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Greg Strong wrote on Sun, Jul 31, 2005 05:14 PM UTC:

I am looking to purchase chess pieces, but I'm looking for something I'm
having trouble finding.  

I'm looking for chess pieces that are shaped like pieces I had but have
since lost.  It was a really, really cheap plastic set purchased at least
30 years go.  The thing I liked about the pieces was that they were not
round, they were octagon-shaped.  The bases were octagon-shaped, as were
the bodies of the pieces (except the Knight.)  This was not a 'themed'
set; they were perfectly normal looking pieces, and I thought the shape
made them look much nicer than the typical round pieces.  Now everything I
see is round.  

Does anyone know anything about this?  Where to find pieces like this or
what this kind of set is called?  The original set I had was an incredibly
popular cheap chess set in the '70s.  I would even be interested to know
what the original set was called so I could look for one on Ebay.  I
don't care that they were really, really cheap... I just like the shape
and would be happy to find another set just like it.

Thanks!

Steven Streetman wrote on Wed, Oct 13, 2010 11:53 PM UTC:

Does anyone know a sources of chessman that can be used for the many chess
variants?

Simon Jepps wrote on Thu, Oct 14, 2010 04:20 PM UTC:

@Steven: I just buy two sets of Seirawan Chess. This gives you 2 Elephants, 2 Hawks, Extra pawns and extra rooks that you can turn upside down.

Steven Streetman wrote on Thu, Oct 14, 2010 04:30 PM UTC:

Thanks Simon Jepps. I will do that.

John Ayer wrote on Thu, Oct 14, 2010 05:13 PM UTC:

Mr. Bernard Hempseed, current whereabouts unknown, gave some good advice on
how to start on this project.
http://www.chessvariants.org/crafts.dir/fairy-chess-pieces.html  I was was
inspired to buy a checker set and two chess sets in the same material and
colors and make pieces for my favorite games.  It is possible to buy a
courier spiel set (old-style pieces) on-line. http://courierchess.com/ 
Superchess in the Netherlands has a wide variety of pieces for sale, and
might be willing to mix sets.  http://www.superchess.nl/indexengels.htm 
There is of course no reason why you have to use their pieces the way they
say.

H. G. Muller wrote on Thu, Oct 14, 2010 09:01 PM UTC:

You can order various sets of very different wooden pieces at http://www.superchess.nl/indexengels. For instance:

John Lawson wrote on Fri, Oct 15, 2010 03:04 AM UTC:

There is an old topic thread on much the same topic at:
http://chessvariants.org/index/listcomments.php?subjectid=piece+sets

M Winther wrote on Sun, Oct 17, 2010 12:12 PM UTC:

This modern set is beautiful! The following Indian set is also attractive
(can be bought at ebay.)

/Mats

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