Help identifying (Polish?) chess set

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vandalton

Hello, I've came across this forum just yesterday and browsed like 40 pages of this subforum, watching pictures of interesting chess set and learning a lot about pieces styles.

However, I'm curious if my first chess set is a well-known style, or not. Could you please help me to identify it?

As a new user I cannot add photos, so I used a trick like one user before me, and I put it as an avatar.

This set is sentimental for me, because it's the first one I used in my life. The left knight is apparently not a part of original set, because it looks different than the other 3 knights. Two pawns were missing and my dad made replacements on the lathe.

If I knew this type has a name or something, I would try to locate another set like this, complete and in better condition. It kind of remind me Vienna type, but I couldn't find the exact one.

Thanks!

Prince_of_Bohemia

A lot of polish sets have similarities to the Vienna style. Opposite colour bishop tops, "ribs" on pieces and shapes in general. My grandfather has a very similar set to yours. My guess would be Polish chess set from the 70's or 80's. 

oneshotgamer

Wow so I am not the only person who has a polish chess set.

 

 

vandalton

Thanks. Yeah, I quess you are right - it is probably some generic chess set inspired by the Vienna style. Now I can post images here, so....

@oneshotgamer - definitely you are not the only one person who has a polish chess set happy.pngRecently, after "Queen's Gambit" debut, I talked with a friend who didn't play chess, but now he started a little bit. He posted me a picture of his chess set and it is also polish, and also has some similiarities to the Vienna style. 

 

mgyuri73

I have this one. I think it is from Poland:

vandalton

@mgyuri73 - this is definitely a set from Poland. It is still quite popular on polish auction sites. As far as I remember, these chess sets were produced in Cieszyn city in the 80'.