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Originally Posted by Shady Bill
I set up two of my boards for the match. I use my club board which is my roll-up board and I have the largest, heaviest plastic pieces. I love these because they hold up to dropping and falling. Except the ears of the knights. All my ears are missing, from having been dropped. I envision my earless horses strike fear into the hearts of my enemy 
I also set out my early 20th century Javanese chess board.
They hand carve boards and chess pieces in Java, Indonesia.This is purely
for tourist trade. This started in the late 19th century I believe. The board is nicely carved, it is a much better example than those I have seen online. Early on, these chess sets were carved by artisans in the villages of this region.
My uncle would travel to Indonesia in the 1960-1970s for business, and he gave it to me years later. I guess in his estimation it is a 1910-1920 made set.
I will figure out how to post some pics of it. |
With boards, I am a conservative traditionalist as well, but I like some beuaty in these. this is my main board, tournament size, Staunton pieces. I looked for a Staunton set in these colours for over a decade, exactly these proportions in every piece and the knights exactly carved the way they are done here, not different. This set is my ideal for a chess set, down to the smnallest detail. I was obsessed with getting it this way, and I refused to buy dozens of closely looking but not "exactly right"pieces. A bit exccentric possibly, but all the happier I was when I finally found these! Like I do not need ten watches but wanted them for their beautiful looks, I wanted this set as well, I would have paid any price for it. In the end it was very reasonable. I have a few more, very small ones in fine wood, and one 4cm/square- sized board (got it when I was 6 years old, plus the (stored away) Mephisto Exclusive board.
