Yes those are the rules, you can find them in the USCF rule book. I have one.
OTB Tournament Pieces Size
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I note that chess pieces come in a variety of sizes ... the benchmark seems to be the king's height. I note 2.5, 2.875, 3.75, 3.875, 4.0 inch kings ... and then some monsters. Does USCF have a standard for piece size for OTB tournaments?
Online research reveals: "...the rules pretty much dictate that the chess board have 2 ¼" squares, and the king from the set of chess pieces be between 3 ¾" and 4 ¼". Is this true? And which rules? Where?
Don't want to show up at a tournament out of synch with the size rules.
Thanks.