Fifties Dubrovnik - The Fischer Set
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- Опубликовано: 3 окт 2024
- Bobby Fischer's favourite chess set, the Dubrovnik.
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Today I am studying some chess from a book using a very special chess set , the very elusive and extremely rare chess set from the past and it took me two years to find: The original Dubrovnik chess set, made in the Fifties and Sixties in Zagreb in the renowned master Jakopović's workshop. These are the pieces that Bobby Fischer proclaimed his favourite, this is the chess set that we can see him analyze with in various documentaries and photographs. This is the chess set that everybody wants to copy, but usually fails.
This set is a bit different from the original 1950 Dubrovnik chess set that was apparently used only once in the 1950 Olympiad and then never again, while this one was reissued shorly after that with some changes in design and used most notably in 1958 Interzonal . Note a bit bigger king, the fat rook, the bishop that looks a bit like a small child pacifier, and the differently but still superbly carved knight. These sets was very expensive at the time, costing about one average socialist worker's month pay.
The pieces are not weighted, just the way Bobby Fischer liked them, and were made from maple and beautifilly colored on the black side, note how the color has nicely faded with use and old age.
This is it, this is the Fifties Dubrovnik no. II, this is the Fischer set. 
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Hi! Vjekoslav Jakopović is my grandfather. I'm very proud of him and his skills. When the workshop was running my whole family helped with work in it.
Hi Vladka. Please tell more. Who designed the original your grandfather or someone else in the family? And the designs that followed, etc. Where did come the inspirations for the design? Was it taken from soviet sets, etc.?
I would love to hear more of your grandfather! Can you please contact me via email? (jonas @ jonas.si)
Real *TREASURE* my friend. Congrats to you !!
So both sides were made of maple, and the black pieces were dyed?
That's very interesting. I had always assumed the black pieces were made of a different species of wood, maybe walnut.
Great Chess Set, you can get a reproduction set, I wonder how accurate it would be compared to the original
Thank you for sharing the history and overview of this beautiful set.
been in love with this set for years now, its probably been a couple of years since i saw this vid, the holy grail in my opinion is the Jakapovic set. the most ergonomic, perfect-sized, simple, and beautiful set.
Thank you Jonas for “Dubronizing” us. The main 1950, the older one, is better in the aesthetic department in my opinion. The D2's fat rook reminds me of an African djembe drum head. The King's fatness they let loose like a Texan model without a corset/waist trainer. It makes it a tad less elegant is all I'm saying when compared at 1:45. The bishop like you said, small child pacifier (my fiancé likes to say “the ones with nipples on top,” the balltops do seem larger than those in D1) and They did a complete 180 with the knights, a commanding neck with small head in the D1 and the complete opposite in the reissue, small neck with bigger head. Her royal maiden, with only 5-cut coronet to originally 9 to 15 cuts! It surprised me that with all those economizations in the set, was worth an average workers’ one month’s bacon. Wow.
I thought the 5 turrets were meant to represent the regions of Croatia. Why are there 9-15 on the original?
Noj has put out one called the Minceta Dubrovnik which looks a lot like your set on the board. They are the highest quality remakes I have found.
I think this guy is very connected with Noj.
In time for the release of the trailer "Pawn Sacrifice".
jhuynh95 that film was a complete ball of exaggerations.
Congrats on the great find! wonderful channel btw keep up the great work man!
chess set is amazing but your accent is even cooler
Bela Lugosi
That is a nice set!!
They were "stolen". Guess I should look up how they showed up again. I hope Fischer would be happy with their new owner.
Is it Slavoj Zizek talking?
I wish I had one. The rooks are nice. The fat king and queen are also nice. Not weighted must also feel nice.
The Queen's shaved legs also feel nice. Very, very nice.
@1:58 "Thee Deefalehnt but steel supahlllBly Car-Ved neigh(t)..." It's a Russian style knight! With it's head DOWN... I like the Russian knights that are curved, and face STRAIGHT DOWN, like a Jean Cocteau painting. You might say that's french, but Cocteau hung around the Ballet Russ... IMHO
What is it with you and the dubrovnik chess set? I love you accent.
I know right? That's it, Staunton out the window. I've been Dubrovnitized by him!
I have a reproduction set but its nothing on your original.
Yes we know, we know Mr. Fischer, that your original was ahem... "stolen' by a Jew.
How did you get this Dubrovnik set?
I have a question. Milan Vidmar's 1950 Dubrovnik what kind of wood is used for Black compared to the late 1950s chess set that Bobby Fischer owned that was mnade of maple? Thank you
What is the best board size for these pieces? (square size) and what was the board size of the 1950 Olympiad?
Standard 55 mm is just fine, but I prefer 57 mm (as with Drueke board in the video). Original was 60 mm.
@@burekexperts Thanks for the answer! To my eyes they also look nice on 60mm. On some chess fora there seem to be an obsession that the king base diameter should be around 75%. This is also USCF/FIDE rules. But the Dubrovnik king with 39mm seems to be more around 69-70%. Also the standard Tournament sets you see in Europe the king base diameter of Stanton pieces is more around 68% and even the DGT set seems to be.
@@KeepChessSimple Here's my method: ruclips.net/video/zJeVid62NZo/видео.html
Hello Jonas:Based on the 1959 video on the Bled Candidates tournament.. The Dubrovnik sets used look like the 1950 Dubrovnik Olympiad sets and not the later reissued Dubrovnik II Fischer set. Particularly the Knights and Queens. Here's a link to that video:
www.euscreen.eu/item.html?id=EUS_2308C7C86D13ADC6C547A262C385799F
Amazing video from the Bled tournament, we can see young Bobby Fischer and Tal live
I have exactly the same only diference is the pieces are taller and knights are different.
Sir, you do not have exactly the same. You have Zagreb. You. and your lies.
Looks good!
What up homie, that accent is cool AF... Lol
yep, I love it.
I wanna buy it !
I wanna buy it from you
Too late. He packed up and moved to Fiji where no one plays chess.
Wait you said the pieces were not weighted just like Fischer liked them. I thought everyone likes them weighted.
He was traveling a lot and preferred to carry less weight.
They had somewhat larger bases instead of having weights added, so they are not as heavy as a standard Staunton set.
Apparently Fischer preferred the lighter pieces, because he said they were easier to carry around.
This makes sense, because he moved around a lot, living in hotels.
hii..do you sell these chess sets, if yes how much the cost this set and if no where do I can have this kind of chess pieces
You can get pretty similar set from noj.si for around 700$, its called dubrovnik minceta
Is that a Drueke board ?
An original hardwood American Drueke. I think Jonas owns two. Rare little pigeons nowaday. One was in play at Kasparov - DeepBlue match, 1997. After game one of that match K complained that the board was scratched so organizers replaced for another Drueke. Bad decision? he lost a legendary game.
I think they look quite nice
You should see them in person. They look nicer than James Bond with a shook up martini.
It's a great set and all but it would have been also good to have the rooks a bit taller. Looks a little awkward that the knight is taller than the castle (rook).
beautiful...i toy with the idea of buying one but its too costly and i am just an amateur chess player.
Buy a nice set it will improve your game.
where can i buy them please ??
You can travel to Slovenia and knock on Jonas' door. But first win the lottery.
I m not gona lie, i am spanish and your slow pronutation of english is very confortable to understand to me.
Weightless?
Alex Rodrigues Without metal installed in the bottom of the pieces.
Think Fisher traveled a lot with his set.
Yeah he did travel a lot. The weights soon fell out from all the bumpy roads he came across in Cuba. But Larry Evans picked up the weights and bobby wanted them back. Larry wouldn't give so they broke up friendship.
They cant be replicated. Like the pyramids.
name of the book please
Unknown but game is Gligorich - Velimirovic, 1966. Don't know about Jonas' position on the board. Perhaps it's that game.
WOW
Count Borat
Dear Jonas,
On May 29 I am going to a chess convention. I will be advertising some of the best chess men from around the world. I was considering buying some of your pieces, but they were far off my budget. I was wondering if you can lend me a set.
Sincerely, Koda Torres
Yeah me too. Lend me a set. I promise to return it. Like, for sure. Keep dreaming pop tart.
Najlepse figure.
This is all well and good, but you're not going to play any better with it. A $20.00 plastic tournament set, w/ a vinyl roll up board will work just as good
True my friend but I believe that’s not the point, this man is collecting sets I believe for the purposes of preserving chess history of Old Yogoslavija.
Actually would attacks better than plastic so I prefer a nice wood set too!
give me one copy
Yeah me too give me a copy. And I'll give you copy of my Paula Abdul cd.
Is that set original 1950 set or is that the remake ? From the noj.com
That's an original set.
It was made by hand. With real wood. In 1950 Yugoslavia. So I can surely tell you sir, Perhaps no, not an original.
not original. The original queens have 12 cuts in the crown. The rooks are also much slimmer in the original set. you can see a photo of the originals up close here. www.noj.si/uploads/Image/Dubrovnik%201950/Puc%202.jpg
this one linked is one Fischer played and signed. www.noj.si/?mod=catalog&action=productDetails&ID=181
How did you find this, ? How much did you spend on it
Wonderful Lugosi-like accent.