This set is made of oak, folds up to look like a book and holds the wooden pieces inside so the game’s ready for travel.

— All kinds of wooden chess boards "with transportable wooden pieces" sell well at D&J Hobby & Craft in Campbell, Calif., according to Jeff Cathcart, purchaser for the historical department.
— John Smith, the store minder of Chess Express in Ann Arbor, Mich., said that the top selling chess board over the past year in his store is this set.
— At $25, it’s in a pricing sweet spot, and "looks really good for an inexpensive set," Smith explained.