WE GamesMini Magnetic Travel Chess Set – 10-Inch Foldable Board with Durable Vinyl Pieces & Extra Queens– Indoor & Outdoor Magnetic Chess Game - White Logo

My family absolutely LOVES this thing. We have a regular not-for-travel chess board made out of wood that looks nice at home but would definitely not take traveling because it is big and heavy. This tiny little thing, however, is amazing and we can take it anywhere! The magnets are very strong and the pieces do not slide off the board when you pick it up (or snatch it out of your opponent's hand). The pictures on the chess pieces are easily discernable and they even give you a couple extra blank pieces in case you lose others. Pretty genius. Can't go wrong with this set, seriously.Someone commented that they didn't like the way it closes because the magnet on one end is not strong enough to stay closed. The board folds into thirds; the section outside of the chess board square that holds the chess pieces folds over one half of the actual chess board and the other half of the chess board folds over that (on top of the chess pieces). If the section holding the chess pieces had a stronger magnet on the outside then that would help keep the thing closed. However, because of it's size, it is so easy to tuck away anywhere so I don't see any issues with this coming open during travel. Plus, I care more about the chess pieces staying in place, the size of it all and how difficult or easy it is to move the pieces during play. With that in mind, I would 100% recommend this chess set.

This is my smallest and cheapest chess set, in a collection that includes a couple of $200+ wooden sets and a few travel sets. Very minimalist in appearance, it also happens to be my most useful set. It fits comfortably in a shirt pocket and holds the pieces firmly in place.This small magnetic set is perfect for study and setting up/playing through book positions and problems. I find it superior to a smartphone board for this purpose due to less eyestrain (from staring too long at computer lighting) and no drain on the phone battery. I also like the larger board and the tactile factor of moving pieces around by hand. The third panel for organizing and holding pieces in place is a terrific feature that's not commonly found - if at all - in other pocket chess sets.To sum up: for the low price, a perfect pocket study and analysis set that's very easy to handle and not at all bad looking. It's also OK for actual on-the-go game playing, but for this purpose, I prefer a travel (not necessarily pocket) set that's larger and fully three-dimensional.

very easy to work with & easy to carry around

I would have given this a five star rating, except it was smudged all over when I received it. I had to scrub it to get the marks off. I almost sent it back.It is very portable, the magnets nice and strong. It is nice to have when going over a chess book and the dog doesn’t knock it over with its tail.

No doubt you’ve heard the expression, “build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door”? Now WE Games has built the better checkbook magnetic chess set and it is available here from Family Board Games. Chess players have long been disappointed by the poor design and inferior construction of USCF’s (and other) checkbook magnetic sets. Until now the classic checkbook magnetic chess set has only been an idea waiting to be perfected. In every sense, without exaggeration, this set is truly the ultimate checkbook magnetic chess set.I see there are misplaced reviews here for similar but not the same or equal products so please do not be misled. This unique WE Games checkbook magnetic chess set is exactly as described by Family Board Games.Unlike any other checkbook magnetic chess set, the third panel is also magnetized (no sloppy “pouch”). All three magnetic panels grip the also strongly magnetized chessmen very securely so they cannot go missing in action. The pieces themselves are very well designed and easy to manipulate. Also, the WE Games checkbook magnetic set includes four Queens, the hallmark of quality in any type of chess set. In every way, this checkbook magnetic set is all about quality not to be found in any other.If you are looking for a superb and functional checkbook magnetic chess set, you’d better order yours now from Family Board Games before the chess world beats a path to their door!

This has been great for plane rides and other on the go play. I appreciate the extra queens they add. It’s about the size and thickness of a check book. The quality seems like it’ll hold up for many years of play. I was drawn to this one because there’s space to put the captured pieces. And you can fold it up and stop in the middle of a game and continue later without the pieces moving around. I use the blank pieces to mark who’s turn it is in case I can’t finish a game. This would make a cool gift!

Wanted a small chess set to use while reading chess books. This is a very high quality pocket chess set. The third panel where you can store your pieces makes this one stand out as the one to get. The pieces are very nicely made - I don't get the feeling that the pieces will separate from the magnets at all. The set I got had a small problem in that they printing was slightly off center, resulting in the queen not being fully in the piece when you punched it out (the last crown was outside the piece cut out, and all the pieces looked a little off. I contacted Family Board Games with a picture of the pieces - they immediately shipped me a whole new set - this one was perfect. I've since bought the 10" foldable wallet chess set from them as well (it is really nice and was perfect as well). Great product, great customer service. I've now bought 4 WE products from Family Board Games - everything they sell is very high quality.