Robert Hollendonner Set
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DESCRIPTION: Hollendonner Chessmen King size: 3 1/16 in.
Board measures 18 x 18 in. and Box measures: 4 ½ x 9 13/16 x 5 ½ in.
Board is made of Maple and walnut and less than a dozen of these sets have been produced since 1978. Architect Robert Rudolph Hollendonner created this modern set with the intention of challenging the dominance of traditional Staunton chess sets in tournament settings. Each handmade piece was created using a system of spheres and squares, which were arranged in ways that allude to the pieces' movements and meanings. To Hollendonner, the circle represented the divine while the solidity of the square symbolized wisdom, construction, and dwellings.