To pamper you, as an authorized reseller of the House of Staunton, I am delighted to be able to offer the Nottingham 1936 Series Luxury Chess set. A full Club-sized Chess set, it features a 4.4" King with a 2.0" diameter base. The Chess pieces are hand carved by their master artisans and crafted out of the highest grade Ebony and Blood Rosewood. The Chess pieces are heavily weighted with gold embossed English Leather base pads under the Kings, luxurious billiard cloth base pads on the other Chess pieces and a beautiful finish. The design of the Nottingham Series Luxury Chess set is designed to replicate the feel and Old World craftsmanship of the Staunton chessmen produced during the late Victorian period. These Chessmen were heavily inspired by the works of the British Chess Company, a small manufacturer of Chess sets whose Chessmen were often overshadowed in the marketplace by those of Jaques of London. The House of Staunton is proud to introduce our interpretation of these under-appreciated masterpieces and make them available on a very limited basis.

The Prestige Collection Chessmen have been crafted out of Genuine Ebony and Blood Rosewood, the two most expensive woods used by the House of Staunton in the manufacturing of Chessmen. Each of the turning squares of Blood Rosewood used to create these Chessmen has been hand selected to provide the perfect amount of contrast with their Genuine Ebony counterparts. The result is a magnificent Chess set that is as beautiful as it is functional. 

As with all of their Chessmen, the Nottingham 1936 Series Prestige Chess set exemplifies a perfect combination of distinct beauty and functionality. It has been designed to withstand the rigors of practical play while maintaining an elegance which has become the hallmark of a House of Staunton chess set. The design, quality and craftsmanship of this set is UNMATCHED by any set of Chessmen in its price range. Nothing even comes close!

The Chess Set comes with a personalized Certificate of Authenticity and an original manufacturer's label indicating the production number, with an adhesive backing that would allow it to be affixed to the underside of a Chess box. Each of the labels has been hand signed and hand numbered by the Maestro himself, Frank A. Camaratta ,Jr.

The Chessmen are new and each set consists of 34 Chessmen, including four Queens, a standard that was introduced by The House of Staunton over 10 years ago. 

The Nottingham 1936 Chess Tournament is widely regarded as one of the strongest Chess tournaments of all time, a true "super-tournament" that was reminiscent of the unsurpassed quality of the great Hastings 1895 Tournament. It's participants included five World Chess Champions - past, present and future - as well as many of the notable players of the era. The tournament participants were M. Botvinnik, J. Capablanca, M. Euwe, R. Fine, S. Reshevsky, A. Alekhine, S. Flore, E. Lasker, M. Vidmar, E. D. Bogoljubow, S. Tartakower, T. H. Tylor, C. H. O'D. Alexander, G. A. Thomas and W. Winter.

World Chess Champions Mikhail Botvinnik and Jose Raul Capablanca finished tied for first in the tournament, with an impressive 10.0/15.0 score. Another noteworthy fact about the tournament is that it was the last major event for Emanuel Lasker.