Iconic Soviet Grossmeister Chessmen
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Very nice set! -
Glad to help Chuck. Imagine the hands that moved those pieces
That's one fine set. And there's no apparent chips and cracks, just surface wear and tear.
Feb 26, 2019
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Ronbo710 wrote:
Glad to help Chuck. Imagine the hands that moved those pieces
Indeed.
Feb 26, 2019
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liml wrote:
That's one fine set. And there's no apparent chips and cracks, just surface wear and tear.
Many thanks. These pieces have been well-used.
Great set, well loved and used.
Feb 27, 2019
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we are looking at history, imagine the battles those pieces have been in. Thanks for sharing, i always look forward to your posts friend
Feb 27, 2019
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Very nice. I like the fact that this set seems to be 100% wood. No plastic in sight. I am currently eying up a similar set on ebay (if someone doesn’t bag it first) 😬
cgrau wrote:
Ronbo710 wrote:
Glad to help Chuck. Imagine the hands that moved those pieces
Indeed.
Would you ever refinish a set like this or is that just not done?
An excellent and very rare specimen of the iconic Soviet Grossmeister chessmen, circa 1960. Heavily weighted for high level tournament play. All wood knights. Shown with a Rechapados Ferrar board and Soviet Jantar clock. Special thanks to Ron Harrison for bringing it to my attention.