Great set, cgrau! It's very rare to find a Soviet set of this quality of wood stain and with weights, as the vast majority of Soviet sets that I've encountered are unweighted
Flohr-Botvinnik: A Masterpiece of a Set
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cgrau wrote:
A few more shots...
Hey Chuck, I gotta tell you your set and chess table are a perfect match! I already have 2 chess tables, but I'm half tempted to buy the HOS Camarratta table...simply gorgeous!
Feb 22, 2017
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I might have considered the table if the squares were 2.5" to accommodate my bigger kings.
Feb 22, 2017
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KholmovDM wrote:
Great set, cgrau! It's very rare to find a Soviet set of this quality of wood stain and with weights, as the vast majority of Soviet sets that I've encountered are unweighted
Many thanks, Dana. Rare indeed.
Feb 22, 2017
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cghori wrote:
I might have considered the table if the squares were 2.5" to accommodate my bigger kings.
Most of the tables I've seen have smaller squares. Which sets and what size kings? I have some 4.4" kings from Official Staunton and House of Staunton I could place on there and take some pictures for you of how they look, if you'd like.
Feb 22, 2017
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goodknightmike wrote:
cgrau wrote:
A few more shots...
Hey Chuck, I gotta tell you your set and chess table are a perfect match! I already have 2 chess tables, but I'm half tempted to buy the HOS Camarratta table...simply gorgeous!
Thanks, Mike. Yeah, I mothballed my other one despite its sentimental value because this one is wider and better accommodates beers, snacks, and slain pieces.
In the USSR, there was a popular slogan "All the best - to children!". As you can see, in this chess school or section is also used this set.
Feb 22, 2017
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PenWarrior wrote:
In the USSR, there was a popular slogan "All the best - to children!". As you can see, in this chess school or section is also used this set.
That is awesome, Pen. Thanks for posting it. That most certainly is this set.
Petrosian vs Korchnoi
Neishtadt vs Polugaevski
TAIMANOV ??
Feb 22, 2017
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Pen:
No Petrosian with Korchnoi but Vladimir Zak
Schultz-Golovko ( Nikolay)
No Taimanov, but Grigory Levenfich
In the game Schultz-Golovko, as was often the case in local tournaments and clubs, an incredible mix of chess pieces. Even in prestigious St. Petersburg Chess Club it was common to mix pieces of various shapes due to the fragility of some pieces in rapid chess.
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Pen:
No Petrosian with Korchnoi but Vladimir Zak
No Taimanov, but Grigory Levenfich
Yes, thank you, it's Vladimir Zak with Korchnoy:
http://www.e3e5.com/article.php?id=1674
And Levenfish, of course:
https://chesspro.ru/thesaurus/neishtadt_chto_ni_sudba_to_tragedia15
Another amazing combination, Chuck!
From BurnAmos video: is it this one?
Feb 24, 2017
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Arlindo's excellent blog Xadrez Memoria presents a lot of photographic evidence suggesting that these pieces, or pieces very similar to them, were used in the Moscow Chess Club, that Fischer played with them there in 1957, that they were used in the 1956 Olympiad in Moscow and the 1957 USSR Championship. The following photos are from Arlindo's blog, http://xadrezmemoria.blogspot.com/2012_04_01_archive.html.
Petrosian-Fisher, 1957:
Congratulations, the quality looks impressive and I imagine that they have a unique feeling to hold. Thank you for posting the photos as this is as close to one of these sets that I will probably ever get. Have a good vacation!
Come over and play some time and see for yourself! Many thanks.