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.

The Legacy of Arlindo Vieira--Part One

4.8 Averbakh Soviet Russian Chess Set

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

Four Styles of Grandmaster Chess Sets: GM4 Pieces – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

The Legacy of Arlindo Vieira--Part Two

Aristocratic Olympians: The 1980 Minsk Olympic Set – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

1960's Soviet Set - Chess Forums

New Blog on Soviet and Russian Chess Sets - Chess Forums

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

The Legacy of Arlindo Vieira--Part One

Four Styles of Grandmaster Chess Sets: GM4 Pieces – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

Arlindo Vieira's Four Styles of Soviet Grandmaster Chess Pieces