These guys are so good that they could play with any chess pieces or board! Carlsen should insist on a real Jaques set as should Anand IMO.
Types of sets used in World Championship
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Nov 9, 2013
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Now that the championship has started will anyone buy the newly designed set for it?
Bronco70 wrote:
Now that the championship has started will anyone buy the newly designed set for it?
Pfffffttt, ... but of course!
-Izmet
the new design doesn't appear to be inspiring either player, judging by game one...
Is this a chess set thread or a Bobby Fischer thread?
Nov 9, 2013
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crazyim5 wrote
But for the Anand - Carlsen match, this is the set (link below) being used. I believe it is the same one that was used in London Candidates 2013
http://www.regencychess.co.uk/world-chess-championship-chess-set-375-inches-p-919.html
I like it!
I might put that on my list of chess sets to buy.
I think the best price is about $360 (including shipping in the US). Search 'carlsen anand chess set' on eBay.
HOS had or has a set with a rook slightly taller than the knight and or bishop.
goldendog wrote:
The tables and sets were fabricated by Fidel's orders. The pieces were large, club sized men (4-1/4") and of boxwood and ebonized boxwood.
In fact, for the first USSR v. The World match, Fischer's table alone was one from the Cuban Olympiad.
I imagine he must have at least expressed his approval of the gear somewhere along the line.
Hey, the bearded dude has a cigar: he's smoking at the board! Just who does he think he is??
The chess set for the Candidates and World match championship is very nice, but the knight is a little bit skinny.
From all the chess sets, I really love the timeless set from DGT. I have one DGT electronic board and it's very nice.
Mar 19, 2015
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#36
Here's a bunch of pics showing the chess set used in the 2012 Anand Vs Gelfand world championship: http://www.chessdom.com/anand-and-gelfand-meet-in-moscow-during-the-venue-inspection/
Isn't 3.75" the standard regulation size for the king?
Yes, but from what I understand both FIDE and the USCF allow smaller and larger pieces (within limits) as long as the piece to square size ratio is acceptable. But as DGT only manufactures eboards with 55 mm squares all the top games are effectively limited to approximately 3.75" sets.
Hi guys,
It seems that I will revive this thread with my post 
What size are the pieces that are used with the DGT board? From what I know, the board has 55mm squares and I've read in DGT timeless pieces that they have 36mm, but there is no way that 36mm pieces look like that on a 55 mm board.
I have the same pieces and board size at home and the pieces have a lot of space on the square, compared to the videos, on which the pieces are very "fat" and they occupy a much more space.
I even have a printscreen from today's match
Also it's very clear in any youtube video, like this one:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-wRdgOllrzM
Thanks a lot
Here is a picture from the Anand Kramnik match. Its not great for telling what sort of set they are using I will have to look to see if I have a few other pictures.