Guess the right price!

by Arne Kaehler
8/25/2020 – A new series has entered the stage with "Guess the right price!". You have to guess the correct price of a chess-related object. We start our journey with four chess sets of different origins, material and obviously — price. Do you have a good feeel of how much the different chess objects can cost? | Photo: VintageChessShop

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What is the right price? - Chess Sets

Take a look at four different chess sets and guess the correct price. You will also be able to see what everybody else was thinking. All solutions are at the very end of the article in our "links" section. We use EURO as currency. (Currency Converter)

CHESS SET SILVER AND BLUE - 45 MM SQ

Photo: Schachversand Niggemann

Photo: Schachversand Niggemann

Our first chess set is from our partner Schach Niggemann, who are making loads of chess-related objects since 1985. This silver and blue chess set is made of metallic-coloured wood in a pure and extraordinary design. The weight of this set is 976 grams.
 
But how much does it cost? Take your pick and see what the other readers thought:
 

GTP1

LEGO® Iconic Chess Set

Photo: Lego Website

Photo: Lego Website

Who didn't love Lego as a child? I for one had 5 drawers full of Legos, which should have been used for clothes normally. I built up cities, football teams, flying fantasy ships, cars and airplanes, but never thought of building up a chess set. Here we have it though. This set includes over 1,400 pieces and the chess board measures over 26 cm.
 
But how much does it cost? Take your pick and see what the other readers thought:
 

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Chess Structure Cubo Capablanca

Photo: VintageChessShop

Photo: VintageChessShop

As you might be able to guess already, we are diving into a luxury product now. Maybe it is, because there might only be 100 copies of this chess set available in the world? Perhaps it is, because it was designed by the Zarpa team in the 70s following the chess games of the great Grandmaster Capablanca? There is one flaw though — No chess board included!

But how much does it cost? Take your pick and see what the other readers thought:

GTP3

Chess For Peace Chess Set

Photo: Tigranisilver

Photo: Tigranisilver

Okay, okay, but now we are moving into the luxury series. This chess set was sculpted out of solid, pure sterling bronze and silver (925). The Armenian artist Tigran Sarkisyan has made numerous, beautiful handcrafted chess sets. In the picture, we see former Armenian President Serzh Sargsyan. We know, by now, how much Armenia loves chess.

But how much does it cost? Take your pick and see what the other readers thought:

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As promised, all results of the correct prices are set in the link list. There is a chance that the prices slightly change due to various reasons.

Which of the four chess sets is your favourite? Mine is the Lego one for sure!

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Arne Kaehler, a creative mind who is passionate about board games in general, was born in Hamburg and learned to play chess at a young age. By teaching chess to youth teams and creating chess-related videos on YouTube, Arne was able to expand this passion and has even created an online course for anyone who wants to learn how to play chess. Arne writes for the English and German news sites, but focuses mainly on content for the ChessBase media channels.

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