Chess boards with 1 1 2 square size chess boards with a 1 3 4 square size.
Chess board size guide.
The united states chess federation uscf states that square size should be anywhere from 2 inches to 2 5 inches while the king s height should be 3 375 inches to 4 5 inches.
For example a king with a 1 5 inch base.
Chess board and piece standards.
It uses the king heights and an approximation of the base diameters of the king versus the chessboard size.
The size of the squares on the chess board.
It states that the base diameter of the king should be no more than 75 of the diameter of the squares on the chess board.
The overall size of the chess board.
These boards are small and best used for either smaller traditional pieces or the range of 3 tall theme chess sets.
The chart above gives a range of chess pieces and chess boards.
For over the board otb tournament play there are different specifications to keep in mind.
The official tournament guideline for placing chess pieces to a chess board suggests that the king s base diamter should be no more than 75 of the width of the squares on the chess board.
There is an official tournament guideline for fitting chess pieces to a chess board and visa versa.
This is only a guideline and therefore there will be some chess sets that will not work with this chart.
The standard uscf tournament set has 2 25 inch squares and a king s height of 3 75 inches.