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Not Quite the Botvinnik Flohr 1933 Soviet Set

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I've been posting about the confusion surrounding the Botvinnik Flohr contests from their match in 1933 to the 1936 Moscow Tournament, focusing on the pieces used in those tournaments. Recently I acquired a  a Soviet set resembling that used in the 1933 Botvinnik-Flohr match, the set that Chess Bazaar and House of Staunton recently have reproduced.

The red and black pieces are in good vintage condition. The set is well-weighted for a mass-market Soviet set, at 608 grams. The kings are 3.7". They are shown here on a roll-up vintage West German board with 50 mm squares.

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ElCanarion

Wine!

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A position from Game 7 of the 1933 match. Botvinnik is White.

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Flohr's bishop bears down on Botvinnik's king.

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