Please note this is only a very approximate guide using some of the common sizes of our chequerboards and chess pieces. We are using the height of the King as a guide to how big the base is usually (approx 45% of the King's height), whereby what size square you would need on your chequerboard / chessboard and vice versa. The size of the squares of the chessboard should be approximately 1¼ to 1⅓ times the diameter of the base of the king.
Of course all this is subjective and the bottom line is that it up to the individual person's preference.
Key:
< means slightly smaller than
> means slightly larger than
| Rough Guide to Piece Sizes vs. Chequerboard Square Sizes | |||||||||
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| Chequerboard Square (Metric) | 36mm | 40mm | 44mm | 47mm | 51mm | 54mm | 58mm | 62mm | 65mm |
| Chess Piece King Height (Metric) | 64mm | 70mm | 76mm | 83mm | 89mm | 95mm | 102mm | 108mm | 114mm |
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| Chequerboard Square (Imperial) | <1½" | >1½" | 1¾" | >1¾" | 2" | >2" | 2¼" | 2½" | >2½" |
| Chess Piece King Height (Imperial) | <2½" | 2¾" | 3" | 3¼" | 3½" | 3¾" | 4" | 4¼" | 4½" |
Please click chess for chess sets or chequerboards for our selection of chessboards or draughts.
As above only this time we're using the diameter of the draught piece as a guide.
| Chequerboard Square Size |
Recommended Draught Size |
Minimum Draught Size |
Maximum Draught Size |
| 34mm - 1⅓" | 24mm - <1" | 22mm - <1" | 26mm - 1" |
| 38mm - 1½" | 27mm - >1" | 25mm - 1" | 29mm - >1" |
| 43mm - <1¾" | 30mm - >1" | 28mm - 1" | 32mm - 1¼" |
| 45mm - 1¾" | 32mm - 1¼" | 30mm - >1" | 35mm - 1⅓" |
| 47mm - >1¾" | 32mm - >1¼" | 31mm - >1¼" | 36mm - >1½" |
| 50mm - <2" | 35mm - >1⅓" | 33mm - <1⅓" | 38mm - 1½" |
| 55mm - >2" | 39mm - >1½" | 36mm - <1½" | 41mm - >1½" |
| 63mm - 2½" | 45mm - 1¾" | 41mm - >1½" | 47mm - >1¾" |
Please click chess for chess sets or chequerboards for our selection of chessboards or draughts.
