You can use a nail file on that peg bottom and make it fit the hole better. Tim M z200...@gmail.com
> On Apr 3, 2020, at 5:16 PM, Julian <dreykorn.jul...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi, > > i also didn't know the name Staunton design, but my set has it as well. The > board as well as all the pieces are wooden, and it is well-made because I'm > now playing with it for about 9,5 years. But another thing: > > As a chess program Winboard was previously mentioned. It hasn't been updated > since 2011 if I remember correctly and the latest version which is accessible > isn't the latest software version, but the latest accessible version has been > adapted to work with both Jaws and NVDA screenreaders, as the Winboard forum > mentions. I've only tried it with Jaws so far, but I think if they say > they've adapted it for NVDA, it should be true. > > All the best, Julian > > Am 03.04.2020 um 14:53 schrieb Arianna Sepulveda: >> Ah, I see. Mine does have that design, which is great. I actually have two >> sets, a plastic one and a teak one--and both have the Staunton design. The >> teak one is not as well-made, in my opinion, though; some of the pegs on the >> bottoms of the pieces are a little too big for the holes on the squares, >> making the fit really tight and difficult. >> >> >> Thanks, >> Ari >> >>> On Apr 3, 2020, at 7:30 AM, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: >>> >>> It is the traditional chess set in which the Knights are horse heads, the >>> rooks look sort of like castles or towers, the queens have crowns with >>> scalloped edges, and the King has a cross for a crown. HTH. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!! >>> -----Original Message----- From: Arianna Sepulveda >>> Sent: Thursday, April 02, 2020 1:16 PM >>> To: blind-gamers@groups.io >>> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Can blind people learn Chess? >>> >>> Charles, what do you mean by "The usual Staunton design?" >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Ari >>> >>>> On Apr 2, 2020, at 9:19 AM, Charles Rivard <wee1s...@fidnet.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Usually, the black squares are raised, and the black pieces are tactually >>>> marked with either a dot or a nail sticking out of the top. They are not >>>> sharp, so there is no worry of getting, um, nailed, so to speak. The hard >>>> part about finding a good chess set is that most are not of the >>>> traditional Staunton design, which, to me, makes no sense. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> If you think you're finished, you! really! are! finished!! >>>> -----Original Message----- From: Arianna Sepulveda >>>> Sent: Wednesday, April 01, 2020 3:49 PM >>>> To: blind-gamers@groups.io >>>> Subject: Re: [blind-gamers] Can blind people learn Chess? >>>> >>>> Hi, Luke, >>>> >>>> >>>> I think it’s silly that the color of the raised squares and the color of >>>> the pieces with the dot on them don’t match. Of course, I figured this out >>>> after I started Googling accessible sets. >>>> >>>> >>>> Thanks, >>>> AriI >>>> >>>>>> On Apr 1, 2020, at 4:18 PM, Luke Hewitt <dr.lukehew...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> Most often in tactile chess sets it seems to be the white squares that >>>>> are lower than the black ones, though I think it depends upon the design >>>>> of the set you get. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> All the best, >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Dark. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> > > -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Groups.io Links: You receive all messages sent to this group. View/Reply Online (#122061): https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/message/122061 Mute This Topic: https://groups.io/mt/72705263/21656 Group Owner: blind-gamers+ow...@groups.io Unsubscribe: https://groups.io/g/blind-gamers/leave/607459/1071380848/xyzzy [arch...@mail-archive.com] -=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-
