Exclusive brass chess set – Staunton - 28x28cm

Exclusive Staunton Chess Set 28 x 28 cm Product information: Chess pieces and board - brass Board dimensions: 28x28cm King height: 5cm Set weight: 3.2kg Colors: white and black board, gold border - hand-painted Gold and silver pieces Sir Howard Staunton was considered one of the world's best chess players in the 19th century. From 1843 to 1851, he was an unofficial world champion and was involved in more than just practical chess play. He was an organizer of chess life, a journalist, author of chess manuals, a renowned theorist of the game of chess, and the creator of the rules and style of the game itself. From 1845, for the next 29 years, he edited a chess column in the Illustrated London News, becoming the world's most influential chess column editor. In 1847, he published his work titled The Chess-Player's Handbook, which is part of his most famous chess book series. In 1849, Staunton endorsed a set of chess pieces designed by Nathaniel Cook and manufactured by John Jaques. He promoted these pieces in his chess column. Their design became the most popular chess piece pattern in the world, which is still used in most chess tournaments today. Hand-finished to the highest quality. The chess pieces are packed in a beautiful, luxurious wooden box. Inside, there is a carefully designed molded case for organizing and safely storing the pieces. The box is protected by a decorative black and gold cardboard sleeve. 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 company Manopoulos, which has decades of manufacturing tradition. Manopoulos chess sets are recognized worldwide as small works of art.