[blparent] chess

[Mark Melonson]

Jennifer,

There are some nice sets available through a handful of vendors. On the 
adaptive boards, the dark squares are raised and, the pieces are pegged and 
fit in holes on each square, and the black pieces are marked either with a 
flattened top or some indicator like a raised metal piece on them. Your best 
bet would be the wooden set that Independent Living Aids used to call their 
Deluxe Wooden chess set. It runs around $40 and looks and feels nicer than 
the $20 one that more people carry. Not sure that ILA is still carrying the 
product, but others do. It's a solid wood board with wooden pieces, and 
looks nice as well. The cheaper wooden sets will not last and do not look or 
feel as nice.

I've got some different sets from when I used to play in tournaments. Can't 
wait to break them out when my girls are old enough to learn and appreciate 
the game.

Regards,
-Mark

Jennifer Jackson writes:

> I keep meaning to introduce myself on this list, but that has not happened
> yet. :-) The short bit is that I am totally blind and I have three sons whom
> I adore.
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> Now on to the subject of this message. I want to get a kid friendly chess
> game that I can play with my kids. I have played on sets where I can just
> barely feel the lines and have had to keep track in my head about which were
> my own pieces, but my concentration levels are just not that high anymore. I
> want to play even if I am interrupted over and over. :-) So does anyone have
> a suggestion for where I can purchase such a game set, or for altering a
> standard set. I prefer it to look nice too.
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> Jennifer
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