Dads Chavet chess set.
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Okay I feel a bit stupid on the outside left of the wood box is a label with B210 and their logo is this what’s called a vintage set? The knights eyes are on the side and the queen has a small nipple :-)
Robert Thankyou so much for the excellent info it’s great that my dad had such an important chess set !!
May 4, 2020
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Great set. My personal favourite! Hard to know how much they are worth, maybe average of £500 over the last few years? A few "reproductions" have been attempted but none of them have been particularly good. Enjoy it 😊
Thankyou Audio very kind I compared it to my sons set and it feels so good in the hand truly a beautiful set :)
@Ronbo710 hi my post was muted by chess.coms bit spotter!!! @rcmacmillan suggested you are the oracle !! ;-)
Keep it forever.
coffeehouse_chess_1 wrote:
Why is this set so special? It looks like simple staunton with german knights.
"this much loved Chavet chess set that belonged to my late father"
Because it is special.
That looks really nice. Do you have a board for it?
Yes definitely a GEM. Everyone wants this set now. It was used in the 1990, 1993 and 1995 World Chess Championships and the 1990's Intel Chess Grand Prix These full size vintage Chavet sets are very hard to come by. Keep it for memory's sake however. No better reason. Congrats 
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k3vnn wrote:
@Ronbo710 hi my post was muted by chess.coms bit spotter!!! @rcmacmillan suggested you are the oracle !! ;-)
Thanks I don't know if I would go that far lol. My response is below. But here is also a link to another Chavet set post with many questions answered. Congrats & Keep it https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/where-can-i-buy-a-chess-set-similar-to-the-one-used-in-lyons-1990?page=2
Congratulations that is a beautiful Chess set and even more special since it belonged to your father... !!!
Ah, the elusive grand Chavet. Nice family heirloom.
May 9, 2020
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coffeehouse_chess_1 wrote:
Why is this set so special? It looks like simple staunton with german knights.
The Chavet sets were used in World Championship matches during the 1990's and early 2000's. That is one reason it is special. Of course family heirlooms are even more special.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jkjk3DubxEE
Here are some of the greats of our Game with your set ... 
Thankyou do much for your kind and informative comments any thoughts on long term storage for dads Chavet set?
May 10, 2020
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k3vnn wrote:
Thankyou do much for your kind and informative comments any thoughts on long term storage for dads Chavet set?
Mainly keep the set away from extreme temperature conditions along with too high or too low humidity levels. Indoors in a closet shelf is my recommendation. I tend to store my wooden sets in plastic containers. Mainly because it is cheaper than wooden storage boxes. Where your set is in an original box. Most defiantly keep them together.
Hi can anyone help me identify this much loved Chavet chess set that belonged to my late father. The difficulty I’m having is that the kings are quite large (approx 93mm ) getting on for 3 and three quarters inches whereas the ones I have seen are smaller? The base of the king is approx 33mm and felted. The set itself Is beautifully weighted and in very good lightly used condition.
I think that this was his best set