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Black & Natural Lacquer Windsor II Series Chessmen
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The Windsor II Series Knight
Ebonized Windsor II Series Chessmen
Mr. Bobby Fischer with the original Windsor Chessmen
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Long for a return of the nostalgic chessmen of the 50s and 60s?
Look no further
than The House of Staunton,
tournament-size Windsor Series Staunton pattern chessmen. These alluring chess pieces are accurate reproductions
of one of the most popular chess set used in most major US tournaments during
the 1950s and 1960s. The cover of the February 1958 issue of Chess Review
featured a young Bobby Fischer, who had just won the US Championships, posing
with a set of these popular chessmen.
This full-tournament sized Chess set features a 3.875" King height with a 1.6" diameter base and
weighs an impressive 51 ounces (not including additional Queens.) It has been designed to withstand the rigors of practical play while maintaining an elegance which has become the hallmark of a House of Staunton chess set. The design, quality and craftsmanship of this set is UNMATCHED by any set of Chessmen in its price range. Nothing even comes close!
This accurate reproduction is a wooden version of the original solid plastic
sets, which suffered from continual chipping due to the brittle nature of
the plastic used during that period. This set is designed to withstand the
rigors of practical play while maintaining an elegance which has become
the hallmark of a House of Staunton chess set. The design, quality, workmanship
and finish of each piece is superb and the detail on the Knights is truly
impressive for a set in this price range.
The chessmen are brand
new and come housed in a plain cardboard box. Each set consists of 34 Chessmen, 17 light and 17 dark (including the two additional Queens.)
Red & Ivory Lacquer Windsor II Series Chessmen
The Windsor II Series Chessmen in Ebonized
The Windsor II Series Chessmen in Natural Lacquered
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