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Chess Set - Dubrovnik Plastic Chess Pieces with PVC Board - Standard Size, wighted, Felted
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About Chess Set - Dubrovnik Plastic Chess Pieces With PVC
Plastic chess pieces / chessmen, Dubrovnik Style, weighted, felted in a cotton bag with Roll-up chess board - leatherette This set was designed and made for the 1950 chess olympiad in Dubrovnik (Yugoslavia), the idea being of removing religious symbols (king's cross & bishop's mitre). Originally were not weigted. World champion Bobby Fischer bought a Dubrovnik set in 1970 and later proclaimed it his favourite chess set ever. Sadly, his set was later stolen. By his request, the set was shortly reissued in 1992 for the second time and used again in Fischer/Spassky world championship rematch. This is the plastic replica of this Dubrovnik set Dimensions (height|width at the bottom): King: 9,1 cm / 3,6 cm Queen: 7,7 cm | 3,5 cm Rook: 5,1 cm | 3,3 cm Bishop: 7,1 cm | 3,1 cm Knight: 6,6 cm | 3,3 cm Pawn: 4,7 cm | 2,9 cm Roll-up chess board: Material: leatherette Square dimensions: 6,0 x 6,0 cm Dimensions: 53 x 53 cm
