It was created in the mid 1800s and since then has become the industry standard. This is the most iconic, popular, distinctive, functional and arguably, the best looking set in the world today. There is a good reason why the first in the list is the Staunton chess set. Below is a quick run down of the broad categories that all of our chess sets will fall into. Broadly speaking there is however only a handful of types of chess set. We sell a massive range of chess sets, hundreds of different types. The Staunton chess set is by far the most popular design which is another reason why wood has become the most popular material. The classic Staunton chessmen were designed specifically to be manufactured from wood, with the process of lathe turning being the way the majority of the set was crafted. The woods range of in terms of grade and price and include things like ebony, boxwood, rosewood and maple. Due to the detail and intricacy of the sets and boards only very high quality hard woods are used. Although we do sell sets made from a myriad of other materials wood remains by far the most popular. It comes as no surprise that wood is the most popular material for chess pieces and boards. We have done all the hard work in selecting the compatible components. So you might have a super luxury board from Italy, a storage case from Germany and a set of pieces from England to create the perfect set. We are able to judge the best style, sizing and matching for these chess sets and the results have been stunning. So what we’ve done is take sets of chess pieces from the worlds finest producers of chessmen and combine them with the right boards from specific chess board makers. We’ve found that most of the suppliers of artisan chess products specialise in either boards, or pieces, but seldom both. One of the many things that The Regency Chess Company has become famous for is creating the worlds most amazing chess sets ourselves by combining the best boards with the very best pieces. We have chosen our list of suppliers from the worlds finest producers of chess boards and chess pieces and we have excellent relationships with many of the worlds most famous chess set suppliers. Our range has been carefully sourced from high quality suppliers all over the world but particulary in Europe. We sell every style and type of chess set, from traditional Staunton wooden sets, Isle of Lewis sets and many many others. The selection of chess sets at The Regency Chess Company is the result of ten years of careful evolution and expert product sourcing.

Wooden chess set