Indian Chess Company

Reproduced Russian (Soviet Era) Series weighted chess pieces offers a 3.7" King with a base diameter of 1.6". The chess set comes with 34 pieces including 2 extra queens. This set is double weighted and the chess pieces have thick green felt on their bases. Dark pieces are made in dyed GREEN ASH Burl Boxwood and the lighter pieces are made of boxwood.

Chess is one of the most popular games in the Soviet Union and there is one interesting fact that most of the world chess champions were citizens of the Soviet Union. Period from 1993 to 2000 the world chess champions were almost Russians. From the early days chess has been a central feature of Russian history and culture from the middle ages onwards, resulting in a great variety of chess sets from various times and zones. Click here to see our full range of russian chess sets. Chess is considered one of the most interesting, exciting and educational games in Soviet. Now a day's Russians also use chess as a training concentration. 

Chess Pieces Weight : 1200 grams approx. (42.32 oz). Please note that the weight in the set is added manually so the final weight of the set can vary by plus or minus (±) 10%.

In-Box items: Retail Package consists of 34 Chessmen only.