Chess sets. Favorite set you own?
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MadeInYugoslavia
Oct 8, 2021
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#21
Oct 8, 2021
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#22
Powderdigit, Philippines set! Wow, someone put some love and care into that one...
Sad side bar: I picked up chess at the start of 2020 & around 1,000 games online. I've never played a single competitive OTB game in my life (played a few before I had even 1 clue as a kid). And I want to soooo bad!!! My OTB club I started was set to begin August 15th & Delta kicked the can down the road indefinitely....
Oct 8, 2021
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#24
Gotta' go with The 19Th Century Alekhine set,that I bought from "Oldset" on Etsy a few months ago.
Oct 9, 2021
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#25
Favorite World Championship set. 1972 Reykjavik set. Favorite set is my custom Russian Bride set.
For the moment it's my Reykjavik ll from HoS but that's likely to change as I have a 3.75 antiqued Marshall 1900 on the way from CB.
Oct 9, 2021
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#27
The only proper chess set we own is the only one I've ever really fallen in love with - a vintage Soviet Nobles set from Valdai. I'd like to get a nice wooden board for it. That Rechapados Ferrer board is lovely - might have to look for one that would match this set well. It's a small set - the king is only 3" high and check out the teeny rook.
Oct 9, 2021
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#28
fogtowngirl wrote:
The only proper chess set we own is the only one I've ever really fallen in love with - a vintage Soviet Nobles set from Valdai. I'd like to get a nice wooden board for it. That Rechapados Ferrer board is lovely - might have to look for one that would match this set well. It's a small set - the king is only 3" high and check out the teeny rook.
Lovely set. I fell in love with Soviet sets a few years ago, I have 3 of them now but that one is different. I do love the Rooks, even though I love good, stout Rooks. Those are unique.
One of my favorite sets is the 1885 Leipzig Augustea Club set repro that I had made 1 1/2 years ago in a limited edition of 20.
@loc7777777 - in case you are interested in the Philippine Staunton chess set, I still have those available. You can message me either via chess.com or via email (holger.langer@chess-collection.de).
Wait, people have several sets?
DefenderPug2 hat geschrieben:
Wait, people have several sets?
@DefenderPug2 - surprise, surprise! 
In my case >200.
They all look so similar
Oct 10, 2021
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#34
Holger...That set is pure class,especialy on that beautiful board....and.....the wood of the table they rest on is stunning!
Just plain WOW!
magictwanger hat geschrieben:
Holger...That set is pure class,especialy on that beautiful board....and.....the wood of the table they rest on is stunning!
Just plain WOW!
@magictwanger - Thanks, the table is a mid 19th century folding table with beautiful burl walnut veneer. It has two large scratches, which is why I got it for as little as 80 US$.
DefenderPug2 wrote:
They all look so similar
Surprise surprise, most are based on Staunton design
Oct 10, 2021
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#37
DefenderPug2 wrote:
They all look so similar
Ah, Grasshopper, the first glance is not truly seeing.
*imagines a set pearled and decorated with silver and gold linen*
Oct 10, 2021
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#39
I don't know the history of this antinque travel set from Asia but it is a really neat set that someone loved dearly and used as their main portable set. I love to think of the games that were possibly played on this set & when & where:
