet. I purchased it for a nine-year old grandson who just started playing and loves that it fits in his backpack. I’m very pleased with this purchase!
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