Czech Tournament Chess Set, 1936

Czech Tournament Chess Set, 1936

Here is a rare Czech tournament chess set similar to the ones used in the 14th Czechoslovak Championship which was held at Poděbrady from July 5-26, 1936. The tournament was organized as an international event, the 18 combatants being Alexander Alekhine, Erich Eliskases, Stefan Fazekas, Salomon Flohr, Jan Foltys, Paulino Frydman, Vera Menchik, Karel Opocensky, Jiri Pelikan, Vladimir Petrov, Vasja Pirc, Kurt Richter, Karel Skalicka, Gideon Stahlberg, Lajos Steiner, George Alan Thomas, Karel Treybal and Emil Zinner. Salo Flohr won with a score of 13/17 just ahead of Alekhine, who came in second with 12.5/17.

The chess pieces are made of wood, one side lacquered in black. The king height is 98 mm. The pieces are weighted, even though most of the weights fell out and were lost over the decades. A similar set can be seen as exhibit 1 on the ČESKÁ KLUBOVKA website.   
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