Maritime Chess Set
Period
First half of the 19th centuryPlace
Russia
Material
Wood
Location
Russia, Moscow, Chess Museum of the Central Chess Club
Category
The GameSubcategory
Chess sets
Curious fact
The pieces’ low center of gravity allowed playing chess despite the ship’s motions
Maritime Chess Set with chessboard and box for storing pieces is supposed to have belonged to Admiral Pavel Nakhimov. The pieces’ low center of gravity allowed playing chess despite the ship’s motions. Inscription inside the box: Sebastopol Maritime Collection, 1848.
