The Standard Chess Set Of Chess Tournament: The Staunton Chess Set

The Staunton chess pieces are the standard set used worldwide in chess tournaments by the World Chess Federation and the United States Chess Federation.

In 1849, Nathaniel Cook officially registered this pattern inspired by the Greek horse statues at the British Museum. John Jaques acquired the manufacturing rights that same year producing these sets in wood and ivory varying in size between 3.5 and 4.4 inches.

Jaques redesigned the pieces cutting down on decorative elements to lower production costs. Howard Staunton, an influential chess player endorsed these sets and named after him. Staunton even had his signature on the box and a chess book was bundled with each set. However, by 1935, Jaques ceased making ivory Staunton chess sets. During WWII they were asked by the British government to make sets for soldiers but their factory was bombed by Germans.

In 1978, for the World Championship match in the Philippines a Jaques Staunton set was urgently needed. Someone just in time for the match arrive with the set. The set was borrowed from Justice Moreno, the ex-president of the Philippine Chess Federation.




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