Looking for Bobby Fischer® Series Cavalier Black and Camel Plastic Chessmen or similar

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KnightsForkCafe wrote:

Not the best picture but here's what the Kings Indian set looks like in Black and Camel.

 

The Bishop's head reminds me of a light blub  The Rooks have 6 cuts instead of 4 cuts. Some parts of this set reminds me of another Drueke plastic set. Mainly the Bishops, Rooks, Pawns.

 

Thank you for posting pictures of your set. It is a nice looking one and I might just go with that one. Going to do a little more searching around first though just to see if anyone still has the Bobby Fischer Cavalier set in stock. So far, all the places I have checked are sold out of it. I wonder if it is being discontinued. Does anyone know what company made that set? As maybe I should contact them to ask.

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ChessCatKitty wrote:
KnightsForkCafe wrote:

Not the best picture but here's what the Kings Indian set looks like in Black and Camel.

 

The Bishop's head reminds me of a light blub  The Rooks have 6 cuts instead of 4 cuts. Some parts of this set reminds me of another Drueke plastic set. Mainly the Bishops, Rooks, Pawns.

 

Thank you for posting pictures of your set. It is a nice looking one and I might just go with that one. Going to do a little more searching around first though just to see if anyone still has the Bobby Fischer Cavalier set in stock. So far, all the places I have checked are sold out of it. I wonder if it is being discontinued. Does anyone know what company made that set? As maybe I should contact them to ask.

The Bobby Fischer Cavalier set that you are referring to was produced and sold by Shelby Lohrman's American Chess Equipment (AmChessEq.com).  Shelby also sold the set through Amazon and, I believe, a few other sites as well.  As posted earlier by @cenicebrio here is a link to the product web page on Shelby's website.  However the set no longer appears on the website, so it appears it is no longer available.  You could contact Shelby directly (he's a good guy, honest, so he would try to help you if it's at all available).  The best way to contact/correspond with him is via telephone  (310-329-9143 business;  562-225-8324 mobile).  He is located in Gardena, California.  He also has an account on chess.com, so you could also try messaging him here  @ShelbyLohrman.

https://amchesseq.com/products/the-bobby-fischer%e2%84%a2-series-cavalier-black-and-camel-plastic-chessmen-with-3-3-4-inch-king-triple-weighted?variant=7647837716538

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RussBell wrote:
 

The Bobby Fischer Cavalier set that you are referring to was produced and sold by Shelby Lohrman's American Chess Equipment (AmChessEq.com).  Shelby also sold the set through Amazon and, I believe, a few other sites as well.  As posted earlier by @cenicebrio here is a link to the product web page on Shelby's website.  However the set no longer appears on the website, so it appears it is no longer available.  You could contact Shelby directly (he's a good guy, honest, so he would try to help you if it's at all available).  The best way to contact/correspond with him is via telephone  (310-329-9143 business;  562-225-8324 mobile).  He is located in Gardena, California.  He also has an account on chess.com, so you could also try messaging him here  @ShelbyLohrman.

https://amchesseq.com/products/the-bobby-fischer%e2%84%a2-series-cavalier-black-and-camel-plastic-chessmen-with-3-3-4-inch-king-triple-weighted?variant=7647837716538

Thank you for clarifying that. I had read that American Chess Equipment carried the set. But was unsure if they were they were actually the one's producing it. I called American Chess Equipment asking about the set earlier in the week. It may have been Shelby I talked to. Whoever it was, was extremely helpful and very informative. I will keep searching a bit more but may end up contacting the company again to see if they have any other suggestions.

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@ChessCatKitty -

You're welcome.  I suggest to give Shelby a call.  If he cannot locate a Bobby Fischer Cavalier set for you, I can recommend his new Ultimate Chess Pieces as I had mentioned earlier.  I consider it to be one of the better plastic sets on the market (I recently purchased the set).  If for any reason it doesn't suit you (which I doubt) I'm certain Shelby will accommodate you if you decide to return it.

https://amchesseq.com/collections/tournament-style-chess-pieces/products/bobby-fischer-ultimate-chess-pieces-with-new-and-improved-weighting-system?variant=32118482993210

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ShelbyLohrman wrote:
ChessCatKitty wrote:

I am looking for another Bobby Fischer® Series Cavalier Black and Camel Plastic Chessmen with 3 3/4 inch king – Triple Weighted set. Every place I have checked seems to be sold out. Does anyone know if this set has been discontinued? Or is maybe sold out right now due to the holidays? Can anyone recommend a similar looking set? I am basically looking for a set that has the following features:  the King to have a cross on top of his crown, the Queen to have 8 points on her crown, the Bishop to have the typical V marking, and the Rook to have 4 notches on top. I know it's a bit specific looking for such features but the set I had when younger and learning about chess had such, so it's just a nostalgic thing for me

ChessCatKitty,

I was able to go through the samples/replacement section of the warehouse and was able to put a set together for you.  Did it take me 20 minutes to go through everything and make sure there were no loose weights or bad pieces...yes.

Hopefully, this will make for a happy customer.  Call me at 310-329-9143 and I can process the order for you.  I will keep the set at my desk to make sure that no one else can buy it.

thanks

Shelby Lohrman

American Chess Equipment

Awesome!

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Thanks Shelby.  You're the man!

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ShelbyLohrman wrote:
ChessCatKitty wrote:

I am looking for another Bobby Fischer® Series Cavalier Black and Camel Plastic Chessmen with 3 3/4 inch king – Triple Weighted set. Every place I have checked seems to be sold out. Does anyone know if this set has been discontinued? Or is maybe sold out right now due to the holidays? Can anyone recommend a similar looking set? I am basically looking for a set that has the following features:  the King to have a cross on top of his crown, the Queen to have 8 points on her crown, the Bishop to have the typical V marking, and the Rook to have 4 notches on top. I know it's a bit specific looking for such features but the set I had when younger and learning about chess had such, so it's just a nostalgic thing for me

ChessCatKitty,

I was able to go through the samples/replacement section of the warehouse and was able to put a set together for you.  Did it take me 20 minutes to go through everything and make sure there were no loose weights or bad pieces...yes.

Hopefully, this will make for a happy customer.  Call me at 310-329-9143 and I can process the order for you.  I will keep the set at my desk to make sure that no one else can buy it.

thanks

Shelby Lohrman

American Chess Equipment

@ShelbyLohrman     Shelby, wow! Thank you so very much!! I will give you a call some time on Friday to finish the order!! You have really made my day!! Thank you!!! Thank you!!!

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Hi, sorry for hijacking the thread, I'm also looking for the Bobby Fischer Cavalier set but I am currently locaded in Germany, does anyone know a EU retailer that might sell it (or an American one that ships overseas)?

Related question, is the set out of production or just out of stock? It seems to be sold out everywhere but by reading around it appears to periodically resurface, does anyone know if it will become available again in the future?

Thanks everyone for any info you can share!

 

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CoFranz wrote:

Hi, sorry for hijacking the thread, I'm also looking for the Bobby Fischer Cavalier set but I am currently locaded in Germany, does anyone know a EU retailer that might sell it (or an American one that ships overseas)?

Related question, is the set out of production or just out of stock? It seems to be sold out everywhere but by reading around it appears to periodically resurface, does anyone know if it will become available again in the future?

Thanks everyone for any info you can share!

 

The only person who could definitively answer your query is @ShelbyLohrman, who is the oringinator, producer of the set.  Shelby is a Chess.com subscriber and will reply if you message him. 

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Not sure if this helps anyone who is looking for the modern Cavalier set.

Cavalier chess set with carrying bag, Toys & Games, Board Games & Cards on Carousell

 

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Hmmm. This set seems to be pretty popular with low supply. Maybe I need to list mine on fleabay......

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I guess you could make a pretty penny, the link above (which I had already found, but thanks nonetheless) is selling for around 70€/85$!
Thanks for the advice @RussBell, I'll try and ask mr. Lohrman directly then.

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You were faster reaching out to me than I was writing you!
Thanks for the info, as I wrote you I have a contact in the US so maybe something can be arranged. Let me know should you find the time to go digging and happen upon a set.

Good to know you have plans to keep producing the set, even if it's "some time" in the future. I was watching your "Differences in tournament travel chess boards" video where a couple pieces can be seen for a minute and I had to track them down. Cavalier #1491 are maybe more elegant but yours have more personality (personal taste, of course), it would be a shame for them to be completely out of production.

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I think the Pacific Game Co. Cavalier #1491 has immense personality! (of course I'm biased because I own it - but I own it for that reason, among others).  I also hope that Shelby can have his Bobby Fischer Cavalier set produced again sometime in the near future.  I would like to own that set also!

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Seems like you dropped the brusque rudeness as well.  1/2 ;-)

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ChessCatKitty: Have you received your set from Shelby yet? Frankly I was amazed that Shelby had that many spare pieces to put together for a whole set.

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chessroboto wrote:

ChessCatKitty: Have you received your set from Shelby yet? Frankly I was amazed that Shelby had that many spare pieces to put together for a whole set.

Yes, I did! It came super fast and is just wonderful!! Thanks again everyone for all the help and info!

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You're welcome.

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ShelbyLohrman wrote:
RussBell wrote:

You're welcome.

Russ,

Appreciate the assist!

thanks

Shelby

Any time Shelby.....Keep up the good work!

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