Arlindo Vieira's Four Styles of Soviet Grandmaster Chess Pieces

Welcome to my new blog on Soviet and Russian chess sets. As interest in these Stiefkinder of traditional chess collecting has grown, it has become clear that there is a need for more and better information about them. They were, after all, the chess pieces used in the Soviets' ascent to chess dominance.

1960's Soviet Set - Chess Forums

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

Soviet Chess Set Styles - Chess Forums

The Legacy of Arlindo Vieira--Part One

Friday Night's Set-Up - Chess Forums

1951-1981 Ussr Chess Championships video footage

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

Collectors News - Welcome to the Chess Museum

1920s-1930s Constructivist-Influenced Soviet Chess Pieces – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

Four Styles of Soviet Grandmaster Chess Sets: The GM1 Chess Pieces – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets