None.
Id be too afraid to play with a vintage set.
Which Vintage Soviet Russian Set do you Like the Most?
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Set number 2 is amazing i really cant find words to show my passion for that set . One of the best sets ever made
I love #2, I have a set very similar to it that I'll never part with.
rcmacmillan wrote:
I find set #1 the most elegant overall. Bet it is quite tippy, though. I always wondered about why most of the old Russian sets aren't weighted... it's pretty windy out on the steppe!
I think the set is fine for slower clock games, but not so much for blitz play
3 or 2
# 1 hands down
How about # 5? A young GM Yuri Averbakh playing with a very nice Russian set. Picture probably from late 40s or early 50s. Check out those awesome Bishops!! And those tall somewhat crudely carved Knights, but still very appealing.
I like #5
I own sets like one and four. I am partial to four. Pictures to follow.
Re #5, the proletarian pawns rule the board!
Here's my favorite Sov. set--very rare. I wish I could entice someone to reproduce it.
# 5 is awesome. I also like its "proletarian" or, who knows, "Philidorian" pawns...
#3
I'll have a No. 5, please.
My # 4...
#1
cgrau wrote:
Here's my favorite Sov. set--very rare. I wish I could entice someone to reproduce it.
Chuck, we just need some pics with a little more detail of the pieces
cgrau wrote:
I own sets like one and four. I am partial to four. Pictures to follow.
Hey Chuck, can you post some pics of your #1 set?
#1 love the boxwood knight is outstanding