these are from the same set of the chess piece yesterday. no, it's not for chess. the set is a seven-game set - chess, backgammon, poker, domino, checkers, cribbage and poker - all in one small wooden package the size of a lunch plate, but square, not round. :-P
the top cover serves not only as a cover but as the board for chess/checkers and the reverse for backgammon. it has all the pieces for those games, including a bicycle brand deck of cards. the box has compartments for all the game pieces and the cards. and it's so compact and small i can put it in my book shelf along with my books. and it's handy when on nights like this i have nothing!