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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 $
  • Author:
    Bologan

    «The idea of continuing the autobiographical book “Steps” has been in the air almost since the moment it was written. Despite the bullet point at the end of the book in the form of a victory over Magnus Carlsen, my chess career continued for another full 14 years, and the subsequent stormy socio-political career is only gaining momentum.” (V. Bologan).  The book contains 75 games commented in detail and a number of fragments. A frank story about the life and professional path, about cooperation with the leading grandmasters and coaches of the world (among them - A. Karpov, G. Kasparov, Yu. Polgar, Zhu Chen, R. Ponomarev, A. Shirov, A. Morozevich, A. Onischuk, A. Ryazantsev, E. Inarkiev, M. Al-Mudakhka, M. Dvoretsky, M. Podgaets, V. Chebanenko, Z. Lanka and others), about political activities in the Parliament of Moldova and about work in FIDE are complemented by numerous photographs.   For a wide range of chess lovers.

    36.67 $
  • Author:
    Galkin

    The book by grandmaster and experienced coach Alexander Galkin is dedicated to the strongest piece on the chessboard – to the queen. Using the example of episodes from games of modern grandmasters (the vast majority of games date back to 2020-2023) and his own grandmaster practice, the author tries to generalize, and in some places even clarify the methodology for understanding and playing queen endings, as well as other types of endgames with the presence of queens ) On the desk. The book presents various ratios of material – “queen against queen”, “queen and minor piece against queen and minor piece”, “queen and rook against queen and rook”, “queen against two rooks”, “queen against rook and pawns”, “ queen against a rook and a minor piece”, “two queens against two queens” – practically the entire spectrum of encountered endgames of this type. The material is structured in such a way that the reader can get maximum benefit from studying the examples of queen endings and its other derivatives offered by the author. The book is aimed at advanced chess players, is useful for coaches and can be recommended to a wide range of chess fans.

    18.33 $
  • Made in Holland. Chess computer "Centaur" easy to use. You can easily install any language. Using the touch panel  40x40 cm (cell size 48 x 48 mm) you can easily move the figures. The sensors will record strokes. The board has a capacious rechargeable internal battery. The uniqueness of the computer is that it quickly adapts to  your playing strength (from beginner to grandmaster) so that you have the right opponent. Centaur will help you analyze the game so as not to make the same mistakes and improve your chess skill. Please note, computer is not compatible to connect to your PC or online chess. The set includes USB cable and DGT electronic chess pieces . Height of the king is 86mm.  

    1553.60 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Zhuravlev

    This tutorial is addressed to those who want to learn to play chess on their own and improve further. The lesson-based method of presentation, as well as numerous exercises, contribute to the consistent assimilation of the rules and laws that form the basis of the chess game. The book contains extensive educational material, which is presented to the reader in accordance with modern pedagogical principles. The purpose of this manual is to train chess players of the III category (rating up to 1800). The textbook can also be used for classes in groups - it covers the material of existing programs of the first year of study in children's and youth chess schools.

    23.33 $
  • Author:
    Bezgodov

    The youngest first–grader in the USSR, the world champion among young men, a participant in the candidates tournament at the age of 19 - Boris Spassky's rise was rapid. And then fate gave the brilliant chess player a test of strength: he stumbled twice at the decisive moment and remained beyond the threshold of interzonal tournaments ... Only ten years after his first great success, Spassky managed to pass all the qualifying tests and earn the right to a match for the crown, but he failed to defeat the Iron Tigran Petrosian the first time. It took three more years of super–efforts: by Sisyphus he rose again to the foot of Olympus and did not miss a second chance - in 1969 he became the Tenth king of chess! An essay about the life of Boris Vasilyevich and his sporting path full of ups and downs was written by Dmitry Oleynikov, Candidate of Historical Sciences, curator of the Chess Museum of the Chess Federation of Russia. 70 beautiful and instructive games of Spassky were commented on by the champion of Russia in 1993, the famous author and theorist grandmaster Alexey Bezgodov, as well as grandmaster Dmitry Kryakvin and FIDE master Steve Giddins. The preface was written by the 14th world champion Vladimir Kramnik. For a wide range of chess fans.

    21.67 $
  • 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:
    Blokh

    The answer book of an international grandmaster and an experienced coach (among whose students is A. Grischuk) Bloch's Maxim contains over 1200 combinations from practical games and specially compiled examples. All tasks are characterized by intense struggle, in which the goal is achieved by single moves. The book is intended for both young and adult amateurs, and for masters. The arrangement of examples by topic allows you to use the book not only as a task book, but also as a textbook. Of particular interest are over two hundred specially compiled by the author overstressed positions in which white wins the only way during the course of white, and black wins during the course of black. These examples, as well as over 50 fragments from the parties of the author and his students, are published for the first time.

    21.67 $
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    A new book by the international grandmaster, the well-known analyst and trainer Alexei Bezgodov, is devoted to the acute system 1.e4 c6 2.d4 d5 3.f3 !? In most caro-cannian systems, Black does not have problems with the development of the white-field elephant, but here they find themselves in an unusual situation - the elephant c8 is difficult to enter into the game. Black is deprived of the concept: since there is nowhere to put an elephant, one has to walk around with something else, and often begin to play unreasonably sharply. On the other hand, if they delay with the creation of counterplay, then the subordinate press is at risk. The degree of analytical exhaustion of "extreme Karo-Kann" (the title is given by the author of the monograph) is negligible in comparison with other game systems for whites, independent play often begins with the first moves. The author gives a large number of original analyzes and amplifications for both sides.

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    A new book by the famous theorist Yevgeny Sveshnikov "Sicilian Defense. Picnic on the sidelines "is devoted to a closed version of the Sicilian defense and other deviations of the whites from the" main roads "(and the grandmaster counts the systems 1.e4 c5 2.Kf3 Kc6 3.d4 and 1.e4 c5 2.Kf3 Kc6 3.Cb5). First of all, based on his own experience, the author shows how Black achieves a full game after such moves as 2.a3, 2.Ka3, 2.b3, 2.b4, 2.c3, 2.c4, 2.Kc3, 2 .d4, 2.Ke2, 2.f4, 2.g3. Much attention is paid to the popular tabi arising after 1.e4 c5 2.Kf3 Kc6 3.Kc3 e5. As usual, E. Sveshnikov relies mainly on his own parties. A number of important fights for the first time are published for the first time: in due time the grandmaster did not allow them to get into the public computer bases. Most of the detailed commentaries are given in their entirety, in order to show the inextricable link between the opening and the middlegame and even the endgame.

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    A new book by multiple world champion A. Karpov and grandmaster, the author of more than 40 books N. Kalinichenko is dedicated to one of the most vivid and interesting versions of the Spanish Party. A major contribution to the theory of the Open version was made by M. Euwe, M. Botvinnik, V. Smyslov, P. Keres, B. Larsen, V. Korchnoi and many others. Today, he firmly enters the repertoire of V. Anand, M. Karlsen, V. Ivanchuk, etc. An outstanding contribution to the development of the version was made by Anatoly Karpov, who won a number of brilliant victories in the matches for the world championship. Table of contents Excerpt

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    The author of 2 TT is the best expert in the world 2.c3 system, which he experienced in tournament practice more than 600 times over 40 years. All theoretically important games selected for the book are commented in detail, and the author explains not only specific opening options, but also typical tricks of the game in the middlegame and even in the endgame. Many of the above parties have not been published before. Also given are positions for an independent solution.

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    In this book, much has been done for the first time. For the first time (at least in Russian) a detailed and qualitative analysis of the Veresov system is given. For the first time, a map of mines and traps & quot; garden and park & quot; Blackmar-Diemer's gambite will appear before the reader in full format, without cuts. The original idea of Litvinenko also did not remain without a thoughtful and painstaking analysis submitted to the reader’s court. From the reader, by and large, only one thing is required: desire. The desire to avoid jaded along and across the schemes of the Queen's Gambit, the desire to try something new. Off, template game! If there is such a desire, the first volume of the monograph & quot; Debut of Queen's Pawns & quot; will become an indispensable assistant on the way to a bright creative experiment. And victories!

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    Fundamental work on the theory of debuts. Foreword by A. Karpov. Editorial board: Karpov, Khalifman, Makarychev, Sveshnikov, Chekhov, etc. Printed in Austria and Germany.

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    Classic classics are different. There is a museum classic, like those dead languages ​​that still smell, but on which no one speaks. And there is a classic living, always renewing; There are & quot; languages ​​& quot; in which each next generation & quot; says & quot; in its own way, enriching and transferring to its descendants.  Chess in general and the theory of debuts in particular are not an exception to the general rule. The debut systems, named after Zuckertort, Torre, Kohle, were relevant a hundred years ago - and have not lost their relevance until now. The strongest grandmasters of our time tested them with a "laser beam" powerful computer programs. Unnecessary discarded, useful fixed, making it suitable for mass study and use.  This is the second volume of the monograph "The Debut of Queen's Pawns." Debut, which will never become obsolete.

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    The second book of Nikolai Kalinichenko comprehensively illuminates the tricks of the game in the opening. Strictly thought-out and carefully selected modern material will help you easily find the necessary continuation for any opponent's move and avoid the time-consuming process of studying thick textbooks on the theory of debuts. By including both the combination chess player and the positional repertoire in your arsenal, you will become practically invulnerable to your opponents and you will be able to vary your opening weapon depending on the circumstances and strike your partners with both hands.

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    A detailed study of the acute variant in the Spanish party 1. e4 e5 2.Kf3 Kc6 3. Bb5 f5!?

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    The classical system in the French defense is a reliable weapon in the repertoire of such famous grandmasters as Victor Korchnoi, Evgeny Bareev, Alexander Chernin, Sergey Dolmatov, Alexander Morozevich & hellip; Theoretical research will help you better understand and study this complex and interesting version of the French defense. The second part of the monograph is devoted to the attack of Shatar-Alekhin, which is used as a means of fighting the classical system.

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    Reprint in cardboard cover.