I've been looking for a portable magnetic chess set. This one came highly recommended. I give it four stars. I generally like it, especially its ability to leave the pieces in place, while putting on the lid.It has some annoying features.The first problem is that a bishop looks a lot like a pawn. Especially in low light, or if you're in a hurry to set up, it's easy to confuse the pieces.The second problem is that some of the magnets weren't well glued to the base of some of the pieces. I went through the pieces one by one, and reglued the magnets to about 1/4 of them.The third, minor, annoyance is that it doesn't have letters and numbers for algebraic notation of moves. I tried using a P-touch labeler, but that ended up looking tacky and cheap, so I hand-lettered the ranks and files with a black Sharpie.I'd buy it again, even knowing these problems.