Zagreb Chess Pieces – Acacia/Boxwood – 3.75 inch King
This classic European-style Chess set features a king, queen, and bishop
with opposite color finials. The true history of this set is somewhat
muddled. Many state this is a Russian Style set while others will tell
you it was based on a design used in the 1959 Candidates Match that had
games in the fine city of Zagreb. This set with its styling looks like
it came right out of the miniseries “The Queen’s Gambit”. No matter
where it came from…this is an amazing chess set. Eastern European
styling cues make this set distinctive from across the room. The nice
thing about this set is the set is one of the sturdiest set of wood
chess pieces on the market. It is made for the tournament scene, from
classic time controls, to the destructive Bullet matches.
- Traditional European Chess Pieces
- Features a distinctive Russian seahorse knight and opposite colors on the tops of king, queen, and bishop
- Acacia wood (dark) and Boxwood (light); Pieces are handpolished & weighted for better stability during play
- Collectively weighs 2.425 lbs; King measures 3.74 inch tall with 1.57 inch diameter base
- Complete set of 32 pieces (single queens); USCF and FIDE tournament regulation size
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