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Fischer/Spassky Replica Chess Set
(50040 / 50041 / 50042 / 50045)
The original Staunton design, as invented by John Jaques of London in 1847, was the de-facto standard for chess pieces by the end of the 19th century. In 1972, Jaques were commissioned to produce a set for the classic and notorious match between Bobby Fischer and Spassky. For chess historians and enthusiasts alike, the replica Fischer/Spassky set is a fascinating and aesthetic collector's item. A beautiful hand-made presentation set, it is presented in a superb baize-lined polished cabinet with lock and is supplied with a certificate of authenticity. Now available in four different case exteriors as pictured.
Fischer/Spassky presentation set. Left - Beech box, Right
- Mahogany box. Click on picture to enlarge.
King height is stated as 3.5 inches in Jaques literature. This set does feature the red Jaques marks on the King's Rook and Knight.
Many retailers claim that these pieces are replicas of the original 1847 or 1849 set. This is untrue. None-the-less, it is a very nice looking set.
Left - Oak box, Right - Leather clad box. Important - pieces are incorrect in leather box picture supplied by Jaques. Please refer to the wooden box pictures for correct image of pieces. Click on picture to enlarge.
Boards must be ordered separately. 'Black' pieces are made from ebony, 'white' pieces are made from boxwood.
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Jaques Replica Boxwood/ Ebony Fischer/Spassky Chess set (Mahogany Box) |
£416.66 | £499.99 | Eng/Wales: 4 wk.days |
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Jaques Replica Boxwood & Ebony Fischer/Spassky Chess set (Beech Box) |
£416.66 | £499.99 | Eng/Wales: 4 wk.days |
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Jaques Replica Boxwood & Ebony Fischer/Spassky Chess set (Oak Box) |
£416.66 | £499.99 | Eng/Wales: 4 wk.days |
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Jaques Replica Boxwood & Ebony Fischer/Spassky Chess set (Leather Box) |
£583.33 | £699.99 | Eng/Wales: 4 wk.days |
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Spare Piece for Jaques 50040 Chess set (Fischer/Spassky, 3.5 inch) |
£22.91 | £27.49 | Eng/Wales: 4 wk.days |
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Inlaid Chess Boards
To decide which board will best accompany your chess pieces, please see our rough guide to chess piece sizes.
Jaques themselves produce two styles of chequerboard - their standard inlaid chessboard and their premium Chequerboard - the Staunton chessboard with a raised outer border.
Jaques chequerboards and boards from other leading manufacturers can be found on our Chessboards page.
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The Origin of ChessA great deal has been written about the origins of chess and there is still a lot of debate on the subject. The earliest clear ancestor of chess is shaturanga or chaturanga which was invented by a 6th century Indian philosopher. It was a battle between four armies each under the control of a Rajah (king), two players being loosely allied against the other two and and each containing 4 corps - Infantry, Cavalry, Elephants and Boatmen. The board of 64 squares used for shaturanga, was borrowed from an earlier game called ashtapada, which was a race game played in ancient India. Under Hindu law, gambling became forbidden early on in the Hindu civilisation and, to avoid the gambling laws, shaturanga players dispensed with the dice. Another early modification was the merging of the allied armies into a single army making the game a two player form and duplicating the pieces, both developments which have survived until today. Other changes also occurred and the resulting game was called shatranj. There are three versions of the story of arrival of shatranj in Europe - did it come from the Saracens via Spain, from the Byzantine empire as a present to Charlemagne or was it brought back from the Middle East by Knights returning from the Crusades? Nonetheless in Europe, the game developed into modern European chess now played worldwide while in China, Japan, Burma, Thailand and Korea, other variants became just as popular. You can learn more about the History of Chess from The Online Guide to Traditional Games. |