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Carved from real ebony and boxwood: beautiful to look at, and properly weighted to play with. They come in their own wooden box.
"These are beautiful pieces. They look great and more importantly they feel great." - Gordon, 2025
Your text, a name, a date or a logo, laser engraved on your item. Done in-house within a week of ordering.
"I ordered a special engraved chess board for sons 10th birthday and it is beautifully engraved very clean easy to read."Aumaru, 2026
Pick what you'd like engraved. The details come later.
On this set, we recommend engraving the storage box.
Once you've ordered, we'll email a short form for your text, font and where it goes. We send a proof for you to approve before engraving.
Learn more about placement
Where can we engrave?
Most popular: the front border of the board, or the storage box.
Also possible: the side border, a corner square, or the top of the rooks.
Every set is different. We'll confirm what suits yours when we send your proof.
The underside usually can't be engraved. Most boards and pieces are covered in felt there.
Free shipping Australia-wide
30-day easy returns
In Melbourne since 1994
Paris Noir is the flagship Rex Noir design, in the darker and rarer wood. The dark side is real ebony, black right through, set against pale cream. Pick up the knight and look at the mane, carved in detail by hand. Rex Noir is our own range, made by artisans in Amritsar, in northern India.
- Standard or Compact, so the pieces suit the board you play on
- Green felt under every base, so a good board stays unmarked
- Engraving available on the box, so a gift can carry your message
Best for a player ready for proper wooden pieces, and for a gift that marks a big occasion.
| King height | 95 mm |
| King base | 40 mm |
| Pieces | 34 |
| Weighting | Double Weighted |
| Piece material | Ebony and boxwood |
| Storage | Wooden box with foam |
| Weight | 2.5 kg |
| Recommended board size | 50-55 cm |
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