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  • 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:
    Ezhov

    Grandmaster Carlos Torre – like a chess comet; his genius flashed dazzlingly and quickly went out in the chess firmament! He – the author of the most famous “mill” in the history of chess, the 2nd world champion Emanuel Lasker fell into its merciless millstones. The authors spoke about the life and work of the Mexican genius (the book contains 25 commentated games by K. Torre). Torre’s book “How a Chess Player is Formed” is presented, an essay by international master Yaroslav Prizant about Torre’s attack in modern practice. In the section "Play like Torre" – 36 instructive examples from his practice to solve. Finally, there is an interview with Carlos Torre, conducted by Gabriel Velasco in 1977. Working with the book will give readers not only aesthetic pleasure, but will also help improve their skills.

    18.33 $
  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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:
    Galkin

    The book by grandmaster and experienced coach Alexander Galkin is  the final link in a series of publications by the author, directed  to study the classical endgame using examples of modern games   grandmasters. This time the subject of the study – light piece endgames. Clarification of the methodology for working on this stage of the game, as well as the main features and methods of playing such endings. Examples  taken from the practice of modern grandmasters and dated back to 2020-2023. The author offers the reader the most recent and unique information. The material is structured in such a way that the reader can get the maximum  benefit from studying the examples offered by the author  queen endings and its  other derivatives. 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 $
  • Author:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • 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 $
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Tournaments and matches

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    24.18 $

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    Comments on the parties of the tournament of applicants for the match with the world champion. Neuhausen - Zurich, August 29 - October 24, 1953

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    17.27 $

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    (there are copies in English and in French). A collection of all games of the match with comments by D. Bronstein.

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    36.67 $

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    The author set himself a difficult goal: to create a kind of meditator's guide based on the material of the international tournament of grandmasters. Grandmaster Bronstein is famous for the depth of the game, an original understanding of the laws of chess. This is manifested in the games of the grandmaster that bypassed the world press and fully refers to his comments. Numerous positive, and sometimes laudatory reviews of the first literary work of D. Bronstein, the benefits brought by the book according to readers' reviews, indicated that the author successfully coped with the task. The second edition is slightly reduced compared to the first due to the elimination of obsolete material. The introductory article was supplemented, and the errors noted in the first edition were eliminated.

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    The book lists all the games of the contenders' tournament, which was held in Neuhausen and Zurich in 1953. In creative terms, this tournament was one of the most meaningful in the postwar years. In the comments the author focuses on the analysis of the middle game. The book is considered one of the best in chess literature, and interest in it has not diminished over the years.

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    30.00 $

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    There are also specimens affected by moisture - at half price. All 210 games of the contestants' contest with comments: Smyslov, Bronstein, Keres, Petrosyan, Reshevsky, Geller, Kotov, Euwe, etc. One of the best books in the world chess literature!

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    6.91 $

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    About the name - from the encyclopedia: "D. in Greek mythology, the sons of Zeus and Leda, the heroes of the twins (the mortal Castor and the immortal Polydeuces), who performed a number of exploits. Castor was famous as a tamer of horses, Polydeuk - as a fist fighter. "

  • book

    7.94 $

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    Настоящая книга знакомит читателя с одним из крупнейших в истории шахматных соревнований — «Турниром звезд», проходившим с 10 апреля по 7 мая 1979 года в Монреале (Канада). В сборник вошли все 90 партий, сыгранных в Монреале; они публикуются в хронологическом порядке, по турам. Каждому туру предшествует общая характеристика хода борьбы в нем, которую дает экс-чемпион мира Михаил Таль. 45 наиболее интересных партий турнира подробно прокомментированы его участниками: А. Карповым, М. Талем, Л. Любоевичем, Я. Тимманом, В. Гортом, Л. Кавалеком, Б. Ларсеном, главным арбитром турнира С. Глигоричем, а также гроссмейстерами Д. Бронштейном, Э. Гуфельдом, Л. Полугаевским, Р. Холмовым и мастерами Л. Арониным и А. Никитиным. Внимание любителей шахмат, наверное, привлекут интервью, которые составитель взял у победителей «Турнира звезд» Анатолия Карпова и Михаила Таля специально для этой книги. В заметках шахматного журналиста А. Рошаля описывается ход спортивной борьбы, обстановка на турнире и вокруг него. На страницах сборника читатель найдет также портреты участников, сведения о крупнейших турнирных и матчевых успехах, гроссмейстеров, богатый справочный материал, иллюстрирующий спортивной борьбы на «Турнире звезд». Рассчитана на высококвалифицированных шахматистов.

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    10.50 $

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    The book contains all 308 games of two interzonal tournaments in 1979 - in Riga and Rio de Janeiro. The most interesting games of the Riga tournament are commented on. Before the games, the reader will find articles about tournaments. About the interzonal Riga tells the author-compiler V. Chepyzhny, about the Brazilian tournament known chess journalist master M.Beylin. Undoubted interest for the readers is represented by a record made at a press conference of the winner of the inter-regional Mikhail Tal. On the pages of the book the reader will also find portraits of participants, photographs, interzonal tables, and a wealth of reference material. Six additional games between A. Adorian and Z.Ribli are also placed there.

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    20.00 $

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    The book contains 1000 of the most famous chess games played in tournaments, matches, other competitions from ancient times to the present day. Most of these original chess pieces were created by outstanding masters, although some were taken from the works of lesser-known chess players, sometimes even amateurs. The party is accompanied by a brief commentary, which does not pretend to be academic, but animates what is happening on the board. A small preface explains the originator's approach to the huge chess material that he had to sort out and rework. The book gives an idea of ​​how chess art has changed and developed, tastes and evaluations were refined and improved, and how the playing styles of great masters changed at different stages of a centuries-old chess history. Also presented is the "creativity" of machines, their fights with a man, the best examples of women's chess. Some parties have applied, educational value. The book is designed for a wide range of readers familiar with chess, comprehending their depths.

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    4.84 $

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    Fourteen years old is on the chess Olympus Maya Chiburdanidze. It is she and her trainer Gennady Kuzmin who are the authors of this book, which for sure will arouse a keen interest among fans of the game, beloved on all continents. In the book many games of the Olympiad-90 in Novi Sad are considered, interesting comments are given, including the moments "how not to play", it is told about the leading masters of the world. The text is well complemented by photo illustrations and schemes of chess games. The book is published in Russian and English languages ​​and is intended for all chess fans.