This is exactly why I don't like to use the name "Jakopovic Dubrovnik" :) . What I can say is that these two sets came out of the same workshop. The wood is the same, the processing quality is very high, the varnish and the varnishing technique are the same. The knights are different, but the carving is of high quality in both cases. And both sets follow the same principles. But I don't know if one person did everything in that workshop, or if one person did woodturning, another woodcarving, and a third varnishing and felting. But it is also possible that there were more carvers. It is not usual for one person to do woodturning and carving and both at such a high level. And I definitely have no idea who Jakopovic was in this story.
@@chesssharks The original Dubrovnik II pieces were handmade in the Zagreb-based workshop of craftsman Vjekoslav Jakopovič...or am I mistaken? I would love to know the true history of these pieces!
@@VeVeOmi2021 I really don't know who made these sets. It is possible that it is "Vjekoslav Jakopovic". I can't find any original information to confirm or deny this.
@@VeVeOmi2021 Pero Pocek probably has nothing to do with the set. He was an anti-communist and after WWII he moved to Italy and never returned to Yugoslavia.
@@VeVeOmi2021 Maurovic lived in Yugoslavia, but chess is not mentioned in his original biographies. This is his biography from 1984: www.stripovi.com/enciklopedija/autori/andrija-maurovic/330/ It's a bit strange, because it would be interesting information.
Thanks really ejoyed the video
You are so lucky to own apart of chess history
What a great video thanks from chess fan
Amazing! Thank you for showing these measurements.
Thank you for a great instructional video. QUESTION: Who made the Dubrovnik set that you show in this video?
It is made in Yugoslavia in 50's - 60's.
Thank you for a very nice presentation. Question, are both knights shown Jakopovic knights?
This is exactly why I don't like to use the name "Jakopovic Dubrovnik" :) . What I can say is that these two sets came out of the same workshop. The wood is the same, the processing quality is very high, the varnish and the varnishing technique are the same. The knights are different, but the carving is of high quality in both cases. And both sets follow the same principles. But I don't know if one person did everything in that workshop, or if one person did woodturning, another woodcarving, and a third varnishing and felting. But it is also possible that there were more carvers. It is not usual for one person to do woodturning and carving and both at such a high level. And I definitely have no idea who Jakopovic was in this story.
@@chesssharks The original Dubrovnik II pieces were handmade in the Zagreb-based workshop of craftsman Vjekoslav Jakopovič...or am I mistaken? I would love to know the true history of these pieces!
@@VeVeOmi2021 I really don't know who made these sets. It is possible that it is "Vjekoslav Jakopovic". I can't find any original information to confirm or deny this.
@@VeVeOmi2021 Pero Pocek probably has nothing to do with the set. He was an anti-communist and after WWII he moved to Italy and never returned to Yugoslavia.
@@VeVeOmi2021 Maurovic lived in Yugoslavia, but chess is not mentioned in his original biographies. This is his biography from 1984: www.stripovi.com/enciklopedija/autori/andrija-maurovic/330/ It's a bit strange, because it would be interesting information.
boring-in 2024 we want to know the height of the king and the weight of the king--
3.50”. All Originals were unweighted but replicas are available with weights.