A beautiful wooden chess collection, perfect as a gift - The Chess Empire
Out-of-this-world chess as a gift
SKU: Thechessempire-New Hasting Series chess set-CSBEB
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Description
Exceptional design combined with the highest quality materials synonymous with the brand The Chess Empire & Amritsar Ivory Works Company.
This enterprise is the Chess Empire, founded on nearly 60 years of experience in the chess industry. The company is a leader in knowledge, continuous perfection in design, and craftsmanship, offering top-quality chess products worldwide. Their valuable experience in manufacturing chess sets over three generations has enabled the brand to understand the selection of the finest woods and the appropriate equipment for producing the world's most elegant chess pieces. The manufacturer employs the most experienced artisans with extensive craftsmanship knowledge. Years of learning have taught the brand to design the most exclusive chess sets imaginable.
Amritsar Ivory Works was established in 1962 under the leadership of Shiv Dyal Sharma, initially producing ivory lamps, statues, and chess sets from ivory. After several years, the brand was inherited by Mr. Rajesh Sharma (son of Mr. Shiv Dyal Sharma), who was an athlete and a national volleyball player. With his understanding and enthusiasm for creating sporting marvels, he began designing revolutionary wooden chess models after the complete ban on ivory use in his youth, selling to many exporters in India. After long efforts, Mr. Rajesh Sharma connected with Mr. Dennis Peterson, owner of Legend Products in the USA, during 1991-1992. Mr. Dennis was greatly impressed by the quality of the exquisite craftsmanship of Amritsar Ivory Works under Mr. Sharma's leadership. Subsequently, both companies launched the Pioneer Series and Monarch Series on the chess market, which became a huge success thanks to the good sales of chess sets made from Boxwood/Ebony, marking a significant step in the international chess industry.
In 1994, Rajesh Sharma and Frank A. Camarrata, Jr. (from Dom Staunton, USA) collaborated to make another revolution in the history of the chess industry. Frank A. Camarrata was deeply contemplative when dealing with numerous failed attempts to design Collector series chess sets by many other manufacturers and suppliers. But when Rajesh Sharma showcased his skills on collector-grade chess scenography, Frank Camarrata was mesmerized by the excellence of the designs developed by Rajesh Sharma (Amritsar Ivory Works). HOS immediately began working mainly with Amritsar Ivory Works. Rajesh Sharma introduced and crafted hundreds of his creations in luxurious chess designs in various sizes and wood combinations, such as Sultan Series, Sheffield Series, Empire Series, Centurion Series, Classic Staunton, Morphy Series, Player Series, Professional Series, and many others.
Due to health issues, Mr. Rajesh Sharma retired from active business in 2008. Now, his two sons, Gaurav Sharma and Rishi Sharma (the third generation), have taken over all business affairs, including designing and creating the finest craftsmanship in the best-quality chess products. They launched several collections such as The Alexander Stallion, Victoria Castle Series, The Kohinoor Series, Saint John Series, Cambridge Series, and many others under the brand The Chess Empire. The Chess Empire also produces all reproductions for Jaques of London, a well-established and globally renowned chess company.
The Chess Empire offers the world's finest chess creations, authentically produced in a clean and healthy environment for their workers; providing free accommodation, electricity, clean water, medical facilities, and 24-hour support. Their master craftsmen are like family members, many of whom have been working with them for over 30 years, producing the best chess in the world for all chess enthusiasts, employing only skilled workers and ensuring no children work in the workshop. The brand continuously supplies a diverse range of chess sets, including Staunton, historic, and timeless antique chess sets, to all stores and chess companies in the USA, Europe, the UK, and Australia, with excellent craftsmanship and design skills since 1962.
Attributes / Details
| SKU | Thechessempire-New Hasting Series chess set-CSBEB |
| Manufacturer | The Chess Empire |
| Model | New Hasting Series chess set-CSBEB |
| Material | Chess sets made of light wood: boxwood. Dark wood chess pieces: Ebony. Checkerboard: light wood: Canadian maple wood. Dark wood: ebony wood. Border wood: Sheesham. |
| Size | King: 10.8cm * 4.5cm / Pawns: 5cm * 3.2cm (Height * Base Diameter). Square size: 5.71 x 5.71 cm. |
| engraver | YES |
| Weight | Total weight of the new Hasting series chess pieces: 1,800 grams or (64 ounces) |
| Guarantee | 24 months |
| Additional information | The set includes: 34 chess pieces (two additional queens), a chessboard from the Tournament Maple & Ebony series. |
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