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Achess table is a table built with features to make it useful for playing the game ofchess. They can come in various sizes and shapes, and are usually made of solid wood. They can be found in some cities and other public areas. Most are of a similar size to apicnic table.
A chess table is a table built with features to make it useful for playing the game ofchess. A chess board is usually integral to the table top and often twodrawers are provided to hold the pieces when not in use. Most chess tables have the boardinlaid orengraved, though cheaper tables may have itpainted on. Chess tables can be extremelydecorative, 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.
Chess tables are typically made of solid wood, withrosewood,cedar, andmahogany[1][failed verification] being the most popular. Exotic wood versions are also available.
Many cities and universities have chess tables in their parks and gardens. Manycoffeehouses also have chess tables. Most are the size of a normalpicnic table,[citation needed] although some are larger than life sets that use pieces that are about the size of a small barrel.[citation needed]
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