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  • The size of the board when folded is 35x17.5 cm. The size of the board when unfolded is 35x35 cm. Cage size is 3x3 cm  King height 6.6 cm. Base diameter 2.2 cm. Pawn height 3.1 cm. Base diameter 2 cm. Backgammon - checker 2.1 cm. Weight 830 g. Includes backgammon chips and dice Chess board and backgammon chips can be used to play checkers Manufacturer Poland

    148.00 $
  • Magnetic road chess: folding board-case made of artificial leather, tablet-figures with a convex image. Wallet size 19x22 cm. The playing field is 15.5 x 15.5 cm. Cell 2x2 cm.

    51.72 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • Author:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

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  • 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 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.

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Chernyshov

    The authors continue to study typical opening and middlegame positions. Royal Fortress No. 2 has pawns on squares f7, g6, h7 (or f2, g3, h2), and they are usually joined by another defender – bishop on g7 (g2). This formation is called fianchetto, it is found in many popular openings, such as the Catalan Opening, King's Indian Defense, Grunfeld Defense and a number of others.  The authors analyze in detail the techniques of attack, defense and counterattack. Most examples – from the creativity of modern chess players (for example, a separate chapter is dedicated to the strongest Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi); they are complemented by parts that have become a classical heritage. The book contains about 300 positions for independent solution, so it is not only a textbook, but also a solid problem book. Grandmaster Konstantin Chernyshov, head of the Interregional Grandmaster School in Kostroma, and his daughter International Master Natalya Kareva – experienced coaches, whose students include grandmasters and masters, champions of Russia and Europe among juniors.  The book is addressed to young chess players and their mentors. 

    20.00 $
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    Mini-book: 85x90mm, 103 combinations of the vice-champion of the world.

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    How to build lessons with chess players of III-II level, what material should be selected and used to explain chess laws, where to get information about the history of chess? All of these questions are answered by the book of the director of the chess sport school of the Moscow City Palace of Pioneers A.Kostyev, designed for a non-professional trainer, a volunteer discharger who conducts classes with children. This book is a kind of continuation of the book by the same author "The Chess Circle in School and the Pioneer Camp" (Moscow: FiS, 1980) - it contains material on the second year program in the chess circle.

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    "To play the endgame correctly is to realize the maximum activation and ensure a clear interaction of our fighting forces," says grandmaster Yu. Averbakh. The book consists of chapters: The dullness of a lonely king. The struggle of different figures against each other. The struggle of individual figures against the pawn. Holding a pawn in the queens with various figures (shown when it succeeds, when not, what factors contribute, and which prevent the pawn from advancing). The main typical positions are the realization of a material or positional advantage with different figures. The brochure should help the beginning chess player in mastering the necessary theoretical information in the field of the endgame.

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    "To play the endgame correctly is to realize the maximum activation and ensure a clear interaction of our fighting forces," says grandmaster Yu. Averbakh. The book consists of chapters: The dullness of a lonely king. The struggle of different figures against each other. The struggle of individual figures against the pawn. Holding a pawn in the queens with various figures (shown when it succeeds, when not, what factors contribute, and which prevent the pawn from advancing). The main typical positions are the realization of a material or positional advantage with different figures. The brochure should help the beginning chess player in mastering the necessary theoretical information in the field of the endgame.

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    102 short batches of an international master with notes

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    The book-textbook was written by a remarkable chess player, five-time champion of the Russian Federation, deserved trainer of the USSR Rashid Nezhmetdinov. It will help a beginner of any age to quickly master the basics of chess, and then get a deeper idea about them. For those who want to learn chess independently, and for those who want to learn chess! Increased format (170x235 mm). Table of contents Excerpt

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    Secrets of the master to the chief assistant of the young athlete. The edition is 500 copies.  The topic of a chess player's parent's participation in a child's sports life has hardly been explored. The author, a coach who raised grandmasters and masters from young chess players, talks about his experience working with juniors and interacting with their parents. The method that the author offers to parents as a guide is clearly structured, provides a clear picture for navigating the world of chess and contains many real situations, useful tips and recommendations. For a wide range of chess lovers. Recommended as a guide for parents of young chess players.

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    The book combines two educational and analytical work: "Zugzwang" and "The advantage of two elephants." Zugzwang is one of the most interesting tricks found in a chess game. Chess journalist L. Verkhovsky has collected and systematized a large number of vivid examples demonstrating the role of zugzwang in chess struggle. The ratio of material forces in a chess game plays an important role, especially in the final stage of the struggle. Grandmaster A. Kochnev and master N. Yakovlev acquaint readers with numerous examples in which the advantage of two elephants turned out to be decisive.

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    The book contains educational materials for young chess players of the first and second years of training (7-12 years), collected, processed and checked by the author for a period of many years of work as a coach. The study of the book, the solution and analysis of the training examples will contribute to the development of chess talents. The book will also be useful for coaches and heads of chess circles.

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    On the examples of outstanding chess players and their experience as a chess master, the author reveals the difficulties that lie in the path of chess improvement and indicates the rational ways to overcome them. Training materials and practical recommendations are side by side with the author's impressions. There are also copies of this book with a library stamp - the price is 30% less.