We are the premier brick and mortar chess store in the Chicago area - located in downtown Elmhurst City Centre – offering strong product selection, competitive pricing, alluring in-store experience and quality personal service. We are open and at present have many chess sets to sell. While, inexplicably, chess sets have not been prioritized by the world in resolving supply chain issues, we currently do have more chess sets to sell than we have had in months. Having said that, we do suggest shopping as soon as possible- we have limited quantities of certain types of sets. Please view our “Services” page as to the chess sets that we currently have in the store for sale as well as our customer services; and view our “Photos” and “360 Tour” pages for how we enjoy displaying and selling our merchandise. We are an independent, locally owned shop open since 1996. We are purely a brick and mortar physical retail store, selling the actual chess sets customers are viewing and “hands on” examining while in the shop. We try to make shopping enjoyable and buying easy, and every transaction is a personal and social one for us. We draw people from Chicago and all of the surrounding metropolitan area – to browse and, if desired, to purchase and immediately walk out of the store with chess sets for themselves or to gift. We regularly have customers coming out from the city of Chicago and coming into the store from suburbs including Elmhurst, Oak Brook, Hinsdale, Burr Ridge, Downers Grove, Naperville, Wheaton, Glen Ellyn, Park Ridge, and Oak Park. We do maintain limited store hours. This allows our owners, Tom and Marguerite, to always be in the shop when we are open – being the ones who will say “hello” when you come in, answer your questions and help you with a purchase.
We drove over to look for a wooden chess set and were greeted by the owners. They were kindest and most attentive, guiding us through different options for the board and piece set. We bought a beautiful set which will be played by me and my daughter for years to come. Forget Amazon and just come over here to actually touch and see. Totally worth it.
129 West 1st Street
Elmhurst, IL 60126
United States
I bought the perfect pieces and matched them with he perfect board at It's Good To Be The King! Tom and Marguerite, the owners, helped me find the extra weighted wood pieces and showed me a sample of wood boards that compliment the set. I really appreciate how functional and beautiful the set is. If you're looking for your perfect chess set, make the trip to IGTBTK.
This place is such a hidden gem! I came in to buy a new full chess set, and Tom and Marguerite were so sweet and knowledgable! They provided amazing service and made me feel welcome. They were very attentive and were willing to help make suggestions when I didn’t know what to choose (because everything there is awesome!). It was such a pleasure to talk to them, and their items are amazing quality. I’ll definitely be coming back soon :) Thank you Tom and Marguerite for everything!!!
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