Drueke chess set

Please forgive my poor photography, but I just wanted to share this image of my plastic Drueke chess set.  Any other fans of this design out there?

I will post some better pics later.

The Drueke set is very nice.! I had one & sold it. I regret it to this day.

Nice Drueke and...Yep, Yep, Yep...been there done that too. What in the hell was I thinking !

here's mine:

Frank ,  I had a dreuke set like the one pictured , loaned it to a friend , moved and never got it back .  We lost contact over the years and I dont even know if he's still living . 

I just saw on ebay a used plastic Drueke set for sale at $195, and in mint condition for $295.  I suppose not many were made? I hear that this design was discontinued long ago.

Thanks Frank, that's a much better photograph.

I went to a couple of the Korchnoi/Mecking   games when they played their candidates match in Augusta Ga ( of Masters golf fame ) and was shocked that they were playing their games on a plastic dreuke and roll up board ! 

Reb.. you are a lucky guy to have seen 2 games from these guys. Korch The Torch is still playing in his 80's I read. Its disgusting that these two fine GM's had to use such Equipment.!

It's not the most beautiful set out there, but it has a certain dignity.  Some people feel nostalgiac about this design.

I do as well.! My main point is it should be a nice wooden set & board for GM's of this calibur to play on.!

Chess piece porn? What is next?

I not only like the look, but the feel is particularly great when moving them around, due to the ample weighting. I noticed at a tournament or two last year that some are much shinier sets than the (older) one I have and have always seen around. Don't know if that's because there is a newer, shiny version or if some people wax or otherwise coat theirs.

My 70's Drueke was a matt finish with no shine. It could have been sweat or oil from the hands but, should be easily washed off with a damp cloth.

Julio.. If you don't like it here why stay? We like to see & discuss various chess equipment. Have Jr. take up soccer instead of chess. You will be both happier then IMO.

So Julio, we see your intials are J.A. We usually call them donkeys out here in the wild west, but sometimes we refer to them as something else...

Thats a good one Robb.! Maybe the Troll will move on to some other Forum & leave us alone.

When guys start talking about fetishes with respect to children on chess forums that kids read, alarm bells should activate. Red flag.

Here's another one. What I like best about the set is the weighting. They're fairly heavy and very stable.

Your lucky to have that one Gomer.! Drueke made the best weighted plastic sets & were seamless. They were truly ahead of their time.