3.9" Russian Zagreb Chess Set. The Chessmen feature a 3.9″King with a 1.7″ Diameter base and are heavily weighted. Russian Zagreb Chessmen are a beautiful yet faithful reproduction to the chess pieces used in world chess tournament of 1959 held in Zagreb. The pieces are beautifully profiled with the knight having a distinct appearance.

Dark Chess Pieces Golden Rosewood
Light Chess Pieces Boxwood

The design of the Zagreb '59 Chess set is an adaptation of the most popular Chess set used at major international Chess tournaments throughout the 1950s and 1960s, most notably the World Championship Candidates Match that was held in Bied, Zagreb in 1959.

The Zagreb chess set, especially the iconic '59 version, gained fame after being used in the 1959 World Championship Candidates Tournament in Zagreb, Yugoslavia, known for its distinctively wide bases, bold knights with downward-facing heads, and elegant yet durable design, evolving from the popular Dubrovnik style into a mid-20th-century tournament standard beloved by players for its aesthetics and stability.