The Pieces of the 1992 Manila Olympiad

I am deeply indebted to my friend and compadre, that preeminent collector of playing sets and historic clocks, Chess Praxis, for his Herculean efforts in sourcing for me a set of the 1992 Manila Olympiad, the personal set of IM Rico Mascarinas. Special thanks to Mike Ladzinski for graciously granting me first dibs at it. The Manila Olympiad is notable as the first Olympiad following the break-up of the Soviet Union and its unstoppable chess team. Here the Manila pieces are staged with an Official Staunton Bobby Fischer Board and a Garde Ruhla clock. The kings are approximately 3.7" tall and the set is lightly weighted.

Another great arrival !!! Your collection is  becoming a history of the Game .

Nice set and absolutely "perfect" back ground photos,to demonstrate to my wife why I don't have enough chess sets,at only 17!-

Its a nice set but, I don't care for the Knights & Rooks myself. Thanks for the pics though!!!!

Congrats Chuck on your historic Manila acquisition. And your fabulous presentation.