Exclusive, large classic Staunton S34 metal chess set; 36x36 cm

Sir Howard Staunton was regarded as one of the best chess players in the world in the 19th century. Unofficial world champion from 1843 to 1851.
He was involved not only in practical chess play. He was also an organizer of chess life, a journalist and author of chess manuals, a recognized chess theorist, and a creator of rules concerning both the game itself and the manner of playing it. From 1845, for the next 29 years, he edited the chess column in the London newspaper Illustrated London News, becoming the most influential chess journalist in the world. In 1847, he published Chess-Player's Handbook, the best known of his series of chess books. In 1849, Staunton endorsed a set of chess pieces designed by Nathaniel Cook and produced by John Jaques. He recommended the pieces in his chess newspaper. Their shape became the most popular standard for chess pieces in the world, still used today in most chess tournaments.

The chess pieces and chessboard have been made with care to maintain the highest quality.
Set weight: 4.8 kg;
King height: 6.5 cm. Pieces made of zinc alloy. Colors: silver / gold
Chessboard 36x36 cm, brass. Colors: navy blue and gold; hand-painted
Top-class hand finishing.
The chess set is packed in a beautiful, luxurious wooden box. Inside, there is a carefully made insert for arranging and safely storing the pieces.
An exceptionally exclusive product, a beautiful gift. A gift for a chess player, a beautiful decorative element.
Manufactured in Greece by the renowned company Manopoulos, with several decades of production tradition.
Manopoulos chess sets are recognized worldwide as small works of art.

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