Soviet-era Chess Set Blog

stephanie108

Only Chess

26 Nov 22

stephanie108

Joined: 19 Oct 22
Moves: 672

26 Nov 22

I found a fantastic web blog that has articles about Soviet chess and chess sets. Interesting to learn what went on behind the Iron Curtain.

https://sovietchesssets.com

Tommovich

Joined: 03 Jul 13
Moves: 86129

26 Nov 22

@stephanie108
That’s a really good site, thank you for posting.
The Belarusian Mushroom Chessmen look amazing.

Schlecter

The King of Board

Solar System

Joined: 09 Feb 13
Moves: 32401

27 Nov 22

@stephanie108

Totally beautiful chess set. My favourite: Latvian Chess set, and the 1980 Olympiad (on plastic)

stephanie108

Joined: 19 Oct 22
Moves: 672

27 Nov 22

@schlecter said

Totally beautiful chess set. My favourite: Latvian Chess set, and the 1980 Olympiad (on plastic)

My favorite is the Latvian set, also. I have it from Chess Bazaar in boxwood/crimson, probably the last set ever sold by them in this color scheme, as they had massive problems in producing these. (CB doesn't make them, but has some art studio make them for them, apparently a contractor maker for CB, and CB seems to be the web commerce front end only, with no production facilities themselves) They don't even sell Latvian sets themselves anymore in any color scheme. This one is for keeps.