I think I'd try to use my non-red set.
Using Red Pieces in Tournament Games. Your Opinion? Post Your Red Set Pictures
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We use these outdoors frequently. Seems our family camp is divided. The younger members like them the most. The older members prefer the traditionally colored look, of wood of course. These pieces are clubies and are pictured here on a big square 23 inch board.
I love red pieces, especially on a black and maple board. I really love that red Romanian/Hungarian set I got from you, Mike, and of which you've shown many pictures above. I have also have a red and ivory Windsor set, a crimson CB Dubrovnik, a red NOJ Dubrovnik, and a red NOJ BCE S1E. I'll post pictures later when I have access to them. Great topic.
My Romanian/Hungarian set on my HOS maple and ebony board. I like its red border because it picks up the red in the pieces.
don't like it
My red NOJ Dubrovnik, fresh out of the box from Llubjiana, Slovenia.
My red NOJ Dubrovnic on an HOS superior traditional elm burl board.
Burgundy is passable; red is just distracting.
My red NOJ BCE S1E on "Ingrid," a modular magnetic board hand-crafted by Izmet Fekali and autographed by Jonas himself.
CG Noj - OMG 
Drooling 
Big Bucks 
Sweet 
Have to go outside now though and wax the Lamborghini lol
The same pieces on the HOS ebony and maple board.
D2_To_D8 wrote:
We use these outdoors frequently. Seems our family camp is divided. The younger members like them the most. The older members prefer the traditionally colored look, of wood of course. These pieces are clubies and are pictured here on a big square 23 inch board.
Very nice plastic set. Would you use them in a tournament game?
Crazychessplaya wrote:
Burgundy is passable; red is just distracting.
I love burgundy, the shade where most red sandalwood and padauk sets with eventually end up. As far as red goes, it all depends on the shade of red. Like burgundy, I prefer the darker hued reds. I agree that sparkling, bright reds can be very distracting.
cgrau wrote:
I love red pieces, especially on a black and maple board. I really love that red Romanian/Hungarian set I got from you, Mike, and of which you've shown many pictures above. I have also have a red and ivory Windsor set, a crimson CB Dubrovnik, a red NOJ Dubrovnik, and a red NOJ BCE S1E. I'll post pictures later when I have access to them. Great topic.
The Romanian set looks fantastic on your black and maple board. What's the scoop on your beautiful bpard? So I assume with all your RED sets, you would have no problem using them in a tournament game?
cgrau wrote:
My red NOJ Dubrovnik, fresh out of the box from Llubjiana, Slovenia.
Outstanding Red Dubrovnik!!
cgrau wrote:
My red NOJ Dubrovnic on an HOS superior traditional elm burl board.
Doesn't get any better than that Chuck!
goodknightmike wrote:
Very nice plastic set. Would you use them in a tournament game?
Probably not Mike, to big and kinda distracting. One things for sure I know, the old man hates them (and plastic) lol, but he'd change his tune quick if it was that Red Ivory Jaques pictured around we see now and then !
cgrau wrote:
My red NOJ BCE S1E on "Ingrid," a modular magnetic board hand-crafted by Izmet Fekali and autographed by Jonas himself.
Simmply Gorgeous!!
D2_To_D8 wrote:
goodknightmike wrote:
Very nice plastic set. Would you use them in a tournament game?
Probably not Mike, to big and kinda distracting. One things for sure I know, the old man hates them (and plastic) lol, but he'd change his tune quick if it was that Red Ivory Jaques pictured around we see now and then !
Ain't that the truth!!
I noticed lately that players are using RED pieces more and more in tournaments outside the US. What's your opinion? Please post some pictures of your RED piece sets.
