Hi Cubers!

Exciting news coming out of the ChessCube Labs today! With today’s launch of v5.06, you will now find our new in-application store – containing even more backgrounds to make your ChessCube interface more vibrant, plus fantastic chess piece sets to make your playing experience even more exciting.

ChessCube's in-application store

Together with the in-application store, you can also purchase Cubit bundles from within ChessCube. It’s now even simpler and easier to top up your Cubits balance, right from within ChessCube!

Get Cubits from within ChessCube!

We’re really excited to welcome you into the new in-application store, and hope you have fun personalizing your ChessCube experience.

See you soon!
The ChessCube Team

The Leipzig chess piece set with ChessCube Analysis running

A Sick Set Thursday with a difference . This is how the chess board looks on my “Sean” account. I guess I am pretty much boasting about how great my custom colors and Leipzig chess piece set go so well together. Don’t get me wrong, I’m not trying to make anyone jealous, but I do sometimes brag about it . There are 6 different piece sets to choose from, including the standard ChessCube Classic and Line sets, however I quite like the Leipzig piece set.

On these screenshots, you’ll see 3 of the many different benefits I have of being a Premium member of ChessCube. 1 being the custom chess piece set (in this case the Leipzig set), 2 being the custom colors of the squares of the board, and 3 being ChessCube Analysis, which is showing me what the next best move would be. ChessCube Analysis becomes active while watching live games, or when reviewing your past played games.

In my opinion, this is an outstanding ‘virtual chess set’, and it definitely deserves to be the Sick Set of this week!

To learn more about the ChessCube Premium service, visit: http://www.chesscube.com/shop/membership/view

And with that, I’ll get back to playing on my super cool ChessCube account

Sean

Battle of the Bands chess set pitches a Jazz band against Rock and Roll! Whimsical resin figures are detailed and hand painted and range 2″ to 4″ tall. The board (included) is solid wood in natural tones and measures 13×13.

Via – WildAboutMusic

Are you a Manchester United fan? Well, here’s a chess set that allows you to take your favorite team to yet another victory .  The set consists of the 1999 Treble winning team against the 1968 UEFA Championship winning team. King Vs King – its Stiles Vs Keane on this match-day

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Via – FootyStore

King Kong Chess Set

The primal savagery of Skull Island clashes against the urban sophistication of 1933 New York as man and monster battle for supremacy on the chessboard. Kong, ruler of the dark and terrifying Skull Island, a world of tangled jungle, superstitious sacrifice and nightmarish monsters, beats his chest in defiance against the might of the industrial age. New York, urban pinnacle of the western world and symbolic of the artificial power of man, is his adversary, having taken from Kong, that which he most loves, the beautiful Ann Darrow. Scuplted by Weta Workshop’s Mary Maclachlan, Gary Hunt and Ben Hawker.

Item Size: approx. 10 inches H (254mm) x 15.5 inches W (394mm) x 15.5 inches L (394mm). Pieces range in size from approx. 2.75 inches H (70mm) x 1 inches W (25mm) x 1 inches L (25mm) to 3.5 inches H (89mm) x 1.25 inches W (32mm) x 1.25 inches L (32mm).

Limited to 1500 sets, retailing at $475.

Via – Toynk

This Art Deco Chess Set really is an amazing Masterpiece. The porcelain-like, unique Art-Deco styled chessmen bring vivacious cheer and lighthearted holiday accents in red and black with faux pearl inlay. A mid-size set of chess men with 3 1/2″ tall king piece.

Specifications:
King size: 3-1/2″
Base size: 1-3/8″

Via - ChessHouse

The top of the playing surface is hinged and opens to allow storage of your pieces in felt covered cubicles.

This limited edition of 5000 features prepainted resin and white metal pieces that are extremely detailed and accurate to the film. Is this a game of evil against… evil?  More like a playset with a fully sculpted board that recreats the temple-like setting for some of the major action sequences sem in the Alien vs Predator film. the magnificent set is planned to feature 2 Chestburster (rooks), 2 Facehugger (bishops), 2 Warrior Aliens (knights), 1 Queen Alien (Quen), (King), 8 Glaives (pawns) 2 Laser Guns (rooks), 2 Wrist Knives (bishops), 2 Hunter Pedators (knights), 1 (Queen) and 1 (King) – The pieces range in size from one and a half inches Alien Pawn tall to three and a half inches tall Alien Queeen. A must have for Alien/Predator/Chess Fans!

Via – ToyMania

This is a highly-detailed, sculpted chess set with painted pieces complimented by a top-quality wooden board branded with the Jack Daniel’s logo. Here’s your chance to commemorate your love of deep thinking, the American Civil War, and smooth Tennessee sippin’ with this beauty of a chess set.

Board size: 15-1/2 x 15-1/2 x 2-1/4 Inches

Via – PacProd

Made with chess pieces featuring the Big 5 most dangerous wild African animals of Africa, with baboons as pawns, rhinos as knights and white and black buffalo as bishops. Every chess piece is individually handcrafted, cast in marble resins and then hand painted with care and attention to authentic detail. Chessboards are designed and crafted in beautifully polished indigenous South African woods.

Via – KottlersAfrica

Some artists include Snoop Dogg, Young Jeezy, Missy Elliot, Plies and Ludacris!

The figurines in the Hip Hop Chess set are hand made, and takes about 18 hours to make each piece. A complete chess set of 32 hand made figurines will set you back $5000, or you could order each piece at $300!

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More pics and info via: SandraRose