Cool Chess Sets for Nerding Out

Put you skills to the test with these design-savvy chess sets that are too pretty for storage. See our picks in the gallery.

1 of 13 Man Ray: Chess Set via MoMA Store, $380 MoMA Store

2 of 13 Solid Mahogany, Maple and Red Oak Chess Set via Etsy/DolenzAndDaughters, $545 Etsy/DolenzAndDaughters

3 of 13 Wooden Chess Set by Lanvin via Net-a-Porter, $490 Net-a-Porter

4 of 13 Mexican Artisan Crafted Recycled Metal Chess Set Game, 'Rustic Pyramid' via Novica, $204.99 Novica

5 of 13 3D Knight Pewter Chess Set via Hayneedle, $156.83 Hayneedle

6 of 13 Harry Potter Wizard Chess Set by The Noble Collection via Amazon, $49 Amazon

7 of 13 Lucite Glass Set by Jonathan Adler via Saks Fifth Avenue, $795 Saks Fifth Avenue

8 of 13 Marble Chess Game via CB2, $99.95 CB2

9 of 13 Medieval Artisan Polystone Chess Set via Hayneedle, $69.29 Hayneedle

10 of 13 Unique Mexican Chess Set Game, 'Evening on the Ranch' via Novica, $149.99 Novica