{"product_id":"ekskluzywne-szachy-mosiezne-28x28cm-staunton-s32bla","title":"Exclusive brass chess set 28x28cm - Staunton - S32BLA","description":"\u003cp\u003eExclusive brass Staunton S32BLA chess set 28x28cm\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Pieces and chessboard - brass\u003cbr\u003e Chessboard dimensions: 28x28cm\u003cbr\u003e King height: 5cm\u003cbr\u003e Set weight: 3.2kg\u003cbr\u003e Colors: white and black chessboard, gold border - hand-painted\u003cbr\u003e Gold and silver pieces\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sir Howard Staunton was considered 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 textbooks, a recognized theorist of the game of chess, and a creator of rules concerning both the game itself and the way it was played. From 1845, for the next 29 years, he edited the chess column in the London newspaper Illustrated London News, becoming the most influential chess columnist 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Top-class hand finishing.\u003cbr\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e The box is protected by decorative black-and-gold cardboard packaging.\u003cbr\u003e An exceptionally exclusive product, a beautiful gift. A gift for a chess player, a beautiful decorative element. \u003cbr\u003e Made in Greece by the renowned company Manopoulos, with several decades of production tradition.\u003cbr\u003e Manopoulos chess sets are recognized worldwide as small works of art. \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MICHAELSERGE-3","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57314883895671,"sku":"227725","price":407.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0910\/9458\/1623\/files\/Img_f57b87f4-e632-4c64-9ec2-1f9e5851e226.jpg?v=1784623933","url":"https:\/\/www.michaelserge.com\/pt-pt\/products\/ekskluzywne-szachy-mosiezne-28x28cm-staunton-s32bla","provider":"MICHAELSERGE","version":"1.0","type":"link"}