AS A COLLECTOR
Welcome to my blog where I list my collection of chess sets , my tools for going over games and playing chess with friends. Of course, I use all my pieces in games besides admiring their artfulness, design and historical significance.
Unlike those who collect ornamental chess creations and what not, my taste has been restricted primarily to Staunton designed chess pieces or pieces used in major chess events, such as World Championships, Olympiads or tournaments of historical significance. So I often get inspirations from old chess photographs of players making their moves with the pieces in such events.
As chess events occur in all corners of the world and spanning across 168 years (taking the first clock-used chess tournament in 1851), there are several themes in the design of the pieces from the ones created and patented by Nathaniel Cook to the current FIDE World Championship set used in all currrent FIDE events.
I shall attempt to show the ones I have in my collection as I believe I have come close to achieving my aim of acquiring most of the ones I have desired to own.
Join me in this presentation.
Unlike those who collect ornamental chess creations and what not, my taste has been restricted primarily to Staunton designed chess pieces or pieces used in major chess events, such as World Championships, Olympiads or tournaments of historical significance. So I often get inspirations from old chess photographs of players making their moves with the pieces in such events.
As chess events occur in all corners of the world and spanning across 168 years (taking the first clock-used chess tournament in 1851), there are several themes in the design of the pieces from the ones created and patented by Nathaniel Cook to the current FIDE World Championship set used in all currrent FIDE events.
I shall attempt to show the ones I have in my collection as I believe I have come close to achieving my aim of acquiring most of the ones I have desired to own.
Join me in this presentation.
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