Lot #467. Capablanca Chess Rosewood Chessboard

Description Capablanca Chess Rosewood Chessboard. This offering is a very unusual Capablanca Chess Rosewood Chessboard featuring a unique raised playing field design with 2-1/2″ squares of solid Rosewood and Curly Maple with a solid Rosewood frame. The chessboard measures 30″ long by 25″, with 10 files and 8 ranks. The chessboard is designed to be used with Capablanca Chess and all variants played on a chessboard with 10 files and 8 ranks.The design utilizes a “floating” playing field to prevent loading of the miters as the woods expand and contract with ambient temperature and moisture. This exquisite Chessboard with its unique raised playing field was designed  by Frank Camaratta. The chessboard is new and flawless. The chessboard was crafted in 2008. East Indian Rosewood (Dalbergia Latifolia) was chosen for its more subtle  grain pattern and color. Curly Maple is not actually a species, but simply a description of a figure in the grain. It is named because the ripples in the grain pattern create a three-dimensional effect that appears as if the grain has “curled” along the length of the board. Other names for this phenomenon are: tiger maple, fiddleback maple, (in reference to curly maple’s historic use for the backs and sides of violins), or flamed maple. It makes an ideal companion to show off the color and intensity of the East Indian Rosewood.