Category: 会話ゲーム
このチェスセットは、すっきりとしたラインが特徴的で、時代を超えたバウハウス様式を体現しています。1923年にデザインされたヨーゼフ・ハルトヴィヒの駒は、一般的な駒とは対照的に、各駒の動きの機能と形に基づいたシンボルとして、簡素化された形状を持っています。立方体、円柱、球体が、あなたを一手一手、チェックメイトへと導きます。
デザイン：ヨーゼフ・ハルトヴィヒ。製造：ナエフ（ドイツ）。
The reduced geometric shapes took a few games to read at a glance, but now I actually prefer them to standard Staunton pieces. The knight is just an L-block and it's somehow easier to spot mid-game.
I've had this on my coffee table for two weeks and guests keep picking up the pieces to figure out how the knight and bishop are actually distinguished — it's a fun little puzzle before anyone even starts playing. The abstract forms take a game or two to get used to, but the board itself looks like
The reduced geometric pieces are genuinely beautiful on a shelf, but I mostly love how quickly they read on the board once you learn which block is which. Playing with a set designed in 1923 feels like owning a little piece of design history.
