Exclusive brass Chess – Staunton – 28x28cm – S32BLA

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Exclusive Staunton Chess 28 x 28 cm  Product Information: Figures and chessboard – brassDimensions of the chessboard: 28x28cmKing height:  5cmWeight of set: 3.2kgColors: white and black checkerboard, gold border – hand-paintedGold and silver figures Sir Howard Staunton was considered one of the best chess players in the world in the 19th century. An unofficial world champion from 1843 to 1851, he was not only engaged in the practical game of chess. He was also an organizer of chess life, a journalist and author of chess manuals, a recognized theoretician of the game of chess and a creator of rules for the game itself and the way it is played. Beginning in 1845, he edited a chess column in the Illustrated London News newspaper for the next 29 years, becoming the world's most influential chess columnist. In 1847 he published Chess-Player's Handbook, the most famous of his chess book series. In 1849 Staunton signed a set of chess runners, designed by Nathaniel Cook and manufactured by John Jaques. He recommended the runners in his chess paper. Their shape has become the most popular pattern of chess runners in the world, still used today at most chess tournaments. Hand finishing of the highest quality.The chess pieces are packaged in a beautiful, luxurious wooden box. Inside is a carefully crafted molded case for arranging and safely storing the figures.The box is protected by a decorative black and gold cardboard box.A product of the highest degree of exclusivity, a beautiful gift. A gift for a chess player, a beautiful decorative piece. Manufactured in Greece by the renowned Manopoulos company with decades of manufacturing tradition.Manopoulos chess pieces are recognized worldwide as small works of art.