Mikhail Chigorin’s Regence Chess Set


Period
19th centuryPlace
France
Location
Russia, Moscow, Chess Museum of the Central Chess Club
Category
The GameSubcategory
Chess setsThematic collections
Chess sets that belonged to famous chess players
The Regence Chess Set, which was Chigorin’s favorite, is inspired by the romantic 19th century. Similar chess pieces were used at the famous Parisian cafe Regence, in particular in the 1843 match between Europe’s top chess players, Staunton and Saint Amant.