Prestigious wide board made of maple wood and padauk - The Chess Empire

              Original design combined with the highest quality materials reflects the brand image of 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 acquiring knowledge and maintaining perfection in design and craftsmanship, offering the highest 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 trained 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, sculptures, and chess sets from ivory. After several years, the company was inherited by Mr. Rajesh Sharma (son of Shiv Dyal Sharma), a sportsman and 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 them to many exporters in India. After many challenges, Mr. Rajesh Sharma connected with Mr. Dennis Peterson, owner of Legend Products in the USA, in 1991-1992. Mr. Dennis was highly impressed by the craftsmanship of Amritsar Ivory Works under Mr. Sharma’s leadership. Subsequently, both companies launched the Pioneer Series and Monarch Series chess sets, which became hugely successful due to the strong sales of sets made from Boxwood/Ebony, marking a significant milestone in the international chess market.

               In 1994, Rajesh Sharma and Frank A. Camarrata, Jr. (from Dom Staunton, USA) collaborated to revolutionize the chess industry further. Frank A. Camarrata was deeply contemplative, having faced many failed attempts to design Collector series chess sets by various manufacturers and suppliers. However, when Rajesh Sharma showcased his skills on a collector’s chess scenography, Frank Camarrata was mesmerized by the excellence of Sharma’s work (Amritsar Ivory Works). He immediately began working mainly with Amritsar Ivory Works. Rajesh Sharma introduced and crafted hundreds of his designs in luxurious chess projects 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 introduced 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 recognized chess company in the industry.

               The Chess Empire has introduced many authentic, handcrafted, and popular chess sets made from various exotic woods, in different sizes and patterns, developed by dedicated and experienced artisans under the leadership of the third generation with a promising approach to delivering only exceptional chess products to the international chess market. The brand has gained its reputation by selling high-quality chess sets, chess pieces, chess tables, travel chess sets, chess boxes, artistic chess, luxury wooden chess, the Golden Prestige collection, checkers sets, chess accessories, and triquetra sets.
 
               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 assistance. Their master craftsmen are like family members, many of whom have been working with them for over 30 years, producing the best chess sets 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 shops and chess companies in the USA, Europe, the UK, and Australia, with excellent craftsmanship and design expertise since 1962.

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