A wonderful essay authored by Alan Power, master of artistic chess set restoration and owner of the Chess Schach. Please click the link to read Alan’s highly informative article.
“For a reader living in the free world the word “thief” perhaps sounds like a reproach? But you misunderstand the term. In the underworld of the …
THE GULAG ‘KNIGHT’ OF MORDOVSKA (ADDENDUM)
Author: Chuck Grau
I'm a chess collector, chess player, and retired attorney. I've been collecting Soviet and Russian chess sets since 2014. I'm interested in their history, design, and the people who made and played with them. I have published articles on Soviet sets in the magazines of Chess Collectors International and CCI-USA, and author a column on chess collecting for American Chess Magazine. I consult with House of Staunton on the reproduction of historic chess sets. I have collaborated with NOJ Slovenia on the very first reproduction of the popular “Tal” set and with Official Staunton on the reproduction of the set of the 1966 Havana Olympiad.
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Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets 
Many thanks for allowing us to repost, Alan!
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