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West End Chess partners with online retailers to bring you the highest quality books, software and supplies at the lowest price.  For printed materials and software we offer an online store through Amazon.  Click on the link to be directed to our online bookstore.


West End Chess Online Bookstore

Recommended books are listed for every level of play.






Chess Supplies
We partner with www.WholesaleChess.com to bring you the best price on quality tournament supplies.  Each product we recommend is featured below.  



Heavy Tournament Chess Set Combo - $19.95
The Heavy Tournament Chess Set Combo is our mid-range tournament combo chess set and comes with our Heavy Tournament Chess Pieces, Quality Vinyl Chessboard (20"), and Carryall Tournament Chess Bag. These chess sets are excellent for those who want a solid tournament chess set with some extra weight to it for blitz or tournament play. Each set comes with one set of 34 chess pieces (INLUDES EXTRA QUEENS OF EACH COLOR!), one chess board, and one chess bag. All equipment meets chess tournament standards.



Saitek Competition Pro Game Timer III - $38.99
The Saitek Competition Pro Game Clock III is one of our favorite chess clocks or digital chess timers that you can rely on. Rugged enough for the heavy handed and advanced enough to have many timing features, this clock will meet your requirements. Suitable for a variety of games, from competitive chess matches to family games of Scrabble. Sleek and stylish, the large LCD screens display remaining time accurate to the second, as well as countdown and move features, etc. Simple controls offer 25 timer modes (including 3 user programmable modes); Hourglass, Blitz, FIDE/ECU/Traditional Tournament, Fischer, Bronstein, Delay and Word Modes. This digital chess timer has an optional illumination and sound mode and a silent mode so you won't disturb others in a tournament. Uses 2 C batteries.


Excalibur Chess Game Time II - $38.99
The Excalibur Game Time II digital chess clock and timer is a unique chess and game clock. It has all of the time controls you would ever need for chess, and then some. It has a large display and large buttons. This is a great overall digital clock for tournaments or chess clubs. Contrasting white button stems show you when it’s your move. Optional tone and red light signal when time has elapsed. Select from preset time controls or create your own. Easy to operate. It’s the only game timer officially endorsed by the US Chess Federation and the World Chess Hall of Fame! Uses 4 AA batteries.



Quality Chess Scorebook -$1.99
The Quality Chess Scorebook is an excellent scorebook for use in tournaments, clubs, informal games, or for studying chess. Each score book page has a place to record information about the players, the events, the game, the round, the chess tournament, ratings, and more. Each scorebook holds 50 chess games and is spiral bound for easy access to your games and so you won't lose them. They also have a cardstock cover and back page for durability and protection. Each page holds 100 moves per sheet and has a blank diagram for special or adjourned positions. The spaces on the pages are 1/4" to provide ample writing space for old or young hands.