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- From: jacobson@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu (Eliot T. Jacobson )
- Newsgroups: rec.games.chess
- Subject: Re: Nice Pieces!
- Message-ID: <1992Dec29.171625.25003@oucsace.cs.ohiou.edu>
- Date: 29 Dec 92 17:16:25 GMT
- References: <1992Dec28.083303.179@ipact.com> <1992Dec29.155525.5809@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
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- In article <1992Dec29.155525.5809@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> mzabel@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Mark A Zabel) writes:
- >In article <1992Dec28.083303.179@ipact.com> pals@ipact.com writes:
- >>I received one of the Kasparov chess sets that USCF sells (Garry-6) for
- >>Christmas. It is a beautiful set - the nicest I've ever used, which
- >>includes the Jacques imitation set that USCF used to sell (although that
- >>was a nice set, too). All pieces are one-piece carved, and HEAVY. At $89,
- >>the light-dark brown boxwood set is a bargain, IMHO. If you insist, for
- >>another $110 you can get the light-black set where the black pieces are
- >>ebony, but the dark pieces are plenty dark in the cheaper set.
- >
- >Kasparov Schmasparov! Actually, I do believe it's a good set,
- >but something about it bothers me. Maybe it's the ads in
- >Chess Life. Maybe it's just the fact that it's name raises
- >thoughts of Chess Life in my brain!
-
- The problem with the chess life add is that stupid picture of the
- girl with her hand over the pieces saying that Kasparov wanted them to
- be designed to fit perfectly with the shape of the hand. What bull.
- You can take any set, take a pretty girl, and get her to maker her hand
- fit the shape of the pieces. Just for fun, I tried it with my many sets,
- and was able to do the same with every single set!
-
- It is an insult to my intelligence to use such advertising techniques, and
- is one of the many reasons I boycott USCF sales.
- >
- >I've never liked ordering things from USCF. I suppose it's
- >mostly because I like to support smaller operations. Fred
- >Lindsay's Chess Supplies is my personal favorite, 'cause
- >Fred has a cool mustache! He sells a very very nice set
- >for $80, and also some other not-quite-as-nice sets for
- >about $50-$60.
- >
- >I would post Fred's number, but I do not have it handy
- >at the moment.
- >
- >-Mark
-