Four Styles of Soviet Grandmaster Chess Sets: The GM1 Chess Pieces – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

Today, I want to focus on one narrow topic raised by a contributor to Shakmatnyye Kollektsionery: what is a Grandmaster set and what are the differences between the different types of Grandmaster sets mentioned by collectors? c. 1960 Grandmaster 1 Pieces. Chuck Grau Collection, photo. A Grandmaster, or Grossmeister set is most generally a set that was used…

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Four Styles of Soviet Grandmaster Chess Sets: The GM1 Chess Pieces – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

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Four Styles of Soviet Grandmaster Chess Sets: The GM1 Chess Pieces – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

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Four Styles of Soviet Grandmaster Chess Sets: The GM1 Chess Pieces – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets