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{{Short description|Table on which to play chess}}
{{referenced|date=February 2019}}
[[Image:ChessTable.png|thumb|right|250px|A chess table is a table with a [[chessboard]] painted or engraved on it. The photograph shows a chess table in a park.]]

A '''chess table''' is a table built with features to make it useful for playing the game of [[chess]]. They can come in various sizes and shapes, and are usually made of solid wood. They can be found in some cities and other public areas. Most are of a similar size to a [[picnic table]].

==Description==
A chess table is a table built with features to make it useful for playing the game of [[chess]].  A chess board is usually integral to the table top and often two [[Drawer|drawers]] are provided to hold the pieces when not in use. Most chess tables have the board [[Inlay|inlaid]] or [[Engraving|engraved]], though cheaper tables may have it [[Paint|painted]] on. Chess tables can be extremely [[decorative]], well made and potentially expensive pieces of furniture. A chess table is not necessary to play chess and is not restricted only to playing chess. 

==Materials==
Chess tables are typically made of solid wood, with [[rosewood]], [[Cedar wood|cedar]], and [[mahogany]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chessusa.com/chess-board-wood.html|title=Chessboard Wood|website=Chess USA|access-date=2023-02-02|archive-date=2019-12-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191224175005/https://www.chessusa.com/chess-board-wood.html|url-status=live}}</ref>{{not in citation|date=January 2023|reason=Link is about chess boards, not chess tables}} being the most popular. Exotic wood versions are also available.

==Location==
Many cities and universities have chess tables in their parks and gardens. Many [[coffeehouse]]s also have chess tables.  Most are the size of a normal [[picnic table]],{{citation needed|date=January 2023}} although some are larger than life sets that use pieces that are about the size of a small barrel.{{citation needed|date=January 2023}}

==See also==
{{Portal|Chess}}
* [[Chess equipment]]
* [[Park furniture]]

==Gallery==
<gallery>
File:Alexandr rodchenko, scacchi da dopolavoro, progettaz. 1925, ricostruito nel 2007, 01.jpg|[[Alexander Rodchenko]]'s [[constructivist art|constructivist]] design, 1925
File:Muzej Međimurja, Čakovec (Croatia) - stol za šah i mlin.jpg|Combined chess and [[Nine men's morris|mill game]] table
File:Serpentine Gallery Pavilion, London, July 2010 (20).JPG|Colourful red and green chess table
</gallery>

==References==
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==External links==
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[[Category:Chess equipment]]
[[Category:Tables (furniture)]]