An eco-conscious departure from Manopoulos's traditional wood boards, this set builds the entire 40×40cm playing surface from natural cork — alternating brown-natural and plain cork squares create genuine texture and tonal contrast rather than a painted checkerboard. Cork's natural sound-dampening properties also make for a quieter game than wood or acrylic boards.

Thirty-two modern-style wooden chessmen in ivory and brown, crafted from natural and ebonized wood, complete the set, keeping the piece design contemporary rather than classically ornate to match the board's minimalist material language.