The 1950 Dubrovnik Olympiad Chess Tables: Where are they now?

Much has been discussed in these forums about the original 1950 Dubrovnik Olympiad chess sets and how they are so rare and hard to find.  But I wonder what happened to the chess tables used for that Olympiad? If my caculations are correct, there were 16 teams competing in this event.  Each round consisted of 4 board matches, so that would require at least 32 chess tables for this Olympiad.  Maybe our Dubrovnik Guru Jonas can shed some light on the subject. One would think  a few of these chess tables  would have survived over the years. Maybe some of them are floating around in some Croation chess clubs?  included are some picutres of the Olympiad players using these chess tables. One final thought, I wonder what's the story on the chess clocks used for this Olympiad?  Dubrovnik Mania has reached new levels of madness!

> Maybe Jonas can shed some light on the subject

Maybe I can try.

The Dubrovnik tables were square, had inlaid 50 mm square size chessboards, a drawer for the pieces and a sliding shelf for national flags inserted in oversized rook piedestals. They were apparently reused in all major tournaments in Yugoslavia in the Fifties, here's a pic from the 1959 Candidates:

They were very solidly built with crossfixed legs for additional stability, but their finish darkened and inlaid chessboards faded away with time. This is how they look today sixty five years later:

;-)

-Izmet Fekali

It appears to me that the varnish has darkened over the years & not the table or board. An expert wood worker should be able to restore both.

Yes, I said "their finish darkened."

-Izmet

What about the Dubrovnik ash trays?

Again, another great thread with photos and those wonderful old tables. Also, the picture with a younger Fischer kinda told us something about his affinity toward the Dubrovnik chess sets. Just a guess here, that he liked the Dubrovnik sets so much as a young man, that it carried into his older years as well. We all have fond memories of our younger years and just maybe it's possible that the Dubrovnik chess sets became part of his own fond memories, hence his devotion and love of the Dubrovnik chess set heritage carried on for the remainder of his life.

Geez, now we have to go build another look alike table and purchase a Dubrovnik I for it. Thanks a lot fellas for making us spend more money that's exceeding our current budget lol.     

Edit added-We've always wondered, why is it that in 1972 Fischer was so adamant on using the Jaques set versus a Dubrovnik set for the world championship back then. We would have thought that in general Spassky being from Russia and with the general Ukrain area influence and of course Fischer's love for the Dubrovnik chess sets, that it would have been a natural selection for the championship at that time. Could it have been a concern that it might be of an advantage or disadvantage to one or another, and was it ever even brought up at that time between both camps ? Maybe you guys could shed some light on that as well. Oh, we're not trying to change the subject of those old wonderful tables, so carry on my friends.  

"Apparently Fischer was so impressed with the set that when he played Spassky in 1972 he tried to get everything similar to what he played on in Havana!"

https://kevinspraggettonchess.wordpress.com/2009/11/02/havana-1966-chess-piecesboard-and-table/