This magnificent Wizard of Oz chess set is based on the characters portrayed in the original story The Wonderful Wizard of Oz written in 1899 by L. Frank Baum.The story was publihsed in book form in 1900 and has undoubtedly become a classic of literature.Almost certainly the greatest fairy tale to originate in U.S.A.,The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz reached a wide international audience when, in 1939, a technicolour film starring Judy Garland as Dorothy was released.This chess set features characters from L. Frank Baum's original story "The Wonderful Wizard Of Oz" and shows not only the principal participants but also some of the lesser known personalities