Hi All,
Will you please do me two favors? Will you please take a very short
survey and ask your chess friends to do so? This is a way for me to
put a page together where we can go to find accessible chess
resources. I will house it on my website, jimhomme.com. The form is
designed to gather information about one resource.
Thank you. Please see the link below.
https://forms.gle/8eyHvNGRGod6StGw9
Jim H
On 12/31/20, Ginny Alverson <sportsgirl17@xxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello, Kimberly: A chess set that contains everything you want doesn’t
exist. However, chess baron.com sells several chess sets specifically
designed for blind players. They meet the standard set by the British
braille chess association. I have a ten inch board and pieces that I use
for all tournaments.
Ginny Alverson
On Dec 30, 2020, at 10:01 PM, Kimberly@xxxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Greetings, all:
I’m a beginning chess player, but am rather in love with the game. I own
four chess sets, but no single set has everything I’m looking for. . .so I’m
looking to find one that meets the specs I’m looking for, and then I’ll
probably sell one or more of the others. Here are my specs:
Professionally labeled in Braille, just as the Hadley chess sets are.
Significantly smaller than the standard chess board if at all possible—but
if not, it’s still acceptable.
Captured pieces rest at the side of the board, rather than having to deal
with the extra clutter of a case. I have a set like this—but it’s not
professionally labeled in Braille, and my labels keep falling off.
Chessmen are accessible by touch in terms of distinguishing the color.
I would love to find a travel set that could meet these specs, or at least,
some of them, but I’m not sure that anything like that exists.
If anyone knows where I can get something such as I’ve described here, I
would very much appreciate someone letting me know. I’m located in the USA,
in the Kansas City area.
Thanks much,
Kimberly Morrow
