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  • Author:
    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • Author:
    Kapengut

    An outstanding theorist and successful coach shares his memories of communication and cooperation with Mikhail Tal, Anatoly Karpov, Isaac Boleslavsky, Elena Akhmylovskaya and other outstanding chess players. Separate large chapter – a story about many years of work with Boris Gelfand: over these years (1980-1993) the student went from a 12-year-old candidate for master to the holder of the 3rd rating in the world. Albert Kapengut – winner of 6 gold medals at the World Student Olympics, seven-time champion of Belarus, participant in the individual and team championships of the USSR among men, champion of the USSR as part of the Burevestnik team. The book includes 70 games commented in detail by the author, a careful study of which will help the reader not only better understand popular opening schemes, but also get a taste for serious analytical work. “My story is not so much about a career, although “you can’t erase words from a song,” but about memorable situations, often funny, sometimes absurd, and dotted about people I met along the way, sometimes with touches of biography, prompting readers to become interested in more complete information.” ;" (A. Kapengut). For a wide range of chess lovers.

    43.33 $
  • Author:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

    This new book by the many-times world champion Anatoly Karpov and the author of more than fifty books, grandmaster Nikolay Kalinichenko, is devoted to one of the most complicated and strategically deep openings & mdash; the Queen's Gambit Declined. Using games played by the strongest grandmasters, it describes the interesting ideas which have appeared in the main development systems of this opening. Along with games from recent years, the book presents the most important encounters from the chess heritage. And of course, it includes games by Anatoly Karpov himself & mdash; a great expert on the Queen's Gambit, who generously shares with the reading his unique understanding of the concepts involved. The book is aimed at strong players, but it will also be of interest to a wide range of chess enthusiasts.

    36.00 $
  • Author:
    Bologan

    The Caro-Kann defense is one of the most popular modern openings, which is firmly included in the repertoire of most elite chess players. The author of the book, a well-known grandmaster and theorist, offers a full repertoire for black in response to 1.e4, explains in detail the main strategic ideas of each option and gives the exact order of moves, offers a number of novelties in current schemes. In each chapter, alternative plans for black are considered, so that the reader can make a choice according to his taste, and it was more difficult for the opponent to prepare. Much attention in the monograph is paid to correspondence games in which players use all the achievements of modern technology. All analyses during the work on the manuscript are checked on powerful computers. Carefully selected positions for the solution will help the reader to consolidate the acquired knowledge. The 2nd edition supplements the section with the 10 most interesting current parties. The book is addressed to chess players of any level – from amateurs to professionals.  

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Golenishchev

    Like other titles in the Training Program for Chess Players series, this volume is both an excellent textbook for independent study and a powerful training aid for chess coaches. In the view of many experts, no better work of this kind has ever been written. coach and Master of Sport. Golenishchev's programs are still considered. critically important and are successfully employed in chess schools. His teaching methods remain popular in Russia and around the world. Supervised by Editor-in-Chief and former Karpov, this new edition of Golenishchev's classic work is updated to include important games from the recent high-level chess competitions, reflecting modern approaches to the game. OPENING Fragment 1 OPENING Fragment 2

    30.00 $
  • Author:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • Author:
    Franco

    The book by grandmaster and experienced chess coach Zenon Franco includes 36 instructive attacking games and is divided into four chapters - the king in the center, one-sided castling, opposite-sided castling, and attack-defense-counterattack. Before each game, the opponents are introduced, and a brief description of the events that took place in it is given. Based on the results of the struggle in the game, lessons that are useful to learn from what has been read are listed in a concise form. The book is not overloaded with variations, the emphasis is on detailed explanations in the "move by move" format, which creates an ideal platform for studying chess. At the "support" points of each game, the reader is offered test questions, which helps both the practical study of key chess techniques and the reliable assimilation of the acquired knowledge. Questions and answers involve the reader in the learning process and help him track the growth of his chess strength. For a wide range of chess fans.

    19.00 $
  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

    The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory but it is junior. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined using examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination of each theme concludes with exercises. In each opening, attention is drawn to its characteristic tactical and strategic ideas of combinations for independent solution strictly corresponds to the opening theme. Written in clear and easy language, the book is furnished with a large number of diagrams. Colored explanatory arrows on the diagrams and the selection of individual pages with a colored background make the book easier to understand. Regular work solve two problems: deepen the student's knowledge and develop his tactical vision, thus improving his skill and results.

    28.80 $
  • Author:
    Yanvarev

    Igor Yanvarev "Tactical Mastery of a Chess Player. Volume 2. Basics of Calculation Techniques". Andrey Elkov Publishing House, Moscow, 2025 - 392 p. Before you is the second book from the three-volume work by International Master I.K. Yanvarev, a famous trainer, author of the fundamental work "The Old Indian Played by Tigran Petrosian" (2010), which received recognition from readers and was republished abroad. The three-volume work is united by a common idea - tactics and combinations in chess. In fact, this is a turnkey textbook, it explains everything from scratch to an advanced level. The second volume is devoted to the basics of calculation techniques, such topics as the tactical "spectrum" of a position, concentration of attention, inclusion of imagination are considered, the "tree of variations" is interpreted in a new way, the practical component is emphasized - the economy of calculation. A separate chapter allows the reader to assess their ability to calculate variations and outline ways to eliminate weaknesses. Each chapter ends with a large number of carefully selected examples for independent solution. Unlike other similar publications, the author examines chess tactics as a single whole, in combination with strategy and elements of psychology. It is based on the original author's methodology, which has proven itself well when working with chess players of various qualifications. Excellently selected examples, a clear logical structure and consistency in the presentation simplify the understanding of the material. For a wide range of chess fans.

    19.00 $
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    123.30 $

    Several pieces are available! Country of origin - Poland Pawn height 5.5 cm The diameter of the pawn base is 2.7 cm The height of the king is 10.5 cm The diameter of the base of the king is 3.5 cm Board size 40.5x40.5 cm

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    9.37 $

    This book is intended for young chess fans who take the very first steps in this wise and exciting game. Chess is a struggle of minds in which the more intelligent, more knowledgeable, more skilled wins. Not all of you have achieved mastery of chess, but playing chess will undoubtedly benefit everyone. They develop logical and consistent thinking, perseverance, the ability to analyze chess and life situations, and also help to strengthen the character. Chess is a difficult type of activity, requiring great efforts of the mind and will, as well as a lot of time. To successfully compete in competitions, you need to constantly study them. But first of all, you need to learn to see simple combinations well. The proposed tutorial should help you with this. How to deal with it? It is necessary to solve all exercises without a board. For one lesson, it is recommended to solve from 6 to 30 positions. Examples are located as difficulty increases and are divided into five steps. In total, the book contains 1320 job items. They & quot; run in & quot; in the process of 25-year practice of teaching beginners. The teacher can build a lesson plan based on the fact that everyone has a copy of this textbook. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment. Fragment 1 Fragment 2

  • book

    21.67 $

    The 2nd edition, revised and supplemented, of the popular monograph, which is dedicated to one of the most combat modern debuts – the Old Indian defense. The author meticulously builds the entire defensive line of black (including on the territory of "adjacent" openings, such as the English beginning or the London system), explains standard plans and tactical techniques, offers a number of novelties in current schemes. Carefully selected positions for the solution will help the reader to consolidate the acquired knowledge. The book is addressed to chess players of any level, since the laws of Old Indian are the same for both amateurs and super grandmasters.

  • book

    21.67 $

    The Caro-Kann defense is one of the most popular modern openings, which is firmly included in the repertoire of most elite chess players. The author of the book, a well-known grandmaster and theorist, offers a full repertoire for black in response to 1.e4, explains in detail the main strategic ideas of each option and gives the exact order of moves, offers a number of novelties in current schemes. In each chapter, alternative plans for black are considered, so that the reader can make a choice according to his taste, and it was more difficult for the opponent to prepare. Much attention in the monograph is paid to correspondence games in which players use all the achievements of modern technology. All analyses during the work on the manuscript are checked on powerful computers. Carefully selected positions for the solution will help the reader to consolidate the acquired knowledge. The 2nd edition supplements the section with the 10 most interesting current parties. The book is addressed to chess players of any level – from amateurs to professionals.  

  • book

    83.33 $

    Nikolai Timoshuk. History Through chess. Printed in Russia

  • book

    60.00 $

    Высота 13.5 см Диаметр основания - 10 см Арт П-7

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    Pawn height - 5.5 cm The diameter of the pawn base is 3 cm The height of the king is 11 cm The diameter of the base of the king is 4 cm 45x45 cm Art P-7

  • book

    20.00 $

    "This party is in the collection to Matsukevich!" So often talk about bright and instructive short fights on the chessboard. The surname of the author, a famous master, writer and journalist, a long-term presenter the rubric "Cafe 13" in the magazine "64", has long been a household name. Anatoly Alexandrovich collected the world's largest collection of miniatures, and is rightfully considered the largest specialist on the topic on which the book is written. Before you is a kind of textbook of the debut fight, which will help you not only to win quickly, but also not to lose quickly. For a wide range of chess fans.

  • book

    50.00 $

    The book contains checkers diagrams with solutions. The positions considered are interesting for the logical transition from the middle to the end of the game. The book is designed for qualified draughts players." Semenishchev Nikolay Semenovich – candidate for master of sports, multiple champion of the cities of Kirov and Taganrog in draughts, winner of the championships of Kirov and Rostov regions in draughts, led the draughts section from 1974 to 1985, grandmaster P.V.Yumshanov was among the students, prepared more than 10 candidates for master of sports and first–graders. A small defect in the binding.

  • book

    20.00 $

    Methodical manual on draughts. The manual covers various aspects of the theory and practice of one of the popular intellectual martial arts. Multiple champion of St. Petersburg, first of all - in the blitz game, Alexander Savenok shares with readers his 35—year experience of performing in full-time and correspondence competitions of various ranks.

  • book

    33.33 $

    The popular textbook on playing checker endings — the book «Checkers Endgame» the great connoisseur of the game Z.I. Tsirik. There is a stamp on one of the pages.

  • book

    20.00 $

      I know Yury Chertok, Master of Sports of the USSR, from joint performances in all-Union and international competitions, where we were friends outside the checkers board and competitors in tournaments.    The author, acting on the golden principle "from easy to difficult", teaches checkers fans the basics of the game. The examples are chosen with taste: along with the classic ones known in the book, there are many new original ones, or those familiar only to a limited circle of checkers players.    The reader is gradually, unobtrusively carried away into the world of checkers, revealing and showing the beauty of the game, its subtleties, charms.    Giving the basics of tactics, the author suggests positions for independent decision, explaining the elements of the position, showing the pros and cons of drafts formations using concrete, convincing examples.    It seems that the debut in a new field will bring fans unforgettable moments of meeting with the beautiful and will bring new fans of the folk game to the world of checkers.

  • book

    30.00 $

    Viktor Adamovich Kuartovich (July 30, 1944, Riga) is a Latvian draughts player, coach, organizer, sports functionary, sports journalist. Multiple champion of Latvia in the team competition, vice-champion in Russian and international draughts in the individual competition. Master of Sports of the USSR (1964), Honored Coach of Latvia (1990). Member of the Presidium of the Draughts Federation of Latvia (1961-1996). Executive Secretary, chairman of the coaching council, recognized in three Olympic cycles as one of the six best coaching councils of the republic among all sports. He worked for two years as a member of the Presidium of the USSR Draughts Federation and for many years as a member of the coaching council of the USSR FSH. He served as a guest trainer of the Latvian Sports Committee. Member of the National Olympic Committee of the Republic of Latvia of the first convocation (1988). He worked as executive secretary of the magazines "Checkers" and "Dambrete", since 1971, for 20 years he was the head of the department on the theory of Russian checkers. Since 2002, the host of the draughts site "Visiting Victor", one of the most popular in the world. Held a record session of simultaneous play on 176 boards (+165-0 = 11, 2 hours 56 minutes) against participants of the 12th Spartakiad of Pioneers of the Latvian SSR, Suntazhi, boarding school, 1970. The first coach is Are Yu . Coach — D. Grins Actively participated in the training of international grandmasters Vladimir Vigman and Guntis Valneris, as well as 24 masters of sports.

  • book

    26.67 $

    The book (in Belarusian) is a collection containing examples of combinations with comments. The book is divided into two large parts: combination games and combinations at the end of the game. Studying the lessons will help the reader to increase his draughts erudition, raise the overall level of the game. The book is intended for all fans of checkers, regardless of qualifications.

  • book

    100.00 $

    Signed by the author. Iser Iosifovich Kuperman (April 21, 1922, Khabno ― March 6, 2006, Boston) ― Soviet and American draughts player (Russian and international draughts), international grandmaster (1958), draughts theorist. One of the largest draughts players of the XX century. Multiple USSR champion in Russian and international draughts, European champion in international draughts, seven-time world champion in international draughts. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1960); deprived of the title in 1978 during emigration to Israel. In 1940 he received the title of Master of Sports. He made his debut at the USSR championships in Russian draughts in 1945 and immediately won a landslide victory, and in subsequent years defended his title several times. After the introduction of competitions in international, stocklet draughts in the USSR, Kuperman undertook a thorough study of the literature devoted to them, and at the first USSR championship on the big board in 1954 he took first place. In 1958, having won the candidates tournament, Kuperman got the right to a match for the world championship with the reigning Canadian champion Marcel Deslauriers, and beat him, winning four victories with two defeats and 14 draws, thus becoming the first Soviet world champion in this discipline. By the end of the year, Kuperman was already an international grandmaster. Cooperman became the world champion, winning matches in 1959, 1961, 1965 and 1967. Two more times the title was awarded to him without a game: in 1963 and 1974, the World Championship matches did not take place (later the International Draughts Federation declared Senegalese Baba Si the world champion for 1963, while Kuperman was not deprived of the title). In 1978, Kuperman emigrated to Israel, and then to the United States, where he successfully competed in tournaments until old age. He won the American Pool Checkers Association Championship seven times (1984-1990), thus becoming the most titled master of this game, and the US International Draughts Championship eight times.

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    20.00 $

    Vladimir Pesotsky is the first representative of Omsk who became a master of sports in Russian draughts (1978). Multiple champion of Omsk and Omsk region. Winner of the VF-26 tournament (1989), 2nd place in the VPF-14 (1990), winner of the "V. Litvinovich Super Cup" (SKL-2, 1994), tournament in memory of A. Ovodova (TPO-2, 1995).

  • book

    20.00 $

    Iser Iosifovich Kuperman (April 21, 1922, Khabno ― March 6, 2006, Boston) ― Soviet and American draughts player (Russian and international draughts), international grandmaster (1958), draughts theorist. One of the largest draughts players of the XX century. Multiple USSR champion in Russian and international draughts, European champion in international draughts, seven-time world champion in international draughts. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1960); deprived of the title in 1978 during emigration to Israel. In 1940 he received the title of Master of Sports. He made his debut at the USSR championships in Russian draughts in 1945 and immediately won a landslide victory, and in subsequent years defended his title several times. After the introduction of competitions in international, stocklet draughts in the USSR, Kuperman undertook a thorough study of the literature devoted to them, and at the first USSR championship on the big board in 1954 he took first place. In 1958, having won the candidates tournament, Kuperman got the right to a match for the world championship with the reigning Canadian champion Marcel Deslauriers, and beat him, winning four victories with two defeats and 14 draws, thus becoming the first Soviet world champion in this discipline. By the end of the year, Kuperman was already an international grandmaster. Cooperman became the world champion, winning matches in 1959, 1961, 1965 and 1967. Two more times the title was awarded to him without a game: in 1963 and 1974, the World Championship matches did not take place (later the International Draughts Federation declared Senegalese Baba Si the world champion for 1963, while Kuperman was not deprived of the title). In 1978, Kuperman emigrated to Israel, and then to the United States, where he successfully competed in tournaments until old age. He won the American Pool Checkers Association Championship seven times (1984-1990), thus becoming the most titled master of this game, and the US International Draughts Championship eight times.

  • book

    126.67 $

    The board size is 30x30 Pawn height - 4.8 cm Pawn diameter - 2.3 cm The height of the king is 8 cm The diameter of the king is 3 cm Арт П7

  • book

    675.00 $

    Unique collectible chess, handmade. China. There is no board. Height of the king - 10cm. ART - SH ART P10

  • book

    83.33 $

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    265х265 mm Production - Poland. Tree. The height of the king is 50 mm. Cage - 30x30 mm Metal lock on the board. & Nbsp;

  • book

    66.67 $

    An active practice chess player does not have enough time to study the endgame in depth, but every qualified chess player should know a certain set of positions. This problem is the answer of this book. It can be divided into two parts. The first, the theoretical, deals with simple endings in which the final estimate, methods for achieving a win or a draw are already known. In the second part of the book, the reader will learn the methods for implementing the advantage in the endgame, the basic techniques.

  • book

    25.00 $

    All games of the tournament Dreev, Bagirov, Zaitsev, Gufeld, Giplis and others. Many photos.

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    26.67 $

  • book

    3300.00 $

    Шахматы "Охотничьи". Сделаны в Мейсене, Германия в 1970-е годы.  Фарфор, роспись надглазурная монохромная, позолота. Такой же набор имеется в музее фарфоровых шахмат в Санкт-Петербурге. Идут в комплекте без доски. Высота короля - 11 см Диаметр основания - 4,5 см

  • book

    5000.00 $

    Вип сувенир ручной работы. Антикварные. Полный комплект. Очень редкие старинные шахматы из бивня моржа/мамонта. Мастер доделал более точные черты лица и одежды. Есть доска с ящичком для фигур