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 Two

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

4.8 Averbakh Soviet Russian Chess Set

Friday Night's Set-Up - Chess Forums

1951-1981 Ussr Chess Championships video footage

/ Oldset - Chess Forums

The Legacy of Arlindo Vieira--Part Two - Chess Forums

Revolutionary” Smyslov Chessmen – Soviet and Late Tsarist Chess Sets

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