1950 Legacy — the beginning of a success story
The historic tournament of 1950 gave rise to the recognizable pieces we know today as "Dubrovnik". Their design was created by academic painter and sculptor P. Poček, himself a passionate chess player, in a competition held by a special arts commission in Belgrade.
The first edition
Only 50 sets were made for the Olympiad. Most of them went to the players, and only a few were ever sold to the public.
Rediscovery
By the time most of the original sets had been lost over the decades, interest in them was revived in 1992, when Bobby Fischer requested these very pieces for his famous rematch with Boris Spassky in Sveti Štefan.
The replica
The chief arbiter of that match, Nikola Karaklajić, lent his personal set for the match. It was later bought by Novica Matić from Novi Sad, who lent it to us for analysis. Based on these pieces, played with by Fischer and Spassky, our workshop has been recreating the set known as Dubrovnik 1950 Legacy since 2013.
| Product details | |
|---|---|
| King height | 89 mm |
| King base diameter | 37.5 mm |
| Pad material | Green felt |
| Weighted | Yes (20 g) |
| Construction | Handmade
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| Finish | Lacquer / high gloss |
| Wood / stain (prices without VAT, chessboard not included) | |
|---|---|
| Maple / walnut | € 858 |
| Maple / red-stained maple | € 908 |
| Maple / brown-stained maple | € 958 |
| Additional options | |
|---|---|
| Storage box | free of charge |
| Certificate of authenticity | free of charge |
| Unweighted pieces | free of charge |
| Extra queens | € 30 |
| Large (4") pieces | € 90 |
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Gallery
Dubrovnik 1950, walnut.
Pieces ready for the start of a game.
Red-stained maple.
Dubrovnik 1950 on the board.
1950 pieces finished with brown stain.
Dubrovnik 1950, brown-stained maple, on the board.