It’s Good To Be King

Drove nearly 40 minutes out of my way looking for a unique chess set as a present. Showed up and the shop was closed nearly an hour and a half early. Double checked the sign on the window and it clearly said they closed at 5 on tuesdays. No number to call or contact info other than the website which was unhelpful. Its a shame because from what i could see through the window they have some great looking sets.

I have lived in Elmhurst for 7 years… and this is the first time that I have visited IGTBK.
With the grand kids in town I found reason to pass thru the door… and I am glad that we did.
Chess boards/​pieces and toy soldiers does not seem like the best business model but somehow this all works.
Spoke with Tom (the owners father)…a really nice guy.
Tom tells me that they have been in Elmhurst 15 years.
IGTBK sells things that no one else carries.
Things that I found cool were the various themed chess pieces you can get i.e. chess players with an American Indian theme (the tee-​pee is the rook!)…a jazz band theme (guy on drums was the rook!).
I would make Ella Fitzgerald the Queen.
They had a chess set with 2 foot high pieces. Kinda cool.
Some of the soldier sets were cool also.
My toy soldier days are well past me… but it was fun to watch grandson Brayden be mesmerized by all the cool stuff.
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