From Tallinn to Tbilisi: The Evolution of the Tal Chess Pieces – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

Former world chess champion Mikhail Tal, USSR Ch. Yerevan 1962. Sputnik photo. Collectors typically study photographs of events to help them determine what type of pieces they have in their collections, when they were used, in which events, and by which players. Sometimes, however, they discover pieces in photographs of which they have not seen…

Late 1930s Grandmaster Set: A Return to the Staunton Style – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

Mikhail Tal's favorite Latvian Chess Set circa 1950s - Chess Forums - Chess .com

Laughing Knight Chess Set – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

Accurate reproduction of the popular Latvian chess set –

Accurate reproduction of the popular Latvian chess set –

Soviet Championship Tal Chess - Antiqued Boxwood - 4 King

Gallery – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

Artel Kultsport 1930s Ferocious Knight Chess Set – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

Working the Soviet Design Toolbox: Porat Jacobson's “Smyslova” Set – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

Soviet Championship Tal Chess Pieces- Golden Rosewood