Plate I
The King
STAUNTON PATTERN · 3.75-IN KING · WEIGHTED
INVALUABLE · THE GAME ENDS HERE
One square in any direction — slow, and never captured, only mated.
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- 1Cross finial
- 2Weighted base
[The spec]
- Move
- One square, any direction
- Value
- Invaluable — checkmate ends it
- Castling
- O-O kingside · O-O-O queenside
- Standard
- 3.75-in, weighted, felted base
[At the board]
The tallest man by regulation, crowned with the cross finial that fixes total height and the 3.75-inch tournament standard. It is the only piece that castles, and it may never move onto a square the enemy attacks — you do not take the king, you trap it.
[Take it home]
Carry the position as original merch in the first run, or read the deeper club-grade guides.