MODERN ALUMINUM CHESS SET GRANDMASTER YASSER SEIRAWAN GAME PLAYED AUTOGRAPHED

Description

THIS RARE AND BEAUTIFUL CHESS SET HAS BEEN GAME PLAYED AND EACH AND EVERY PIECE AUTOGRAPHED BY CHESS GRANDMASTER YASSER SEIRAWAN. (SEE FIRST 4 PHOTOS) HE IS WORLD FAMOUS AS A 4 TIME U.S. CHAMPION, 1989 WESTERN HEMISPHERE CHAMPION, TWICE CANDIDATE FOR WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP TITLE, FORMER WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPION IN 1979, 10 TIME MEMBER OF THE U.S. CHESS OLYMPIAD TEAM, AMOUNG MANY OTHER ACCOMPLISHMENTS INCLUDING BEING ONE OF A HANDFUL OF PLAYERS TO HAVE DEFEATED MIKHAIL TAL, ANATOLY KARPOV AND GARY KASPAROV IN TOURNAMENT PLAY. CURRENTLY ACTIVE AS A CHESS COMMENTATOR, ANALYST AND BROADCASTER. PHOTOS SHOW YASSER INSTRUCTING ON THE "BERLIN DEFENSE". SEE BELOW FOR DETAILS ON THE PRODUCTION OF THIS FINE SET. THERE IS NO BOARD WITH THIS SALE. ONLY CHESS PIECES SHOWN.
COLUMBIA ALUMINUM EXTRUSION GROUP MODERN EXTRUDED ALUMINUM CHESS SET LIMITED EDITION.
NO BOARD
RESEARCH SHOWS THIS LIMITED EDITION SET WAS MANUFACTURED IN THE MID-1990s FOR PROMOTIONAL PURPOSES WITH ONLY BETWEEN 200-300 SETS MADE. THIS SET IS IN VERY GOOD CONDITION.
MEASUREMENTS MATCH THOSE FOUND ON AN ARTICLE IN A CHESS FORUM GIVEN FOR THIS ORIGINAL SET. BASE OF EACH PIECE IS 1 1/4" SQUARE. I HAVE SHOWN IN LAST PHOTO (#12) PIECES ON A 13.5" x 13.5" CHESS BOARD (NOT INCLUDED IN THIS SALE) AND THEY DO FIT BUT WOULD PRESENT AND PLAY NICELY ON A LARGER BOARD. HERE IS A LINK TO ARTICLE DESCRIBING THE SET AND IT'S VALUE AT THE TIME OF PRODUCTION IN THE 1990'S:
https://designbuzz.com/limited-edition-chess-set-made-in-extruded-aluminum/
MEASUREMENTS
KING - 5"
QUEEN - 4 3/4"
BISHOP - 4 3/8'
KNIGHT - 4"
ROOK - 3 5/8"
PAWN - 3 3/8"