Chess Master

This beautifully hand-crafted Jade Chess Set is for chess enthusiasts and collectors. It was hand crafted from the Black and White Jade found in Pakistan. It was created by Lawrence Riaz of Lawrence Handicrafts. It is big, with a total weigh of about 5kg.

The chess board measures 307mm square and weighs over 3.2kg. The hand-crafted position squares are 30mm. Each square is Black or White Jade.

The individually hand-crafted pieces are also carved from Jade. In their tray they weigh 1.6g. The White King is 71mm tall and weighs 45.7g. The pawns are 50mm tall and weigh 31g.

The purpose made outer case is 332*78mm. It is made from a blue-felt covered material with trim.

Jade is a traditional good luck stone, bringing wealth and abundance. Jade is used to refer to two different minerals, Nephrite and Jadeite. Some green stones, such as Aventurine, are also sometimes referred to as jade.

Nephrite is a calcium magnesium silicate. It rings like a bell when struck hard. It is commonly pale to dark green with yellowish hues. These hues can also be white, grey, brown, and black.

Green Jade is a powerful stone of the heart that seeks to heal, replenish and support. It can attract and enhance love of all kinds. The energies of Jade gently penetrate the heart, softening it of any weight held there and filling it with love and balance. Green Jade is also a stone of fidelity and generosity and is good for emotional balance and stability. It is good for the health of the physical heart. It is used for increasing self-reliance. It is immensely helpful as a stone of abundance and good fortune. Jade acts as a shield against gloomy energies.

Chakra: Heart Chakra (Green Jade)

Colour: brown, grey, green, yellow, white

Emotional: anger, calming, depression, inner peace, joy, love, patience, relationships

Mental/intellectual: creativity, peace of mind, thinking processes

Spiritual: abundance, access to spiritual realm, astral travel, connection with nature, counteracts karmic influences, dreams, harmony, peace, prosperity, protection, relegates evil spirits, transmutation

Astrology: Aries, Taurus, Gemini, Libra

Numbers:1, 5, 9, 11

Crystal system: monoclinic

Location: Nephrite: New Zealand, also Australia, Canada, China, Pakistan, Russia, Taiwan, USA (Alaska and Wyoming), Zimbabwe

Rarity: rarer

Mineral Class: Nephrite: Actinolite