New Website on Soviet Chess Sets
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Jan 5, 2022
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Love this nicely detailed history of chess set design in pre and post soviet and surrounding territories under soviet rule.
cgrau,
I saw you link on you Facebook page and I already have it bookmarked so I can follow your postings. Thanks.
It is a beautiful collection and all in non-restored battle-worn condition.
Jan 5, 2022
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#6
Thank you. Great website and very interesting area of collecting. I have a Tal reproduction set. I might add another Soviet set 
found on the Internet
Chess computer "Strategist".
The first domestic development in this area.
Wooden, large tournament touch board. Game Strength - 2nd rank.
Side length 45cm. Inside there is a shelf under the figures and under the "brains".
When placing the figure on the cage, a soft click occurs, either a sensor or something else is triggered.
Jan 10, 2022
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Schachmonkey wrote:
Love this nicely detailed history of chess set design in pre and post soviet and surrounding territories under soviet rule.
Many thanks!
Jan 10, 2022
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F1Lightning wrote:
cgrau,
I saw you link on you Facebook page and I already have it bookmarked so I can follow your postings. Thanks.
My pleasure, F1!
Jan 10, 2022
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MCH818 wrote:
It is a beautiful collection and all in non-restored battle-worn condition.
Thanks, MCH!
Jan 10, 2022
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Bamboo58 wrote:
Thank you. Great website and very interesting area of collecting. I have a Tal reproduction set. I might add another Soviet set
Thank you and you're welcome! What are you thinking of adding?
This is so cool cgrau!!!! Thanks so much for sharing.
Jan 13, 2022
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olegershov wrote:
Thank you, Chuck!
The whole story is presented on one page!
You're very welcome!
Jan 13, 2022
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Krames wrote:
This is so cool cgrau!!!! Thanks so much for sharing.
Thanks, Ted!
Jan 13, 2022
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#18
Woah…. Thank you for the amazing thread and links! This left me speechless, felt like I’d just awakened on Christmas Day! Oh and the “aspiring Luddite” phrase nearly made me snort my coffee this morning. A. L.’s unite!
thank you thank you thank you.
Jan 13, 2022
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#19
The fact that you continue to remember us guys on Chess.com,while so many collectors have gone their way, is a testament to your class!
Jan 13, 2022
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Wits-end wrote:
Woah…. Thank you for the amazing thread and links! This left me speechless, felt like I’d just awakened on Christmas Day! Oh and the “aspiring Luddite” phrase nearly made me snort my coffee this morning. A. L.’s unite!
thank you thank you thank you.
Many thanks for the kind words. Glad you could keep the coffee in. Cheers!
Collectors often ask me where they can go to learn about Soviet chess sets. Now there is a new website whose mission is to compile photos and good information about these increasingly popular sets. The site is titled Soviet and Russian Chess Sets,https://sovietchesssets.com/. It complements materials in my Blog on Chess.com and the Facebook Group Shakhmatnyye Kollektsionery.
Read about the following sets, and many others, in our growing library of articles and in our Gallery, which provides a catalog of Soviet and Late Tsarist chess sets.