How To Win In The Chess Openings

In this article, we will discuss wooden chessboards. Like the chess pieces, chessboards are also available in a variety of material - wood, cardboard, stone glass, magnet, leather, etc. Of all the different types of chessboards available, wooden chessboards are considered to be among the most elegant. They are also handy, and can be carried around, a fact that has largely contributed to chess becoming, over time, a regular fun-and-picnic game. The playing squares in wooden chessboards come in two natural wood shades - dark and light. Usually these chess sets are topped with metal. Wooden chessboards have been in use since ancient times. They are made from a wide variety of wood. The type of wood they are made of determines whether the board has added value in terms of being a style statement as well. The commonly seen wooden chessboard, made from rosewood, is portable and made for outdoor use. The rosewood boards have beautiful natural coloring. Another variant is golden rosewood, which provides the board with a striking brown color. A lot of skill and craftsmanship, as well as care, go into creating these wooden chessboards. However, not all wooden chessboards are cheap. Some, carved out of expensive wood, look outstanding because of their decorative appeal. These are expensive sets, and also have decorative value. Not all decorative wooden chessboards are portable; some are large and meant to be placed in strategic locations where they can have maximum visibility, such as in the drawing room. These chessboards are available in red sandalwood, ebony, mahogany, walnut, veneer, etc. Chessboards made of mahogany are moderately priced. Chessboards made out of walnut wood, a dark brown heartwood that is heavy, hard, strong and stiff, found in some parts of North America, are quite high-priced. Wenge is another beautiful wood for making chessboards. A popular choice for wooden chessboards, striped ebony offers both matching and contrasting colors in the same wood. The most expensive among wooden chessboards are the ones made of red sandalwood. The white squares on the wooden chessboards are usually made from bird's eye on curly maple. The color is creamy white to grayish white. Both bird's eye and curly maple are perfect woods for elegance and durability.