Handcrafted Chess

This 1973 Petropolis repro set is one of those I requested from Gurpreet to reissue as it has been offered long before I started collecting. Gurpreet is so kind to accommodate my request. He even sent it to me ahead of schedule. The craftsmanship is excellent and it also carries history being used in the interzonal tournament.

Philippine sets like this hold an important place in my collection being a Filipino myself. This set is a faithful reproduction of the set used in 1973 Philippine Chess Championship which was a star studded event having graced by late president Ferdinand Marcos Sr. and late chess champion Robert Fischer. It was competed by top grandmasters at that time and won by GM Bent Larsen. The antiquing of this set is excellent and the pieces are weighted just right not too heavy not too light. The pieces while massive (4.2 inch king) is well playable.

This Turner Teich repro is one of the most impressive reproductions I have seen in terms of craftsmanship, detail and accuracy. The original set is rare and expensive, no way I can have one. I'm happy that Gurpreet and Chess Praxis collaborated to make this reproduction set available so average collectors like me can own and enjoy it.

I am pleased to share my comment on this jewel, special quality and customer care by Gurpreet.

I am Just unboxing this jewel... Very good quality and Service... Thank you very much Gurpreet!

Quite accurate reproduction of a Tsarist Staunton made by a St. Petersburg wood turner named Teich before the Revolution. 4” Kings. Wide bases. Hefty pieces. Nicely made and finished, though I’m not a fan of the brown. Your mileage may vary. 2.5” squares are the minimum size I’d use for this stout set.

I was surprised that this set was so affordable. In the hand, the pieces feel great with a nice weight. Very playable set. This is the best value I’ve found on a nice set.

It is a great wooden set. Long time waiting for this reproduction. It looks best with a wooden board of 2.5" squares. I'm very satisfied with the purchase.

This set arrived while I was away. I was anxious to see the set upon my return. It is the second reproduction set I have ordered from ICC. It surpasses the first! I could not be happier with the workmanship, the finishes, and the wonderful reproduction quality. One notable aspect of these is the visible *hand work* in creating these pieces! I appreciate this human (vs ‘machine’) quality. Many thanks and I hope you’ll continue to invest your notable skills continuing this line of reproductions.

A very nice version of the ever popular Latvian Tal Chessmen. Pieces play well together on my board with 2 1/8" squares. Nicely carved knights. Well balanced pieces for tournament and blitz play. For a playing set of this quality, you can't beat the price.

Beautiful and meticulous chess pieces!!
Sent with no damage, carefully packed and fast.

Very nice. Just right and no chipping when my cats come flying from across the room and land on my coffee table. I really like the bishops. Please expand your set variety I want to get another set soon.

When I was approached by Gurpreet Singh when he 1st started Indian Chess Company asked which set he should introduce as a flag ship for his Company. I said let's work together on the Soviet Staunton Turner Tiech set. That was how the story begin. I took it up as a project and with many rounds in perfecting the Knights production and finally the result was well above my expectation. The beauty of this set have spoke by themselves. I am very delightful to fulfill Gurpreet dream and now the set is avail for the public. This is a very beautiful set we have ever produced. The weighting is perfectly match the pieces. In all we are proud of the project.

This is an excellent fabulous reproduction set which is accurately being reintroduce by Gurpreet Singh and his team. The pieces are well weighted as the original set are not. It's a great set to be added to my collection. I have played the set in blitz and are well balance. You can feel the pieces robustness and weighting during playing. In all it's a nice set to be owned by the collector.

This set is so beautiful and well crafted. I believe this is one of their best sets yet! I think the ICC is becoming one of my favorite chess manufacturers of them all. You won’t regret buying this one folks.