Walnut and maple, in conversation
Magnetic Walnut & Maple Chess Set with Drawers
A great game begins long before the first move. It begins with the board it is played on.
Walnut and maple in conversation — dark against light, on the board and across the pieces. Every piece is magnetised: move the board mid-game, play on the sofa or on a train, and the position holds exactly where you left it.
Three sizes, three lives. The 24 cm slips into a bag for journeys. The 30 cm takes its place in the living room — a quietly prestigious object left out on the table. The 38 cm is for proper games, played by the rules.
The integrated drawers keep every piece where it belongs. Nothing to hunt for, nothing rolling under the furniture — open, play, close.
- Board size
- 24 × 24 × 5 cm · 30 × 30 × 5.6 cm · 38 × 38 × 7.8 cm
- Board material
- Walnut and maple, two-tone
- Pieces
- Magnetic pieces in walnut and maple
- Magnetic pieces
- Yes, every piece
- Storage
- Integrated wooden drawers
- Folding
- No
- In the box
- Board with drawers and full 32-piece set
- Ideal for
- 24 cm for travel · 30 cm for the living room · 38 cm for proper games
Dust with a dry, soft cloth. Keep away from radiators and direct sunlight. Wipe spills immediately and never soak the timber. Slide drawers gently; the wood will settle with use.
Every set is packed to travel: pieces secured, board protected, box inside box. UK delivery is free and tracked; the tracking link arrives by email on dispatch.
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- Free tracked UK deliveryPacked to travel, dispatched with tracking.
- Built to stay outReal timber, weighted pieces, a place for every piece.
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Storage
Drawers built in.
Two wooden drawers keep the pieces where they belong, so the set is always complete and always ready. A board that stays out on the table between games because nothing about it is loose.
The timber
Walnut against maple.
Dark against light, on the board and across the pieces. Three sizes: 24 cm for the bag, 30 cm for the living room, 38 cm for proper games played by the rules.
Under 30 cm is a travel board. Around 30 to 39 cm is the living-room size, generous enough for a comfortable game and composed enough to stay out. From 44 cm upwards you are in full-size territory. Our Choosing Your Board guide puts all eight sets side by side.
On our magnetic sets, yes. Every piece is magnetised, so you can lift the board mid-game, carry it to the sofa or pack it away and the position holds. On our metal and crystal sets the pieces are weighted rather than magnetic: they sit firmly on the square, and the board is meant to stay on the table.
It is the gift that gets kept out. Most MONOLITH sets are chosen as objects first and games second: they live on a coffee table, a sideboard or a desk, and get played when the mood strikes. A full 32-piece set comes with every board.
Pieces are secured in their compartments or wrapped individually, the board is protected on every face, and the set ships in a double-walled outer box. Every order is dispatched with tracking.