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My friend found this chessboard that used to be his grandfather's

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Henry-Newbie
Sep 22, 2017
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Henry-Newbie
Sep 22, 2017
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#2

Here it is

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toiyabe
Sep 22, 2017
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#3

Real ivory?  

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tidi
Sep 23, 2017
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#4

exquisite

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El_Oval
Sep 23, 2017
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#5

A plastic Renaissance set, no?

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Henry-Newbie
Sep 23, 2017
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#6

nullWell, this is the box for it.
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NM Impractical
Sep 23, 2017
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I used to love that set when I was kid happy.png

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tmkroll
Sep 23, 2017
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This is a copy of the ANRI King Arthur set. The design has a lot of history behind it. Nicholas Lanier has written about it at the bottom of this page: http://www.chess-museum.com/essays--notes.html 

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ChessAuthor
Sep 23, 2017
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That's the exact set I learned to play chess on! I loved it! thumbup.png

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stpwanttoimprove
Sep 27, 2017
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That seems awesome. I had this where shaped like wine glasses. When you captured a piece you drank from. Just imagine playing on that set. I also came across a set where the pieces and the board were all made out of chocolate. I guarantee that set would not exist long at all.