Thanks nice work!!!

Classy!

Anyone recognize this set? I picked these up on eBay. I haven’t found an exact match. King is 4.5” with a 1.75” diameter base with black felt. The whole set weighs 73 oz.

Same goes for that gem.

A 31x31 cm board made with the khatam technique from Tehran, brought to Germany around 25 years ago as a souvenir, wrote the lovely lady that sold me this maybe olive wood board on 4 little feet. The position is taken from an old article by Donner, but it couldn't be more today: looks like the pieces are about to fall off the board all at once, really.

My new Nathaniel 1849 Antique reproduction Vintage 3.75“ Ebony/ Boxwood (without Antique look) from Staunton Castle:

R U I think you should change your screen name to R U Happy,with such a gem of a set. Love it!

thank you DesperateKingWalk and magicwanger !

Lovely stuff! It’s very interesting to see the quite tall king in the context of all other pieces …I love the stocky rook and bishop. Weirdly, (for me) I find bishops with their finials cut somewhat precipitous - like the very top may be fragile but not these - the beautiful wide, rounded mitre and only a feather taken off the finial. One day I am going to get a 1800 something or Staunton repro and this version is on the list to look at. 👍

Where did you bought that Drueke Board from?

This 21" chessboard with 2.25" squares is a JLP (made in USA) and it comes from CHESSHOUSE:

https://www.chesshouse.com/collections/jlp-hardwood-chess-boards/products/21-hardwood-players-chessboard-with-2-25-squares-jlp-usa

I love this set for the very same reasons (Rook, Bishop, the tall King... and the Knights are also nice)

Hey Magic, somehow I how missed your posts here! Excellent … the highlight for me is the tsarist set but they are all excellent including the 1849 repro’s too. You don’t muck around with your boxes either - the figured wood on the tsarist box looks stunning! You and I have a similar amount of sets I reckon but yours are of a different class… I have a few nice pieces but mine (boxes - with the exception of the one my incline made me - and pieces) are generally mongrels in comparison.

Yep, you’ve got me looking at 1849 pieces now!!

Thank you for the lovely compliment Powder.Actually,that box for the Tsarist set was only $18.00 at a hobby store.....It looks nicer in the photo and it "is" nice,but a paper/film laminate over wood.

You have superb sets as well.... Don't kid yourself! You're quite the collector.

Me? The wife says I'm done.

My first-ever chess set was purchased a few days ago. A Garry Kasparov Foldable Tournament-sized chess set 4.25" King with heavy weighted pieces. I was lucky enough that a local seller was letting it go, so I didn't have to deal with any outrageous international shipping.

Like it a lot!

Picked up this old Lardy set a few weeks ago, cleaned it up, and here’s the result. 3 3/4 “ king,

 board has 2” squares.