Silicone a rubber mat basically.
Vinyl vs silicone chess board.
Roll up your vinyl board and put it in any one of the dozens of carrying cases for chess sets and you won t worry a minute about damage to the board.
Our silicone board has the same visual features as a standard vinyl board but the silicone material is a lot more flexible a lot more durable and a lot less prone to creases.
We have silicone chess pieces to go with these boards.
I much prefer the solid feel of a vinyl board on a hard tale surface.
This silicone chess board is one of the more unusual chess boards we have carried.
Because of this the board can be stored in a variety of ways without creasing like a vinyl board.
I also don t like how the mousepad boards feel squishy when you put a piece on them.
Silicone chess boards silicone chess boards are a great alternative to traditional vinyl boards.
Our silicone boards have algebraic notation and 2 25 squares for regulation size pieces.
Vinyl can be rolled but can retain some creases and curves.
Big draw here is it purports to lay 100 flat every time even if you just wad it up and put it in your pocket to store it.
My opinion is this type of board is slightly inferior to a premium vinyl board because of the grimy worn look and slightly bulkier feel when transporting.
This is a review of tournament style roll up chess boards including vinyl mousepad and silicone chess boards the ones most often seen in chess tournamen.
This short video gives you a close up view of how the silicone boards look and feel.
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With a silicone board you can roll it fold it or crumple it up into a ball and it will spring back into its perfectly flat perfectly smooth shape every time.
It is made of smooth silicone which produces a rubber like board that is very flexible.