{"product_id":"reproduction-1940-soviet-club-ebony-and-ivory-white-103mm-chess-pieces","title":"Reproduction 1940 Soviet Club Ebony and Ivory White 103mm Chess Pieces","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Bm1eAm6Sce\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Bm1eAm6Sce\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"page-crafter-h2 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Bm1eAm6Sce page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eReproduction 1940 Soviet Club Ebony and Ivory White 103mm Chess Pieces\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Bm1eAm6Sce     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original of this set was made in the USSR around 1940 and, as far as anyone can establish, never used in competition. Collectors place it at the Moscow club or the 1940 USSR Championship on photographic evidence, and it remains one of the more elusive Soviet patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reproduction pairs genuine ebony with a light side finished in ivory white rather than left as natural boxwood. That is a deliberate high contrast choice and it is what gives the set its look.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA 103mm king on a 44mm base, heavily weighted to 1,700g. It sits in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/collections\/luxury-chess-pieces\" title=\"Luxury Chess Pieces\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eluxury chess pieces collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-Bm1eAm6Sce  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"1940 Soviet Club chess pieces in genuine ebony and ivory white painted boxwood\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/3_efe041ed-71d3-4cb3-8b9b-9682169192dd.jpg?v=1787442744\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Bm1eAm6Sce\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"WHATS_INCLUDED-Qq3dGu6The\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-whats-included-block page-crafter-inner-padding page-crafter-border-radius page_crafter_whats_included_container-Qq3dGu6The\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_whats_included_heading-Qq3dGu6The page-crafter-bottom-spacing-small\"\u003eKey features\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-whats-included-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_whats_included_column_1_text-Qq3dGu6The     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e103mm (4.05 inch) king on a wide 44mm base, sized for 60mm squares\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenuine ebony heartwood on the dark side, not ebonised boxwood\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLight side finished in ivory white for maximum contrast\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHeavily weighted to 1,700g across the full set, around 50g a piece\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_whats_included_column_2_text-Qq3dGu6The     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHigh gloss lacquer polish over careful lathe work\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTurned collar rings on the pieces with thick green felts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e34 pieces including two spare queens for effortless pawn promotion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplied with an ownership certificate from the maker\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Bm9lRt0Qok\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Bm9lRt0Qok\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Bm9lRt0Qok page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eHow ivory white differs from a natural boxwood light side\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Bm9lRt0Qok     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlmost every set we sell uses natural boxwood on the light side, which is close to cream and mellows to a warm honey over years. This one is finished in ivory white instead, which is opaque and stays where it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe gain is contrast. Against genuine ebony, ivory white is about as far apart as two chess pieces get, and the board reads with real clarity even in poor light. It is a deliberately theatrical pairing rather than a subtle one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cost is grain. A painted light side covers the boxwood figure, so the white pieces read as form rather than as timber. If you want the wood to show on both sides, look at the natural boxwood options across our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/collections\/wood-chess-pieces\" title=\"Wood Chess Pieces\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003ewood chess pieces range\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-Bm9lRt0Qok  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"1940 Soviet Club chess pieces with a 103mm king on a 44mm base\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/4_153bd3ad-cd1a-46fe-a598-0ee894899184.jpg?v=1787442743\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Bm9lRt0Qok\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TEXT_BLOCK-Mb3aKs9Eew\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Mb3aKs9Eew page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eA set with no tournament record\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Mb3aKs9Eew     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost reproductions we carry trace to a specific event: a championship, a match, a congress. This one does not, and that is the interesting thing about it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe original appears to have been made for club use rather than competition, which is why it turns up in photographs of the Moscow club rather than in tournament records. For a collector that makes it harder to authenticate and more unusual to own. For a player it simply means the pattern was designed to be used rather than displayed, which shows in the wide base and the heavy weighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Rf3hZq8Khm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Rf3hZq8Khm\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Rf3hZq8Khm page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eThe lacquer finish\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Rf3hZq8Khm     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe pieces carry a high gloss lacquer polish rather than the buff finish used on most of the range. It is a harder surface with considerably more shine, and on the ivory white side it is what makes the colour read as clean rather than chalky.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLacquer behaves like a shell. It resists handling marks well and it will chip if pieces are dropped on a hard surface or stored loose where they knock together. Keep them dry, out of direct sun, and stored so they are not rattling against each other.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-Rf3hZq8Khm  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Knight carving on the reproduction 1940 Soviet Club chess pieces\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/13_91a93f63-6d13-4cb9-a1de-a775d5b59810.jpg?v=1787442744\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Rf3hZq8Khm\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TEXT_BLOCK-Xq4tXn8Whd\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Xq4tXn8Whd page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eSizing a board and what else arrives\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Xq4tXn8Whd     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSquares of 60mm. The 44mm king base and 40mm officers are wide for the height, and on 55mm the back rank fills too completely for the set to read.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maker supplies an ownership certificate with the set. No board is included; our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sterlingchess.com.au\/collections\/chess-boards\" title=\"Chess Boards\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003echess boards collection\u003c\/a\u003e is filtered by square size, and for a set this high in contrast a plain board keeps the attention on the pieces rather than competing with them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Hc9fLn5Xis\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-two-column-grid page_crafter_two_column_grid-Hc9fLn5Xis\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"page-crafter-h3 page_crafter_two_column_heading-Hc9fLn5Xis page-crafter-element-bottom-spacing\"\u003eOur expert take\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Hc9fLn5Xis     page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe ivory white light side is the whole character of this set and it divides people. Against genuine ebony the contrast is about as strong as chess pieces get, and the board reads with unusual clarity in poor light, which is a real advantage. What you trade is the grain: the white pieces read as shape rather than as timber, and if you love boxwood figure you will not love this. At 1,700g of heavily weighted genuine ebony it is a substantial set regardless. Two practical notes: it wants 60mm squares, and the lacquer finish is harder but more chip prone than the buff polish used elsewhere in the range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"sc-expert-signature\"\u003e- Blake Sterling, CEO \u0026amp; Founder, Sterling Chess\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_grid_media_container-Hc9fLn5Xis  page-crafter-div-container\"\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Genuine ebony and ivory white 1940 Soviet Club chess pieces with felted bases\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0945\/5507\/9024\/files\/7_ef101dff-c5e7-4fad-83a3-8067b235119d.jpg?v=1787442743\u0026amp;width=1000\" class=\"page-crafter-image-base-class page_crafter_grid_media-Hc9fLn5Xis\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"SPACER-Kh4rYg5Aju\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"height: 20px;\" class=\"page-crafter-block\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"HEADING-Ky5lJu1Lpu\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"page-crafter-h2 page_crafter_heading-Ky5lJu1Lpu\"\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"ACCORDIAN-Dt6tEg3Bjb\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page_crafter_accordian-Dt6tEg3Bjb page-crafter-accordian-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhat size board do these need?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSquares of 60mm. With a 44mm king base and 40mm officers the set needs more square than its 103mm height alone would suggest.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eIs this genuine ebony or ebonised wood?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGenuine ebony heartwood on the dark pieces. The light pieces are boxwood finished in ivory white.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eWhy is the light side painted rather than natural?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt follows the original 1940 set and it gives maximum contrast against the ebony. The trade is that the boxwood grain is covered, so the light pieces read as form rather than timber.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eDoes anything come with the set?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe maker supplies an ownership certificate. No board or storage is included.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails\u003e\n\u003csummary\u003eHow should the lacquer finish be cared for?\u003c\/summary\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eKeep the pieces dry, out of direct sun, and stored so they are not knocking against each other. Lacquer resists handling marks well but will chip on impact.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cstyle\u003e.page_crafter_two_column_grid-Bm1eAm6Sce  { align-items: center;     }  .page_crafter_two_column_heading-Bm1eAm6Sce { color: #000;  text-align: center;  font-size: null;    color: #000 !important; }  .page_crafter_grid_plain_text-Bm1eAm6Sce  { color: #000;  font-size: ;  text-align: left;    color: #000 !important; }  .page_crafter_grid_media-Bm1eAm6Sce { max-width: 500px;  width: 100%;  height: auto;  margin: 0 auto;  display: block;     }  .page_crafter_grid_media_container-Bm1eAm6Sce  { text-align: center;  display: flex;  justify-content: center;  align-items: center;  order: 1;     }  #TWO_COLUMN_GRID-Bm1eAm6Sce {\n    margin-bottom: 10px;  \n  } .page_crafter_whats_included_container-Qq3dGu6The  { background-color: #d4d1cf;     }  .page_crafter_whats_included_heading-Qq3dGu6The { color: #000000;  text-align: center;  font-size: 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width=\"350\"\u003e \u003c\/colgroup\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpec\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetail\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKing height\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e103mm (4.05 inch)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eKing base diameter\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e44mm (1.73 inch)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eQueen 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