in search of a particular Drueke chess set
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tbeazlie
Dec 20, 2021
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I am looking for a set that was a metal board placed in a shallow box, with magnetic pieces. The box could be covered with the box with pieces in place. Initially the box was plastic, but later was a stiff card board. The box about 7 inches square. Thanks.
You mean this one? 
If so, that’s a Drueke magneticset. You’ll see them on EBay occasionally, but the more common version is the Drueke “Little Jewel”, which has the same style of pieces, but comes in a folding board with a walnut frame. I have one of the type you want somewhere, packed away amongst the collection. Mine is one of the later versions in the cardboard box. I bought it around 1985.
Two have sold on eBay in the past month.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/165183064912
https://www.ebay.com/itm/265408759350
$16 and $50. The latter one being in better condition with original sticker. Looks unused.
I have two plastic case versions in my collection. I believe the brown one is earlier . 
I had one of these, it was the plastic one. I loaned it to my buddy to take ashore and play in a cafe when we were pulled into Toulon and the clown dropped it over the side coming back to the boat. That would have been ‘86 or ‘88 I think. So, I know where you can find one….
There are a couple on eNay right now, $40-$50 range.
There is a scene in the movie "Gravity" where Sandra Bullock's character enters the International Space Station and tries to re-establish communication with Kowalski using the onboard radio... and seemingly out of nowhere a rook from Drueke magnetic chess set floats by her side. If you think about it, it makes perfect sense to have these sets on the space station.
MCH818 wrote:
Wow! I would never notice that. That’s a good find.
You and I are normal people, who would never notice anything else when Sandra Bullock in her tight thingies is in full view.
Mister Zagryan, what's wrong with you?!
TheOneCalledMichael wrote:
Mister Zagryan, what's wrong with you?!
I appreciate everyone’s thoughtful responses. While Sandra Bullock is a superb actress, she is not my type. I prefer someone older, like...
Audrey Hepburn in Roman Holiday...
Jane Fonda in Barefoot in the Park...
or younger, like Sodam Park in Parasite.
They would all hold my attention any day. If anyone has a favorite resource on this topic that they’d like to share, I’m totally open to it.
I would like to have the ACTUAL Drueke in the photo below:
zagryan wrote:
and seemingly out of nowhere a rook from Drueke magnetic chess set floats by her side. If you think about it, it makes perfect sense to have these sets on the space station.
This happened back in 2008:
https://www.space.com/5946-checkmate-astronaut-battles-earth-chess.html
chessroboto wrote:
I would like to have the ACTUAL Drueke in the photo below:
Neat photo. It appears to be a Jacques, not Drueke.
Here is the high-end wood version. Gotta admit, I'm tempted.
I have this set. It's also known by model nos. 550 and 877.510.
I don't particularly like it. The pieces are too small for me and it's hard to differentiate different pieces. The bishop and the pawn are too similar. Any takers?
Correction. Model no. 877.10.
Dec 24, 2022
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#17
The wooden one in the picture is faulty. Look at how the pieces are set up...
Yes, the setup posted by Pawnerai has the bishops and knights in the wrong positions. There's nothing wrong with the chess set, but whoever set it up should have known better.
Also, the board is in the wrong orientation. The lowest, rightmost square should be light, not dark.
Kaliuzhkin wrote:
I have this set. It's also known by model nos. 550 and 877.510.
I don't particularly like it. The pieces are too small for me and it's hard to differentiate different pieces. The bishop and the pawn are too similar. Any takers?
@Kaliuzhkin Which case version do you have? Cardboard, plastic, or the wood? I'm interested in the wood one (Post#16) if that's the one you have.