Need Help Identifying Pieces/Board Used by Sagar Shah

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I haven't been able to identify the board or pieces used by Sagar Shah on his ChessBase India videos.  Needless to say, I think the set looks fabulous and was hoping to find them online to see if I wanted to invest.

Any help is appreciated!

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https://www.houseofstaunton.com/black-anegre-birds-eye-maple-macassar-ebony-standard-traditional-chess-board-satin-finish.html

That looks like the board.  Although, unfortunately, it appears to be out of stock.

The pieces are a Zagreb set but I do not know the source on this exact set.

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Hi, board is most likely veneer board from Europe - I assume 60mm rechapados ferrer. Not sure about wood, border is Macassar ebony, not sure about inside. My guess is he ordered both from chessbazaar. I own the same pieces from chessbazaar, and I guess cb sells those Spanish veneer boards too.

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https://chessbazaar.de/collections/schachfiguren/products/russische-zagreb-handgefertigte-dreifach-gewichteten-schachfiguren-aus-palisanderholz-und-buchsbaumholz-konig-99-mm?_pos=1&_sid=f7a543cd2&_ss=rr

 

Dark pieces are made from dark Indian rosewood, looks almost like ebony. 

 

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My cb Zagreb set, dark rosewood & Boxwood.

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EBowie wrote:

https://www.houseofstaunton.com/black-anegre-birds-eye-maple-macassar-ebony-standard-traditional-chess-board-satin-finish.html

That looks like the board.  Although, unfortunately, it appears to be out of stock.

The pieces are a Zagreb set but I do not know the source on this exact set.

Excellent find for the board!  Thank you very much!

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Perfect match for the pieces!  Thank you very much!

Avatar of Bob-W

Welcome, not sure if Sagar has ebonized or ebony version. With more light and different angle my set looks dark brown. My set is about 4 years old and dark wood gets lighter over time.