Dubrovnik chess set

[1] The 9th Chess Olympiad was organised by the FIDE and the government of Yugoslavia, supported by Josip Broz Tito.

[4][7][8] The Dubrovnik design has influenced the creation of several chess set variants with a variety of names, including but not limited to, Zagreb and Yugoslavia.

In the 1960s a redesigned version by Andrija Maurović, a famous Croat cartoonist, writer and chess player was created and produced in the workshop of master craftsman Jakopović in Zagreb.

The most obvious changes in design can be observed in the knights with simplified carving, and the queens had only five cuts in the crown as opposed to the original eleven.

The initial 1950 Dubrovnik chess pieces, designed without spiritual symbols like a cross finial atop the king or a miter on the bishops, prioritized tournament practicality with broader, sturdier bases.

[9] The 1970 rendition of the Dubrovnik chessmen refined the knight's design and streamlined the overall appearance, resulting in a sleeker aesthetic.