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  • Author:
    Gezalyan

    International Master Tibor Karolyi and FIDE Master Tigran Gozalyan have prepared a major work (in two volumes) about the life and work of the 9th world chess champion Tigran Petrosyan (he held the title from 1963 to 1969).  Volume II (1963-1984) tells about Petrosyan's victory in the 1963 world title match over Mikhail Botvinnik, about the grandiose two-match confrontation with Boris Spassky in 1966 and 1969, about all his candidates' matches after losing the title – against Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi and other world-class opponents. All tournaments and matches of the second half of Petrosian's chess career are presented, up to his last performances in 1983. The authors subjected 175 complete games and fragments to an in-depth analysis (using modern computers). Not all of them have been deeply studied and commented on before, but even then the book provides a significantly improved analysis. Among Petrosyan’s opponents – world champions and contenders Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Spassky, Tal, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Bronstein, as well as Timman, Larsen, Reshevsky, Belyavsky, Polugaevsky, Portisch, Romanishin and many others. Special attention is paid to his coaches – Alexey Suetin and Igor Zaitsev. 

    50.00 $
  • Author:
    Franco

    In his new book, grandmaster Zenon Franco deeply analyzes the 69 instructive victories of the 11th world champion Robert Fischer. The book is not overloaded with options, the emphasis – with detailed explanations in a move-by-move style, creating an ideal platform for learning chess. In the "reference" At points in each game, the reader is offered test questions, which helps both the practical study of key techniques of the chess game and the reliable assimilation of acquired knowledge. Questions and answers engage the reader in the learning process and help him track his growth in chess strength. The appendix provides a critical analysis of the unsatisfactory translation of Robert Fisher's famous book “My 60 Memorable Games.”

    23.33 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • 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:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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 $
  • A limited edition of the most famous electronic chess clock. Design & quot; under the tree & quot ;. Released for the 25th anniversary of the DGT. & Nbsp; These watches are used in all major tournaments, world championships and World Cups, World Chess Olympiads. Installation of any time controls, including Fisher and Bronstein controls (with added time). & Nbsp;

    237.50 $
  • 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 $
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Tournaments and matches

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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. "

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    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.