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I had an updated version of this set (probably from the 90s?). Mine had a better board and I think the tops of the pieces were different, but the text/diagrams

I had an updated version of this set (probably from the 90s?). Mine had a better board and I think the tops of the pieces were different, but the text/diagrams were identical: https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/c1ri78/this_chess_set_from_1972_has_the_valid_moves_for/ https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinteresting/comments/c1ri78/t... Not all of the moves were the clearest, but it was still handy while trying to learn.

giis 3y ago
Great! This will be excellent for beginners. I'm considering teaching chess to my kids. Can I still find it online? My searches on Amazon and Google haven't yielded the results I need.
- angry_moose 3y ago
  I'm pretty sure this was the set I had from 1992: https://www.ebay.com/itm/134677808785?hash=item1f5b6c4691:g:KtAAAOSwDTJky~Vu https://www.ebay.com/itm/134677808785?hash=item1f5b6c4691:g:... There's a lot of other versions sold under "chess teacher", this seems to be the most modern: https://www.ebay.com/itm/266236564204?hash=item3dfcef92ec:g:4x0AAOSwWS5kSkmr https://www.ebay.com/itm/266236564204?hash=item3dfcef92ec:g:... It appears that it was originally sold as "The Educator": https://www.ebay.com/itm/325899664936?hash=item4be1223e28:g:gQQAAOSwOBRlYOTy https://www.ebay.com/itm/325899664936?hash=item4be1223e28:g:... Not affiliated with any of those and they probably aren't the best prices (just the first ones I found), but should give you enough to track one down.
- Cook4986 3y ago
  Here’s a (free) 3D printable version I designed a few years back, for just this reason: https://sketchfab.com/cook4986/collections/instructional-chess-9c70851090e04dde832f773455a03158 https://sketchfab.com/cook4986/collections/instructional-che... The Knight was by far the hardest to design, but the 3D aspect helps visualize movement across two planes (I.e., jumps)
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jenadine 3y ago
It doesn't represent the "en passant" rule, nor the castling. :-)
- ssl-3 3y ago
  Nor the "promotion" of a pawn that has marched across the board to begin a new life as... a pawn (or anything else that isn't a king -- this almost means a queen, but a promotion to knight can also be useful). Displaying usual the moves on the pieces is certainly super-handy for beginners to understand the moves, but as you've pointed out: Chess also has other nuances. --- I was showing off one night and, at the tail end of an end game, and promoted a pawn to a pawn once it reached the far rank. It didn't really help in that game (although I can envision corner cases where it could be helpful as a blocker, but any other promotion is equally useful a blocker), but I had a move that I could afford to burn and it was fun to do so I did it. It was a fun game. 10/10, did repeat other fun (and absurd) chess games.
  - _a_a_a_ 3y ago
    > and promoted a pawn to a pawn umm. Commendably warped, but I'm not sure that's legal? (BTW many years ago I experimented creating chess variants, before I even knew it was a thing. I invented a number which all felt contrived, but one actually felt right and an improvement, which is the ability to take your own pieces, as well as the enemy's. Turns out that somebody's already invented it (search for 'self eliminator chess') and they considered it to have potential. The value of it was it allows you to trade off position for pieces. It really changed how the game felt for the better. FYI anyway, YMMV)
    - susam 3y ago
      >> and promoted a pawn to a pawn > umm. Commendably warped, but I'm not sure that's legal? Interesting point. Here is what the FIDE handbook says about it (emphasis mine): “When a pawn reaches the rank furthest from its starting position it must be exchanged as part of the same move on the same square for a new queen, rook, bishop or knight of the same colour. The player’s choice is not restricted to pieces that have been captured previously. This exchange of a pawn for another piece is called ‘promotion’ and the effect of the new piece is immediate.” Source: Article 3.7.e of https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf
jimbob45 3y ago
That's the exact set I had. Worked pretty great for learning the game.

giis 3y ago

Great! This will be excellent for beginners. I'm considering teaching chess to my kids. Can I still find it online? My searches on Amazon and Google haven't yielded the results I need.

angry_moose 3y ago
I'm pretty sure this was the set I had from 1992: https://www.ebay.com/itm/134677808785?hash=item1f5b6c4691:g:KtAAAOSwDTJky~Vu https://www.ebay.com/itm/134677808785?hash=item1f5b6c4691:g:... There's a lot of other versions sold under "chess teacher", this seems to be the most modern: https://www.ebay.com/itm/266236564204?hash=item3dfcef92ec:g:4x0AAOSwWS5kSkmr https://www.ebay.com/itm/266236564204?hash=item3dfcef92ec:g:... It appears that it was originally sold as "The Educator": https://www.ebay.com/itm/325899664936?hash=item4be1223e28:g:gQQAAOSwOBRlYOTy https://www.ebay.com/itm/325899664936?hash=item4be1223e28:g:... Not affiliated with any of those and they probably aren't the best prices (just the first ones I found), but should give you enough to track one down.
Cook4986 3y ago
Here’s a (free) 3D printable version I designed a few years back, for just this reason: https://sketchfab.com/cook4986/collections/instructional-chess-9c70851090e04dde832f773455a03158 https://sketchfab.com/cook4986/collections/instructional-che... The Knight was by far the hardest to design, but the 3D aspect helps visualize movement across two planes (I.e., jumps)

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jenadine 3y ago

It doesn't represent the "en passant" rule, nor the castling. :-)

ssl-3 3y ago
Nor the "promotion" of a pawn that has marched across the board to begin a new life as... a pawn (or anything else that isn't a king -- this almost means a queen, but a promotion to knight can also be useful). Displaying usual the moves on the pieces is certainly super-handy for beginners to understand the moves, but as you've pointed out: Chess also has other nuances. --- I was showing off one night and, at the tail end of an end game, and promoted a pawn to a pawn once it reached the far rank. It didn't really help in that game (although I can envision corner cases where it could be helpful as a blocker, but any other promotion is equally useful a blocker), but I had a move that I could afford to burn and it was fun to do so I did it. It was a fun game. 10/10, did repeat other fun (and absurd) chess games.
- _a_a_a_ 3y ago
  > and promoted a pawn to a pawn umm. Commendably warped, but I'm not sure that's legal? (BTW many years ago I experimented creating chess variants, before I even knew it was a thing. I invented a number which all felt contrived, but one actually felt right and an improvement, which is the ability to take your own pieces, as well as the enemy's. Turns out that somebody's already invented it (search for 'self eliminator chess') and they considered it to have potential. The value of it was it allows you to trade off position for pieces. It really changed how the game felt for the better. FYI anyway, YMMV)
  - susam 3y ago
    >> and promoted a pawn to a pawn > umm. Commendably warped, but I'm not sure that's legal? Interesting point. Here is what the FIDE handbook says about it (emphasis mine): “When a pawn reaches the rank furthest from its starting position it must be exchanged as part of the same move on the same square for a new queen, rook, bishop or knight of the same colour. The player’s choice is not restricted to pieces that have been captured previously. This exchange of a pawn for another piece is called ‘promotion’ and the effect of the new piece is immediate.” Source: Article 3.7.e of https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf https://www.fide.com/FIDE/handbook/LawsOfChess.pdf

jimbob45 3y ago

That's the exact set I had. Worked pretty great for learning the game.