Knubbel Chess Sets

Sort:
Avatar of lighthouse

Nice set , like the knight's ,

Avatar of ungewichtet

@MCH818 Wow, that is fantastic! What knubbel extravaganza! Cool pieces. And the colours! Playing black would be my chess equivalent of wine and port, playing white Molle mit Korn happy.png

Avatar of magictwanger

Well MCH...You were right....If you're not happy with the itty bitty cracks I'll take it....What a beauty! OMG!

Avatar of chessmaster_diamond

Lovely Knubbel version. I wouldn't worry about that tiny crack in the knight. You'd be hard-pressed to find an alternative sample of that same version. Be happy.

Avatar of broomstuck

Amazing set @MCH818 . I just LOVE all the detail in these small pieces and the glass eyes! And these delicate pieces were supposed to be used by kids learning the game! Luckily your set was preserved very well.

And about the cracks - for me these imperfections add a bit of character - part of the story of these pieces.

Avatar of magictwanger

Have you ever seen Willie Nelson's guitar? Not in any kind of reasonable shape,but has made some great music. That Knubbel set is remarkable!

Avatar of Bamboo58

Finally found a vintage Knubbel from Denmark. It has been on my wish list for a long time. I have displayed it on three boards. As a bonus I found a copy of Bent Larsens Best Games 1970 english translation version not far from me. Goes well with the set.




Avatar of Bamboo58

If anyone can tell me how to straighten up the photos that would be great. They were ok when I prepared the post but once I hit Post they ended sideways.

Avatar of Powderdigit
My work around is to make any edit to a photo on my phone and they will load in the right direction. For whatever reason, sometimes unedited photos load sideways? The edit can be as simple as a slight crop —- anything at all - and it works. I don’t think you can straighten them once loaded so you would need to edit the post, delete photos and re-upload.
Great set too. 👍
Avatar of ungewichtet

It is understandable that you promote the products of your employer, but would you be so kind to buy ads at chess.com for that purpose? It is a drag, hayesmills. Thank you

Avatar of Bamboo58

Thanks for the tip Mark. Photos fixed.

Avatar of ungewichtet

As readers of the forum know, the poster I adressed has made it a daily routine to write some affirmative blah-blah and post a link to one seller's website for some reproduction of the vintage set in question, a travellers set or what else related they have to offer.. Whole threads you can ignore, but if someone spams all over the place..

Avatar of ungewichtet

And, yes: Extremely nice knubbel set-ups! Thank you for sharing, Bamboo58!

Avatar of lighthouse

Very nice set up  Bamboo58 . Enjoy your set .

Avatar of mjeman

The shill/spammer in this thread had his previous account and all posts deleted. It could happen again, but it would likely just lead to whack-a-mole. I don't really see a reason for shilling for CB since it gets plenty of legitimate mentions here gratis.

On topic, I appreciate the pictures of the Bamboo58's fine vintage knubbel set. It helps me appreciate the veracity of the CB repro that I own. (Look, a legitimate, gratis mention.) I also have a Bent Larsen game collection book in my Amazon shopping cart. I like the idea of posing them together.

Avatar of Powderdigit
Bamboo58 wrote:

Thanks for the tip Mark. Photos fixed.

You’re welcome. 👍

Avatar of EfimLG47

Hi everybody, together with my co-author Klaus Seiersen I have recently written an article titled "The true origin of the 'Knubbel' sets". It is featured in the current November issue of the Chess Collector magazine. You can access the article (and many more) in the new "Articles & Publications" section on my website. Enjoy!

Avatar of Bamboo58

Enjoyed reading your article. Thanks.

Avatar of Powderdigit

I am delighted to have picked up these plastic Knubbel pieces. They are in great condition and I really like the reverse-colour bases. A wonderful touch. I have no idea when they were manufactured nor where?! I’m not fussed, they are an excellent addition to my collection and of course, if anyone has seen Knubbel pieces with the two-tone bases before - I’d love any further information.

Avatar of BrownishGerbil

Lovely set Powder, great looking on that board!