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You saw The Queen’s Gambit on Netflix and now you and your kids want play chess. Why not get them a chess set that’s as fun to play with as it is educational? There are officially licensed and branded chess sets that include many of today’s beloved pop-culture characters and they make playing the strategy game much more fun for kids who already have the hang of it.

Fun Chess Sets for Kids

While there are stunning chess sets that would appeal to design-enthusiasts like the Skyline Chess set now available in a New York edition and the beautiful re-edition of the 1920 wood chess set designed by Man Ray, when it comes to kids playing a strategic board game, sometimes a little more ‘fun’ is in order to retain their attention. While we don’t suggest learning how to play the game with these sets (that ought to be done with a “learning’ chess set like one of these), these can augment the fun for the players.

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Playing with pieces sculpted in their favorite characters like Woody, Iron Man or John Snow, can go a long way. We’ve rounded up fifteen fun figural chess sets in the likes of the most popular movie, video game and tv characters for today’s kids that would make wonderful holiday gifts.