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 drawers are provided to hold the pieces when not in use. Chess tables can be extremely decorative, well made and potentially expensive pieces of furniture. Most chess tables have the board inlaid or engraved though cheaper tables may have it painted on.

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. Owning a chess table will not make a person a better player, but it can add degree of class to a match and it may intimidate an opponent by indicating an interest in the game apparently deep enough to make a special table worth purchasing. Chess tables are typically are made of solid wood with rosewood, cedar, and mahogany being the most popular. Exotic wood version are also available.

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• Art of Chess