Maritime Chess Set
Period
First half of the 19th centuryPlace
Russia
Material
Wood
Location
Russia, Moscow, Chess Museum of the Central Chess Club
Category
The GameSubcategory
Chess sets
Curious fact
The pieces were designed with a low center of gravity, allowing for stable play even with the ship’s movements
The Maritime Chess Set, complete with a chessboard and a storage box for the pieces, is believed to have belonged to Admiral Pavel Nakhimov. The pieces were designed with a low center of gravity, allowing for stable play even with the ship’s movements. Inside the box, there is an inscription: “Sebastopol Maritime Collection, 1848.”
