Very nice pieces chuck! congratulations! by the way, the knight pieces are also made of wood, not plastic, right? I think you could write a book about Soviet chessmen ;)
Thanks, Fer! Yes, the knights are wood. As much as I'd like to write a book on Soviet chessmen, but that would require learning Russian, researching Soviet sources, and research in the former Soviet states themselves. Or perhaps finding a co-author from there.
Very nice pieces chuck! congratulations! by the way, the knight pieces are also made of wood, not plastic, right? I think you could write a book about Soviet chessmen ;)
(I'd pay more than a dollar ...)
LOL. I'd certainly charge more than a dollar.
A beautiful specimen indeed Chuck, thanks for sharing
WOW Chuck - I didn't even know you had such a perfect specimen 
. My example should be arriving this week 
... 
i bought the other set. picked up the victorian table on a whim. it works together surprisingly well, even though the pieces are slightly too large for the squares. i did not research it, are they restored original pieces?
43 mm
look at this interpretation of a staunton from nuts,bolts and hooks. not great to play with but pretty. made the board from a cupboard shelf.
pieces were a present a friend saw on one one of the greek islands.
by the way if anyone wants to trade a 1961 baku set for the 1960 set i'm up for it. i love mine but prefer the baku. not sure what the relative values are. i think the baku is more expensive.
@cgrau, what size squares on the board in your pictures?
2.375"
Impressive nice to play with weighted Soviet pieces! My sets so far are all very light.
WOW Chuck - I didn't even know you had such a perfect specimen . My example should be arriving this week ...
Nice Ronbo!, did you got it in Etsy?
Regards
WOW Chuck - I didn't even know you had such a perfect specimen . My example should be arriving this week ...
Nice Ronbo!, did you got it in Etsy?
Regards
Hello - Funny you should ask. Yes that one arrived a long time ago from an etsy seller (old post) . But I also have a near mint example arriving in a week or two. It also is all wood no plastic finials or knight tops. And has the red bottoms which were prevalent in the 1950's GM sets. Here's a few pics of it from the seller. And a vintage pic of the Great Soviet I.M. Anatoly Bannik with an identical set ... 
that's a fine set ron. love the red felt bases. blue is more common right?
that's a fine set ron. love the red felt bases. blue is more common right?
Hi Martin - It is believed blue felt is actually used on the earliest GM sets. My earliest one near the top of this page with the thick knights, conical bishop miters and super wide Rook bases has dark blue
Very nice pieces chuck! congratulations! by the way, the knight pieces are also made of wood, not plastic, right? I think you could write a book about Soviet chessmen ;)
(I'd pay more than a dollar ...)