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Here are some pictures of the reproduction of Soviet tournament figures. I bought them from Royal Chess Mal some time ago.
The set was not expensive, but I am not very happy with the figures either.
Some of them are crooked and show minor processing defects.
We use them for blitz matches in the summer, for that they are still good enough.
Does anybody of you know the design "Berliner Schach"?
I especially enjoy playing with these pieces. This simple and clear design is especially comfortable for my taste.
On the product page of the manufacturer you can find more variations of this beautiful set.
https://www.eb-editionberlin.de/Schachfiguren/Berliner_Schachfiguren.html
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Does anybody of you know the design "Berliner Schach"?
I used to have a very similar set from the 1950's or 1960's made by Henke in Bad Karlshafen, a Henke Nr. 1712.
Hello,
This ist a wonderful Set!!!!
Oct 11, 2020
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#868
StauntonCollector wrote:
Here are some pictures of the reproduction of Soviet tournament figures. I bought them from Royal Chess Mal some time ago.
The set was not expensive, but I am not very happy with the figures either.
Some of them are crooked and show minor processing defects.
We use them for blitz matches in the summer, for that they are still good enough.
Did they claim that these were Soviet? To me they look nothing like anything that came out of the USSR. Soviet sets never have a cross on the king, rarely have a cut on top of the bishop, and usually have opposite coloured finials on top of the royal pieces and often on the bishops. There are only a few sets in which the queen has a crown cut.
spartakbarnsley wrote:
StauntonCollector wrote:
Here are some pictures of the reproduction of Soviet tournament figures. I bought them from Royal Chess Mal some time ago.
The set was not expensive, but I am not very happy with the figures either.
Some of them are crooked and show minor processing defects.
We use them for blitz matches in the summer, for that they are still good enough.
Did they claim that these were Soviet? To me they look nothing like anything that came out of the USSR. Soviet sets never have a cross on the king, rarely have a cut on top of the bishop, and usually have opposite coloured finials on top of the royal pieces and often on the bishops. There are only a few sets in which the queen has a crown cut.
" Did they claim that these were Soviet? "
No, they did not. These figures are designed in the Bauhaus style of the 20s. So minimalist form and reduction to the essential.
StauntonCollector wrote:
" Did they claim that these were Soviet? "
No, they did not. These figures are designed in the Bauhaus style of the 20s. So minimalist form and reduction to the essential.
They look like repro of Hastings. Official Staunton and CB also sell Hastings repro. Here's an old thread showing original Hastings:
Oct 12, 2020
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#871
By the way, this is my most recent acquisition - most definitely Soviet, the Botvinnik-Flohr 2. One of the most iconic chess sets in the the world, in my very humble opinion.
@spartakbarnsley - congratulations! Nice one!
tibono, Your grandfather's old set has much appeal and I'm sure you are glad to own this.
Oct 12, 2020
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#875
I'm a fan of the Isle of Lewis set and it looks like a better then average version. Where did you buy it?
Oct 12, 2020
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#876
EfimLG47 wrote:
@spartakbarnsley - congratulations! Nice one!
Thanks! It took me over a year of searching to find one in this condition, which wasn't a completely ridiculous price.
Oct 12, 2020
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#877
tibono wrote:
Hello,
Eric from France - happy to post some pics of the chess sets I own!
I like this hardware one, really useable for analysis:
230 pieces to assemble (kit is available on eBay) ... I love the result. Rustic, indestructible, cool... and really playable, as pieces are straightforward to recognize, to my opinion. Of course they are as well heavy, stable and easy to grasp. Many other hardware sets rely on a narrow metal screw head as a basement (usually for pawns), here the basement is large enough.
Second one is quite common, but I love it: the Isle of Lewis chessmen. I chose a smaller size fitting well a 4,5 size board (here on a size 5):
I much like the rooks (warders) represented by a bersercker, with a hallucinated stare and biting his shield:
More convenient ones to play OTB:
My boxwood Lardy set with glass-eyed knights (I love them!) - bought in France in the 70's by my parents, as a gift for my grand father. I got the set after he passed away. The board is size 4, and folding in order to fit into the set's box.
And this one I just bought thru French small ads: a Manufrance set, made of varnished boxwood, size 5. Pieces' shape looks like Lardy and I found pictures of more basic Manufrance sets with pieces looking really close to Educo sets by Lardy - so maybe Lardy was the provider. The knights are glass-eyed and have an unusually large basement (as far as comparing to Lardy's I know of):
obviously, the black king suffers a bit of lean
Kind regards
Nice sets. I love the Lardy ones, although I find the glass-eyed knights a little bit scary!
Do you have any Chavet sets?
Oct 12, 2020
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#878
I have an original Lardy in my collection of 19 tournament sets....It's a nice set,but not my favorite.
Quite utilitarian,imo.....I guess that's the point of it's design though.
Oct 12, 2020
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#879
I bought mine in Grenwitch Village,NYC,back around 1976.....$15.00 incl a nice wooden box.
Sheesh! I'm really getting old.
My wife thinks it is too much, I have a different opinion ....
Yes, a similar story in our house!
Isn't that a common fate that many of us share?
Maybe we should be thankful that for once they are the voice of reason limiting our lust for more. Just imagine what would happen, if your wife shared the passion. The collection of Halvor and Astrid Jaeger, for example, is said to have comprised several thousand chess sets. The exact number is not known. Dr. Walter Raunig speaks of more than 4,500 chess pieces in Ursula Siebert et al. (ed.), "Schachspiele - Wandel im Laufe der Kunst- und Kulturgeschichte - Privatsammlung Jaeger". Nicholas Lanier even mentions the number 6,400 on his website.