Help identifying a chess set - Chess Forums

ganz_unten

Jan 17, 2015

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#1

Hello,

I have been able to get a chess set from an eastern europe country (ukrania or russia I think).

As you are very experienced, maybe you can help me identifying it. Year (or decade) and country.

It was very cheap, but I was catched by the design. It is great to play with a 50-55mm chessboard. Not weighted. Made in wood.

I specialy enjoy the knights.

No idea of how old it is, but I don't think it is very old, as it is very well conserved.

Sorry for the quality of the photos, I took them with my mobile.

Thanks a lot everyone

ganz_unten

Jan 17, 2015

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#2

Tried...

A lot of chess sets, but they all look too similar to google.

Thanks

Fish_Ninja

Jan 17, 2015

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#3

wow . . . beauty of a set, great going!

timone_ony

Jan 17, 2015

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#4

No idea

9kick9

Jan 17, 2015

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#5

Thats a nice looking set & with the wide bases I don't think it needs to be weighted.

ganz_unten

Jan 17, 2015

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#6

DowdyTheFifth escribió:

Did you see any that were from the same area?

I saw some russian chess sets. The most similar one was one from noj, but nothing exactly the same. I supposse there must be tons of russian variations. But I had some hope to find where it came from, because of the stylish knights.

Anyway a really good purchase, I'm very happy with it.

Thanks

Fish_Ninja

Jan 17, 2015

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#7

Yes, after lengthy research, this is the pseudo-Staunton Althausen classical set collection by Zildjian.

ganz_unten

Jan 17, 2015

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#8

yes_dear escribió:

Yes, after lengthy research, this is the pseudo-Staunton Althausen classical set collection by Zildjian.

:| ...

I search for "Staunton Althausen classical set collection by Zildjian" and I didn't find anything but cymbals...

Do you know about any link to make some research?

thanks a lot

tmkroll

Jan 17, 2015

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#9

Looks Russian to me. Can't find anything more similar than some of these: http://www.chess-museum.com/russian--soviet-chess-sets.html

ganz_unten

Jan 18, 2015

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#10

tmkroll escribió:

Looks Russian to me. Can't find anything more similar than some of these: http://www.chess-museum.com/russian--soviet-chess-sets.html

Thanks for the link :)

FrankHelwig

Jan 18, 2015

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#11

good to see you back on this forum, Arlindo

ganz_unten

Jan 18, 2015

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#12

xadrezmemoria escribió:

Can humbly suggest this link with my collection of Russian-Soviet chess pieces?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MXTwxG4N62Y

In my blog Xadrezmemoria I done several studies (10 posts) on the variety of Soviet chess sets. (Only in Portuguese my beloved language)

Ex:

http://xadrezmemoria.blogspot.pt/search/label/Pe%C3%A7as%20Xadrez%20Sovi%C3%A9ticas

Thanks

Thanks!, I was able to find the video in youtube, but the posts are really great. That's a wonderfull collection by the way.

No problem with the portuguese, I'm spaniard with some "gallegos" relatives :))

Thanks everyone for your info. For sure, mine looks also as a soviet chess set, maybe a slightly more modern version.

ganz_unten

Jan 18, 2015

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#13

xadrezmemoria, the set on http://www.kadun.ru/store/4 is nearly the same!!

Only slightly differences in the horses, but it is almost the same than mine. It claims it is a design from the 60's so ... mission accomplished!! , It is a russian chess set from the sixties ...

Thanks a lot everyone