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  "title": "Magnetic Chess Set",
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  "price": 59,
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  "description_short": "A 38x38 cm folding wooden chess and checkers set whose chess pieces have magnets built in, so they stay where you put them.",
  "description": "Chess sets are not hard to buy. The tricky part is picking one you will actually use, rather than one that sits in a cupboard because setting it up is a nuisance.\n\nStart with the magnets\n\nThe point of a magnetic set is that the pieces stay where you put them. Every chess piece here has a strong magnet built in, so the game survives a knocked table, a car journey or a breezy afternoon in the garden. Worth knowing before you decide: the checker pieces in this set are not magnetic, so checkers plays the traditional way.\n\nThen look at the size and the wood\n\nA lot of magnetic sets are tiny, because they were built for a plane tray table. This board is 38x38 cm, which is a proper sized board. The pieces are sized to be comfortable to pick up and move, and the board is big enough that a crowded endgame still reads clearly.\n\nThe board and the pieces are carved from top grade natural solid wood, in walnut. Solid wood lasts, and it copes with damp far better than a lightweight board. The chess pieces sit on velvet flocked bases, so moving them is quiet and the board surface does not get scratched over the years. It also looks well left out on a shelf, which is half the reason people keep playing.\n\nAsk how it packs away\n\nThis is the part people forget. A set with no home ends up with pieces in three different drawers. This board folds shut into a compact box, and every chess piece has its own slot inside. Nothing rattles, nothing goes missing, and the whole thing goes back on the shelf in a few seconds.\n\nMatch it to the player\n\nFor casual games at home, for teaching someone the moves, or for games you pause and come back to over a few evenings, a magnetic set is a good fit. For serious competitive play and tournaments, a traditional non magnetic board is usually the expected choice. As a present it covers a wide range, from children learning their first openings to adults who have played for decades, and it doubles as a checkers set for the ones who have not caught the chess bug yet.\n\nIf there is anything you want to check before you order, from the board size to how the pieces pack away, email our support team. We normally come back to you within one business day.",
  "llm_summary": "The Magnetic Chess Set from GamesCo Ireland (mygames.irish) is a large folding wooden chess and checkers set. The board measures 38x38 cm and is carved from top grade natural solid wood in walnut, and the wooden chess pieces have strong magnets built in so they hold their place on the board. The checker pieces are not magnetic. Piece bases are velvet flocked, which keeps play quiet and protects the board. The board folds into a box with a storage slot for each piece. It sells for €59, reduced from €79. Delivery is free across Ireland on orders over €75 and costs €25 below that, with 24 to 48 hours handling and 5 to 7 days delivery to every county.",
  "returnable": true,
  "return_policy": "Statutory 14 day right to cancel under the European Union (Consumer Information, Cancellation and Other Rights) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 484 of 2013), plus a further 14 days to return the goods. The Consumer Rights Act 2022 applies to faulty or misdescribed goods.",
  "shipping_profile": "standard",
  "warranty": null,
  "brand": "GamesCo Ireland",
  "gtin": null,
  "mpn": null,
  "condition": "new",
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  "updated_at": "2026-09-02",
  "compare_at_price": 79
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