Chess Player Cards

  1980-81 1980-81 Svijet Sporta Former Yugoslavia 50 cards Features thirteen (13) chess player cards: NNO Svetozar Gligoric, #60 Viktor Korchnoi, #91 Ljubomir Ljubojevic, #94 Jose Capablanca, #159 Anatoly Karpov, #162 Wilhelm Steinitz, #187 Alexander Alekhine, #222 Milunka Lazarevic, #269 Borislav Ivkov #283 Dragoljub Velimirovic, #314 Boris Spassky, #322 Ivan Nemet, #353 Ivanovic Bozidar. The set has 385 cards total with the first 54 cards unnumbered. The cards are much larger than typical trading cards at 5 7/8 inches x 3 15/16 inches (15 x 10 cm). Card #353 is titled "Privaci Jugoslavije U Sahu" or "Champions of Yugoslavia in Chess" and shows 1981 Champion Ivanovic Bozidar on the front and lists past Champions from 1945-1981. Only the Chess player cards are listed here. NNO. Svetozar Gligoric 60. Viktor Korchnoi 91. Ljubomir Ljubojevic  94. Jose Capablanca 159. Anatoly Karpov  162. Wilhelm Steinitz 187. Alexander Alekhine 222. Milunka Lazarevic 269. Borislav Ivko...

1925 1925 A. Boguslavsky Ltd. Sports Records/Turf Cigarettes United Kingdom 50 cards Features one chess player card: #34 (Chess) Sir George A. Thomas 1. Lawn Tennis 2. Putting The Weight 3. Throwing The Hammer  4. Ice Skating 5. Sprinting 6. Pole Jump 7. Running 8. Cricket 9. Walking 10. Swimming 11. Golf 12. High Jumping 13. Motor Racing 14. Flying 15. Motor Cycling 16. Gliding 17. Yachting 18. Horse Jumping 19. Trains 20. Steamers 21. Flat Racing 22. Coursing 23. Rowing 24. Steeplechasing 25. Sculling 26. Cricket 27. Bowls 28. Association Football 29. Running 30. Lawn Tennis (Lenglen) 31. Billiards Record Break 32. Fencing 33. Boxing 34. Chess (Sir George A. Thomas) 35. Wrestling 36. Golf English Ladies' Close Championship 37. Whippet Racing 38. Fox Hunting 39. Ski-Running 40. Rugby Football 41. Cross Country Running 42. Furthest South Pole 43. Water Polo 44. Punting 45. Cycling 46. Mountain Climbing 47. Throwing Javelin 48. Highest Dive 49. Gordon Bennet Cup Balloon Race 50. Bas...

1990 1990 Calico Graphics League of Nations USA 54 cards Features one chess player cards: #20 Garry Kasparov.  1. Corazon Aquino 2. Map Of U.S.S.R. 3. Map Of USA 4. Fidel Castro 5. Hashemi Rafsanjani 6. Map Of Philipines 7. Mikhail Gorbachev 8. Map Of Poland 9. George Bush 10. Map Of China 11. Yitzhak Shamir 12 Map Of South Africa 13. Lech Walesa 14. Wojciech Jarulzelski 15. Map Of Nicaragua 16. Fahd Bin Abdulaziz 17. Daniel Ortega 18. Margaret Thatcher 19. Yasser Arafat 20. Gary Kasparov 21. Map Of Israel 22. Toshiki Kaifu 23. Raoul Wallenberg 24. Map Of U.K. 25. Map Of Cuba 26. Benazir Bhutto 27. Ruhollah Khomeini  28. Petroleum All Stars 29. Fang Lizhi 30. Map Of Japan 31. Repression 32. Jesse Jackson 33. Map Of Pakistan 34. Manuel Noriega 35. Mother Theresa 36. Map Of Libya 37. Dalai Lama 38. Boris Yeltsin 39. Ronald Reagan 40. Rich/Poor 41. Map Of Saudi Arabia 42. Li Peng 43. Desmond Tutu 44. Pete Rose 45. Dan Quayle 46. Moammar Khadafi 47. Map Of Iran 48. Frederik De Kle...

2013 FaceChess 2013 Editor: FaceChess USA 12 cards Print Run: 500 Information and description provided by and with permission of FaceChess. The last of the 2013 FaceChess series ended with sketches of the featured player from the (12) twelve chess subjects added to chess history by their prevailing board personality. The cards sit each at 3.5  x 2.0 inches and are a great look into a deeper understanding of each grandmaster. A bonus card is included in this set that illustrates and honors those World Champions from 1858-1975. 1. Bobby Fischer 2. Alexander Alekhine 3. Paul Morphy 4. Jose Capablanca 5. Emanuel Lasker 6. Anatoly Karpov 7. Wilhelm Steinitz 8. Mikhail Tal 9. Tigran Petrosian 10. Victor Korchnoi 11. Mikhail Botvinnik 12. Magnus Carlsen 13. Bonus card World Champions 1858-1975

2013 FaceChess 2013 Editor: FaceChess USA 12 cards Print Run: 500 Information and description provided by and with permission of FaceChess. Our 2013 FaceChess set features (12) twelve prominent chess subjects that are considered to be the best in chess at modern date. This set adds grandmaster stats of each player, and all of which are still actively playing. The cards stand each at 2.0 x 3.5 inches and continue to add renewed interest by the changing style of its set. 1. Teimour Radjabov 2. Veselin Topalov 3. Vassily Ivanchuk 4. Vladimir Kramnik 5. Magnus Carlsen 6. Judit Polgar 7. Alexandra Kosteniuk 8. Hikaru Nakamura 9. Levon Aronian 10. Alexander Morozevich 11. Viswanathan Anand 12. Sergey Karjakin

2013 FaceChess 2013 Mini-Set Looking Back Editor: FaceChess USA 4 cards Print Run: 1000 Information and description provided by and with permission of FaceChess. The mini set proved to be a popular collection piece, and yet continues in the same manner as previously. The playful subtitle of this series "Looking Back" explains the concept of no true front or back to each card that possesses an alternate chess player. With the collection of (8) eight players on (4) card, this set continues to bring about the knowledge of chess players through the decades, perhaps even those popular chess players that we never thought to study. 1. Akiba Rubinstein/Samuel Reshevsky 2. Ruben Fine/Rudolf Charousek 3. Alexander Alekhine/Max Euwe 4. Johannes Zukertort/Vasily Smyslov

1924 1924 Gallaher Ltd. British Champions of 1923 United Kingdom 75 cards Features three chess player cards: #15 J.R. Capablanca, #11 Sir George A. Thomas and #26 Miss Price (Edith Charlotte Price).  1. H.M. Abrahams 2. Britannia 3. E.H. Liddle  4. Company Sgt.-Major Instruct. Maltman 5. J.R. Capablanca 6. C. Mclellan 7. Miss Hilda James 8. Susanne Lenglen 9. Roger Wethered 10. Miss G.M. Davis 11. Sir G.A. Thomas 12. W.H. Johnston 13. J.G. Hatfield 14. W.F. Wade 15. Alec Taylor 16. Motor Racing at Brooklands 17. Arthur Bye 18. Capt. E.H. Robinson 19. E. Seligman 20. T.M. Bernell 21. Oxford 22.W.D. Mcleod 23. E.C. Elliot/S. Donoghue 24. Joe Beckett 25. P. Lewden 26. Miss Price 27. J.F. Page/Miss E. Muckelt 28. Robots Polo Team 29. The Thames Rowing Club 30. Walsall 31. W.A. Pullum 32. J. Beresford 33. M.K. Morris 34. The Yorkshire Team 35. London Caledonians F.C. 36. J. Barrett 37. F.R. Gaby 38. Tevis Huhn 39. English Hockey Team 40. Bolton Wanderers 41. F. Batten 42. Trophies ...

1937 1937 Ogden's/Hignett Bros Champions of 1936 United Kingdom 50 cards Features one chess player card: #14 Dr. Max Euwe. There are both Ogden's and Hignett Bros versions of this set. 1. Cornelius Johnson 2. J.E. Lovelock 3. Jesse Owens  4. Charles Gardner 5. Squadron-Leader F.R.D. Swain 6. Miss T. Kingsbury 7. R.C.F. Nichols 8. Joe Davis 9. P.H. Matthews 10. J. Thompson 11. G.D. Goodson 12. J. Braddock 13. Ben Foord 14. Dr. Max Euwe 15. Derbyshire C.C.C. 16. W.R. Hammond 17. H. Larwood 18. J. Scherens 19. Arsenal A.F.C. 20. Sunderland A.F.C. 21. Hull R.F.C. 22. Leeds R.F.C. 23. Miss Pam Barton 24. A.H. Padgham 25. H. Thomson 26. "Fine Jubilee" 27. "Hand Grenade" 28. Viscount Astor 29. Gordon Richards 30. "Mahmoud" 31. "Reynoldstown" 32. Miss Sonja Henie 33. Miss Helen Jacobs 34. F.J. Perry 35. Sir Malcolm Campbell 36. J. Guthrie 37. Lionel Van Praag 38. Gar Wood 39. H.R. Pearce 40. Sgt. L.D. Busschau 41. F. Dove 42. Mrs O.L. Wadham 43. ...

1888 1888 Goodwin Champions N162 USA 50 cards Features three chess player cards: Wilhelm Steinitz, Johannes Zukertort and George Henry Mackenzie. The set list is on the reverse of every card. There are two back variations, a "Philly" back crediting Geo. S. Harris & Sons, Lith. Phila in the fine print at the bottom of the card and a "New York" back without it. The set is listed in alphabetical order as it is not numbered. 1. Joe Acton 2. James Albert 3. Ed Andrews 4. Cap Anson 5. William Beach 6. Harry Beecher 7. Robert Beeckman 8. Adam Bogardus 9. Dan Brouthers 10. Buffalo Bill 11. Bob Caruthers 12. Maurice Daly 13. Jack Dempsey 14. Alfredo D'oro 15. Fred Dunlap 16. James Dwight 17. Pat Fitzgerald 18. Snapper Garrison 19. Jack Gaudaur 20. Jack Glasscock 21. Ned Hanlan 22. Tim Keefe 23. King Kelly 24. Jake Kilrain 25. George Henry Mackenzie 26. Jim McLaughlin 27. Charles Mitchell 28. William Muldoon 29. Isaac Murphy 30. Lon Myers 31. W. Byrd Page 32. Jack Pri...

2012 FaceChess 2012 Mini-Set Looking Back Editor: FaceChess USA 4 cards Print Run: 1000 Information and description provided by and with permission of FaceChess. The mini set was first introduced to support new collectors into the hobby of chess card collecting. The playful subtitle of this series "Looking Back" explains the concept of no true front or back to each card that possesses an alternate chess player. With the collection of (8) eight players on (4) card, this set continues to bring about the knowledge of chess players through the decades.  1. Bobby Fischer/Mikhail Botvinnik 2. Paul Morphy/Emanuel Lasker 3. Jose Capablanca/Wilhelm Steinitz 4. Mikhail Tal/Tigran Petrosian

2012 FaceChess LTD 2012 Chess Feats Editor: FaceChess USA 12 cards Print Run: 1000 Information and description provided by and with permission of FaceChess. Our Facechess LTD. set subtitled Chess Feats, features (12) twelve chess subjects that have received high acclaim for their contribution to chess. With a brief description, each card also features a notable game played by the individual or the photographed situation. This set provides a study into chess, therefore receiving the extended LTD label. The cards sit each at 3.5 x 2.0 inches and continue to carry the mix of past and present chess players.    1. Alexander Alekhine  2. Bobby Fischer  3. Samuel Reshevsky  4. Paul Morphy  5. Jose Capablanca  6. Magnus Carlsen  7. Francois Philidor  8. 1936 Nottingham  9. Alexandra Kosteniuk  10. Aron Nimzowitsch  11. Vera Menchik  12. Emanuel Lasker