{"product_id":"mount-ararat-chess-set-with-carved-frame","title":"Armenian Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Carved Frame","description":"\u003ch2\u003eArmenian Walnut Chess Set with Mount Ararat and Carved Frame\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is the full-size one. A 19.6\" \/ 50 cm playing field of maple and walnut inlay, framed in warm carved walnut, with twin-peaked Mount Ararat inlaid above the handle. At this size the pieces have proper room, the squares read clearly from a standing position, and the board stops looking like an accessory and starts looking like part of the furniture. It is the wooden chess set you leave out, not the one you put away.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAnd it still folds. That is the trick of it — a board this wide closing in half, holding all 32 turned pieces inside, and lifting by a built-in handle cut into the edge. So the handmade chess set that owns your side table on a Tuesday can be at your father's house on a Sunday without a second thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhat's Included\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolding chess board with a built-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e32 turned chess pieces in beech and walnut wood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarrying bag\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen board: 19.6 x 19.6\" \/ 50 x 50 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolded: 19.6 x 9.8\" \/ 50 x 25 cm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 4 kg \/ 8.8 lb\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaterial: solid beech and walnut wood with maple inlay\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBuilt-in carry handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandmade in Armenia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy You'll Love It\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFull 19.6\" \/ 50 cm playing field — nothing cramped, even in a long endgame\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMount Ararat inlaid in wood above the handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-carved walnut frame with carved corners\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFolds flat and carries by its own handle despite the size\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eMount Ararat\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou can see Ararat from almost anywhere in Yerevan and you cannot walk to it — the border has been in the way since 1921. Armenians put it on everything they make for exactly that reason. It is the country's own idea of itself, and on a board where two people sit down for an hour it quietly presides over the whole game.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eA Gift Worth Giving\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA full-size board with the mountain on it is a serious gift, and it reads that way. For a father, a grandfather, a house that has just been moved into — this is the one you give when you want it to stay in the family.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"CanarianCanary","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53098187620672,"sku":"102159","price":339.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0984\/5551\/9552\/files\/2406.jpg?v=1788438364","url":"https:\/\/canariancanary.com\/products\/mount-ararat-chess-set-with-carved-frame","provider":"CanarianCanary","version":"1.0","type":"link"}