Wow! Stunning sets 
Thanks for the pics, Cgrau. And, by the way, I have a 1961 Deutsche Schachzeitung with a nice article and picture on Grau. He was a fine player.
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Very nice and interesting pieces. Thanks for the pics and the links!
This set is very beautiful,but why is it 5000$
That's not USD.
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Hei Chuck
Beautiful set, but in my humble opinion, the Pawn ruins the aesthetics of the set. It's ugly, and without any elegance. It's like the Obelix Pawn
5000 argentinian pesos , more less $300
By the away, for more than six years in a former Brazilian chess site, it was announced this set, all manufactured by hand by a local artisan in Brazil
For my stupidity, I not scored the Craftsman name or state, nothing. I kept only this picture. Great work, strange beauty, but originality!
BurnAmos wrote:
Hei Chuck
Beautiful set, but in my humble opinion, the Pawn ruins the aesthetics of the set. It's ugly, and without any elegance. It's like the Obelix Pawn
5000 argentinian pesos , more less $300
By the away, for more than six years in a former Brazilian chess site, it was announced this set, all manufactured by hand by a local artisan in Brazil
For my stupidity, I not scored the Craftsman name or state, nothing. I kept only this picture. Great work, strange beauty, but originality!
Hi Arlindo.
That Brazilian set is both unique and beautiful. I especially like the ring work around the bottom of the bases.
You make a good point about the pawns. I wonder if it would be remedied by shrinking the diameter of the top of the pawn stem, making the pawns more in proper proportion to the King, Queen, and Bishop.
Impractical wrote:
Wow! Stunning sets
Thanks for the pics, Cgrau. And, by the way, I have a 1961 Deutsche Schachzeitung with a nice article and picture on Grau. He was a fine player.
Thanks, Mark! I have his biography in Spanish. I haven't tackled it yet.
burke3gd wrote:
Very nice and interesting pieces. Thanks for the pics and the links!
You're very welcome!
woodretarded wrote:
very beautiful
I agree, but Arlindo's point about the pawns, below, is well-taken.
Very Beautiful sets. There is a style to the Argentina sets that others don't have.
Like images 3 & 4 very much
Boxwood / Sheesham?
thx for sharing, Chuck
lofina_eidel_ismail wrote:
Like images 3 & 4 very much
Boxwood / Sheesham?
thx for sharing, Chuck
You're welcome, Lofina. I'm not sure about the woods.
Ronbo710 wrote:
Very Beautiful sets. There is a style to the Argentina sets that others don't have.
Agreed, Ron.
Jun 27, 2016
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Chuck, that's an irrestable antique book! I bet there are some pearls of practical play in that! I am looking for my Schachzeitung...
cgrau wrote:
Ever since Ron and Arlindo posted on Brazilian and Argentine sets, I've been intrigued, especially since my chess namesake, Roberto Grau, was for many years the champion of Argentina and an international competitor of note. In looking for sets from these two chess-loving countries, I came across an artisan from Argentina who offers what I find to be some very attractive sets. Unfortunately, Ajedrez Hirsch does not export its work--yet, anyway. Here is a link to the Ajedrez Hirsch website and some photos of their sets...
http://www.ajedrez-hirsch.com.ar/
VERY Nice sets. That cross on the King is one of the things that drew me to the Olimpico sets. And I'm not even religious 
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informaticacobach29 wrote:
This chessboard was made by this same artisan. It seems that this is a just one man corporation. Impressive.
I'm seriously thinking in bringing one of these beauties to México, soon.
Please post pics when it gets there!
Hi guys, @cgrau @informaticacobach29, I've made a video review about this set. I can tell you it's amazing.
(I haven't yet added subtitles to the vid, as it's in Spanish but I think the main idea is understandable).
I'll try to get those pictures I used in the last section of the video and post them here.
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Ever since Ron and Arlindo posted on Brazilian and Argentine sets, I've been intrigued, especially since my chess namesake, Roberto Grau, was for many years the champion of Argentina and an international competitor of note. In looking for sets from these two chess-loving countries, I came across an artisan from Argentina who offers what I find to be some very attractive sets. Unfortunately, Ajedrez Hirsch does not export its work--yet, anyway. Here is a link to the Ajedrez Hirsch website and some photos of their sets...
http://www.ajedrez-hirsch.com.ar/