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{{Short description|Table on which to play chess}}

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[[Image:ChessTable.png|thumb|right|250px|A chess table is a table with a [[chessboard]] painted or engraved on it. The photograph shows a chess table in a park.]]

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==Description==

A chess table is not necessary to play chess and is not restricted only to playing chess, but many chess players enjoy owning one as a decorative piece of furniture and a mark of their interest in the game, much as they feel about owning an attractive or fancy set of chess pieces.

A chess table is a table built with features to make it useful for playing the game of [[chess]]. A chess board is usually integral to the table top and often two [[Drawer|drawers]] are provided to hold the pieces when not in use. Most chess tables have the board [[Inlay|inlaid]] or [[Engraving|engraved]], though cheaper tables may have it [[Paint|painted]] on. Chess tables can be extremely [[decorative]], well made and potentially expensive pieces of furniture. A chess table is not necessary to play chess and is not restricted only to playing chess.

==Materials==

Chess tables are typically made of solid wood with [[rosewood]], [[cedar]], and [[mahogany]] being the most popular. Exotic wood version are also available.

Chess tables are typically made of solid wood, with [[rosewood]], [[Cedar wood|cedar]], and [[mahogany]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessusa.com/chess-board-wood.html|title=Chessboard Wood|website=Chess USA|access-date=2023-02-02|archive-date=2019-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224175005/https://www.chessusa.com/chess-board-wood.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{not in citation|date=January 2023|reason=Link is about chess boards, not chess tables}} being the most popular. Exotic wood versions are also available.

==Location==

Many cities and universities have chess tables in their parks and gardens. Many [[coffeehousescoffeehouse]]s also have chess tables. Most are the size of a normal [[picnic table]],{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} although some are larger than life sets that use pieces that are about the size of a small barrel.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==See also==

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* [[Chess equipment]]

* [[Category:TablesPark (furniture)]]

==Gallery==

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File:Alexandr rodchenko, scacchi da dopolavoro, progettaz. 1925, ricostruito nel 2007, 01.jpg|[[Alexander Rodchenko]]'s [[constructivist art|constructivist]] design, 1925

File:Muzej Međimurja, Čakovec (Croatia) - stol za šah i mlin.jpg|Combined chess and [[Nine men's morris|mill game]] table

File:Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London, July 2010 (20).JPG|Colourful red and green chess table

</gallery>

==References==

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*[http://www.thebestchesstables.com/catalog/game-table-i-1.html How to Buy a Game Table; A Guide to Selecting a Game Table that Matches your Personal Style; by Scarlet Scharader] at thebestchesstables.com

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