1960's Soviet Championship Reproduced Chessmen. The Chessmen feature a 4″ King with a 1.5″ Diameter base and are heavily weighted. The Tal Set is a reproduction of the famous chess set used in Soviet chess Championships in the 1960's.

Tal set is a collectors' edition and a dream chess set for your chess collection or professional play. Serious chess players and collectors can recognize this set from the book - The Life and Games of Mikhail Tal.

The beautiful chess set pieces with the meticulously handcrafted knights are carved with perfection and expert precision. The chess pieces have a very unique profiling with very broad and chunky bases, which greatly increase the stability during play. It has been designed to withstand the rigours of practical play while maintaining an elegance. The Chess Pieces are hand carved by our skilled master craftsmen and crafted out of highest grade exotic woods. It offers the highest level of detail and would make a wonderful additional to any chess collection.

Chessmen Dimensions

                  Height            Base

King          4" (102 mm)   1.5" (39 mm)

Queen      3.6" (91 mm)  1.5" (38 mm)

Bishop     3.0" (77 mm)  1.4" (35 mm)

Knight     3.0" (75 mm)  1.4" (36 mm)

Rook        2.5" (64 mm)  1.4" (35 mm)

Pawn       2.1" (54 mm)   1.4" (35 mm)

Wood Combination Golden Rosewood / Boxwood

Dark Chess Pieces Golden Rosewood

Light Chess Pieces Boxwood