Woah, this must be one of the most beautiful chess sets I've ever seen! All pieces look awesome, especially the very detailed knights!
Does anyone recognize these chess pieces?
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Very nice chess pieces!
It's a keeper.
Oct 20, 2013
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The pictures are not very clear (I possibly will make a better series when I have time), but the heads of the knights are very realistic. Also, they are naturally small around the nose. Unnaturally small for a chess piece.
I read that the first Staunton Knights were modeled from the Elgin marbles in the British Museum. Well, these knights really show that.
Someone stated that he/she played with the same set. Can you give more specific info about this set?
I would say the set was made in the late 70's/early to mid 80;s before that I don't think I ever seen a Knight with teeth. Even though I have a set made in India with teeth from around the 80's.
Well...
This set is the Stallion Set and you can see it in:
http://www.chesshouse.com/4_Stallion_Rosewood_Chess_Pieces_p/g257rtl.htm
or
http://www.chessbaron.com/chess-X3001.htm
Yeah, I recognize those pieces. The first pic has, from left to right, a white pawn, a white king, a white queen, and a white rook. The second pic has a white bishop, white knight, then a black knight, and then a black bishop. Theo other 2 pics have too many pieces, so I won't name them all here. If u have trouble rezognizing any of the pieces specifically just leave a message here specifying which piece you can't recognize, and I'll help you.
I would say it's a Modern Indian set. Obviously Knights had teeth as early as the middle of the 19th century when the Staunton set was first produced so don't go by that. I guess I don't see why it couldn't be from the 70s or 80s, but it looks newer than that to me.
Nice info & you are most likely right.
Oct 23, 2013
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I think that I found this chess set on the internet:
http://www.chessbaron.com/chess-X2005.htm seems to be identical.
Greetings
What size are these? I'm guessing 3.5" height or even smaller. Proportions look not quite right for a 3.75" or 4" set. Am I right? Do I win a prize? Looks contemporary Indian set marred by the usual "wasp waisted" rook and the just OK knights. I have 2 similar "affordables" , one a 4" and the other 4.5" with huge N's. HOS are nicer in the collector series or similar quality but priced out of sight. Ebony is a treasure as a wood though and I say that owning and loving several ebonized sets. Ebony just puts it over the top. Nice post. I need to get a camera...
Your right... 91mm is about 3 5/8 inch King. I actually prefer this King size rather than the 3 3/4 King. The USCF crybaby Yuppies wanted a bigger King & they got their way with the manufacturers! Its kind of difficult to find a nice set with a 3 1/2 inch to 3 5/8 King anymore in a style I like.
Oct 23, 2013
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They look a lot like a set I got on chessbaron.com, but now that I look closely, I can see there are a few differences... Great looking set anyway!
http://www.chess.com/photos/view_album/DeepGreene/my-new-chess-set-amp-board
Like music to my ears Mr. Kojak..!
9kick9 wrote:
Its kind of difficult to find a nice set with a 3 1/2 inch to 3 5/8 King anymore in a style I like.
Ain't that the truth. I've been looking for a 3 3/4" set for some time now but haven't found anything I like. My old boxwood/rosewood set isn't bad but the pieces are weighted very unevenly. On the other hand, I've had that set for about thirty years and they have a wonderful aged color.
MLeense, that set looks very nice. They must be a joy to push around the board.
Good evening,
Last week I placed a bid an won a used chess set. Ebony and boxwood, king height 91 mm. The pieces are really heavy, and are nicely detailed. I would like to know more about this chess set. Do you recognize it, and can you tell me a bit more about it? By the way, I already owned the chess board.