The Chess Schach

Some sneaky snaps of a set that came my way recently via the most gentlemanly of collectors, Chuck Grau. I must admit, I was slightly scared of removing that hideous, day-glow yellow paint, as you just never know what you’re gonna find under the hood, so to speak!

Actually, there WERE some eyebrow-raisers along the way, but with a generous slice of Chess Schach TLC, I believe they’ve been transformed into quite an attractive, artistically restored Smyslov set.

More pics to follow…