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Noj set board combination
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@bananamoon You have awoken The Red Minceta.
Aug 26, 2022
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Normally I'd say an NOJ set is too nice for vinyl "Banana",but since I know your a good pal of my man MCH and play him often,I'll go with your tastes.
Green is good choice 👌
MCH818 wrote:
Me too @lotsoblots. Here is my Noj 1950 on a 51 mm raised frame board. It is a little tight for my preference.
Love the board (and pieces of course). It's too bad those framed boards are so hard to find.
Pawnerai wrote:
@bananamoon You have awoken The Red Minceta.
Nice, certainly also my choice if I had more Noj sets.
magictwanger wrote:
Normally I'd say an NOJ set is too nice for vinyl "Banana",but since I know your a good pal of my man MCH and play him often,I'll go with your tastes.
Before finalizing the order I thought a lot what kind of set I wanted it to be. I wanted mainly to use it as a analyzing set, a set I would use every day. Using the set frequently is one of the reasons I chose it to be unweighted. I also think unweighted pieces are sturdier. For most chess players unweighted pieces are labeled cheep (I also) and a vinyl board feels (felt) adequate. Finally the excellent post of @zagryan https://www.chess.com/forum/view/chess-equipment/common-issue-when-staying-at-a-hotel?page=2#comment-47404028 convinced which Noj set to buy and further specifications.
TheOneCalledMichael wrote:
Green is good choice 👌
Nice! Is the green color printed?
Yes it's printed, also a folding board. Don't know what wood it is but it's heavier than a RF board.
All sets are beautiful, hard decision between brown and red, weighted or unweighted ...
Aug 27, 2022
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#12
It still amazes me how much pop the maple white pieces gives the entire set. True masterpieces.
Wow, beautiful set, and great combo with the board @stumOnner.
Aug 27, 2022
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#15
HMM? Wondering if new NOJ sets will become available before the Webb Space telescope becomes obsolete.
stumOnner wrote:
Red BCE Blitz over Purpleheart & Birds Eye Maple.
Elegant! Seems like the pieces glide on the board.
1950s on an old Drueke w 2 inch squares, and a newer custom made board w 2.25 inch squares. 
Aug 29, 2022
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#18
That Drueke board seems like it was destined to be a match for the NOJ set… Beautiful!
@VBerriz . . .
I agree, the Drueke is my favorite fit for that set. Thanks for the kind words!
For me a regular vinyl roll up board is the best combination with my Minceta unweighted set.
Please post some other combinations (pictures are always nice).