Cash is burning a hole in my pocket. What about high-end chess equipment?
Talk to Lee or Stefanie. They’re into the collection thing. In the U.S.A., The House of Staunton and Legend Products are good places to start shopping. Historically, Jaques of London (pronounced “Jayks”) and the British Chess Company (no longer in business) have been the most prestigious names in the U.K., and The House of Staunton and Legend Products are currently the big names in the U.S.A. Boards and clocks are made in just about every country, but many of today’s wooden chess sets are actually manufactured in India, regardless of the name brand or quality. In my opinion, the best designs and highest quality (sets and boards) come from The House of Staunton. The best mass-production electronic digital chess clock, for both quality and functionality, is the Chronos (with the normal buttons, not the touchy-feely pads). No other digital clock even remotely compares to the Chronos, which is well worth the US$100.00 price tag. The Garde World Championship clock is still the highest quali
