2013 FIDE Chamionship set reproduction

I bought the reproduction set from ebay, from Royalchessmall. Just received the pieces, very nicely wrapped, only THEY ARE NOT THE SAME AS IN THE PICTURE. They've sent me the Staunton "players" model.

So it seems I've been fooled.

Sorry to hear this. I was much more fortunate.

In October of this year, I ordered RoyalChessMall's 2013 World Championship chess set from their Etsy shop. Their photographs showed it to be nearly identical to the official FIDE chess set, differing in appearance only in the base of the knights. Upon receiving the set from them, I was pleasantly surprised that what I had received was not the set pictured in their Etsy store, but rather, from all appearances and specifications, an actual new FIDE chess set with extra queens for about 1/3 of the price that the set sells for elsewhere. It also seems that I snagged the last one, as the set disappeared from RoyalChessMall's Etsy and Ebay shops after I purchased mine.

Hi! I've been thinking after seeing this 2018 Championship photos that the knight changed, and you say there is a 'new FIDE chess set'. So there is a new set? I thought that and posted that question.. https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/has-the-fide-chess-set-knight-design-changed

Thank you. Will update here when everything is corrected. 

https://chessbyindia.com/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=64

i found these pieces, any infromation of that website?

You really need to work on your language and writing skills.  You have used the word, "fake" too many times and messed up the context.

Finally received the set. It's sad, because in the ebay picture they show the official pieces, but then you receive a bad imitation.

The neck and chest of the knight, are much thicker... nothing to do with the delicate official design (and shown in ebay). My recommendation is to save a little longer and buy the actual official set.

"Royalchessmall produces very poor quality sets. The pictures are different from the products they sell and the wood they use is simply rubbish."

Can you please post some photographs of the RoyalChessMall chess sets that you have so that we can see how they differ from their photographs and the rubbish quality of their wood?

If Fabi wins, I will buy the set sold by World Chess and own a piece of American chess history. According to the website, only 500 are produced each cycle.

Question: What do you guys think of the leather board sold by World Chess?

They're all different!

The Official FIDE 2013 set, the RoyalChessMall version, and the Official World Chess set which claims to be the same as the Official FIDE 2013 set, yet clearly has different knights with a slightly different shape and a considerably different mane and base.

In the end, after all, they decided to let me keep the professional series reproduction set they sent by mistake... So I guess I'm happy. Just bear in mind the reproduction and the official pieces are slightly different, but still they are quality weighed pieces, with quality wood and finish, and tbh the only detectable different piece is the knight. 10/10 would buy again!

ACTUALLY, the wood and overall design of the pieces I received is pretty good. It's boxwood, it's weighted, probably with lead, which you won't find if your pieces are made in Europe, and they have very good finish.

In fact, I recently bought the Bluetooth DGT board with timeless pieces... and THOSE are really crap. Feel like they are made of cork, they haven't been barnished... Board is neat, though.

In conclusion, I would buy again from Royal Chess Mall. Just be aware that the pieces won't be exactly the same design as official... but 1/3 of the price.

"... but 1/3 of the price."

Closer to 1/4 of the price, from RoyalChessMall's eBay store.