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Invincible chess set

  • Period

    2014

  • Place

    Karpov Chess Company, Russia

  • Material

    Wood

  • Location

    Russia, Moscow, Chess Museum of the Central Chess Club

  • Category

    The Game

  • Subcategory

    Chess sets

Curious fact

A chessboard designed by 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov

A chessboard designed by 12th World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov. The chess set is intended to embody some traits traditionally considered part of the Russian character: steadfastness, persistence and a will to win. An individual weight stabilizer was developed for each piece of the "Invincible" board.

Mosaic chessboard

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