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Giant Chess & Draughts

Giant Chess & Draughts

Our largest sets of giant Chess and Draughts pieces, with mats and boards to match. The King is about 2 feet (60cm) high. To compare the various sizes and styles of Giant & Mini Giant Chess sets, see our Giant Chess Comparison page.

Rolly Giant Chess Set
Rolly Giant Chess Set
£359.90
Garden Games Giant Chess
Garden Games Giant Chess
£283.90
Giant Draughts/Checkers
Giant Draughts/Checkers
£99.90
Individual Giant
Chess Pieces

Individual Giant Chess Pieces
From £44.90
Giant Chess Mat / Board

Giant Chess Mat / Board
Out of stock


Mini-Giant Chess & Draughts

These are not-quite-so-Giant but still much larger than a normal set. The Giant Chess King is about 1 foot high.

Premier Mini Giant Chess

Premier Mini Giant Chess
£119.90
Premier Mini
Giant Draughts

Premier Mini Giant Draughts
£73.90
Mini Giant Chess

Mini Giant Chess
£46.90
Mini Giant Draughts
Mini Giant Draughts
£35.90
Mini Giant Chequerboard
Mini Giant Chequerboard
£89.90


A "larger than life" chess or draughts set will attract crowds and bring a new dimension to any recreation area or garden. Giant chess is eye-catching but is also designed to be played. The pieces, in each case, are made from a very strong and durable PVC material that is UV protected and completely waterproof.

Garden Giant chess is brilliant for garden parties or for two 'Grand Masters' who want to sit in the sun with a glass of wine and have the kids move the pieces for them whilst teaching them the game!

 

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The Origin of Chess

A great deal has been written about the origins of chess and there is still a lot of debate on the subject. The earliest clear ancestor of chess is shaturanga or chaturanga which was invented by a 6th century Indian philosopher. It was a battle between four armies each under the control of a Rajah (king), two players being loosely allied against the other two and and each containing 4 corps - Infantry, Cavalry, Elephants and Boatmen. The board of 64 squares used for shaturanga, was borrowed from an earlier game called ashtapada, which was a race game played in ancient India.

Under Hindu law, gambling became forbidden early on in the Hindu civilisation and, to avoid the gambling laws, shaturanga players dispensed with the dice. Another early modification was the merging of the allied armies into a single army making the game a two player form and duplicating the pieces, both developments which have survived until today. Other changes also occurred and the resulting game was called shatranj. 

There are three versions of the story of arrival of shatranj in Europe - did it come from the Saracens via Spain, from the Byzantine empire as a present to Charlemagne or was it brought back from the Middle East by Knights returning from the Crusades? Nonetheless in Europe, the game developed into modern European chess now played worldwide while in China, Japan, Burma, Thailand and Korea, other variants became just as popular.

You can learn more about the History of Chess from The Online Guide to Traditional Games.