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  • 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:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • Author:
    Kostrov

    Hundreds of thousands of novice chess players have held in their hands the solution books of “1000 chess problems” for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of study. These collections became winners of the “Chess Vseobuch of Russia” competition. We decided to combine our three books into one so that the future grandmaster would have more opportunities for improvement and choice of material. It will also be easier for students and coaches to regulate the speed of the material. In the first parts of our book, novice chess players will get acquainted with all possible types of checkmates. Then, future grandmasters will learn to deliver magnificent double blows with a queen and a knight, promote a pawn to a queen. Studying according to this solution book, you will also master the pin, learn to cover yourself from the enemy's pieces, block the enemy's forces, destroy the most reliable fortresses, distract and entice his royal majesty and much more. Work with the book as with a textbook, and do not forget to write down the solutions under each diagram! The correct solutions are at the end of the book. For the widest range of chess fans.

    15.75 $
  • 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:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Fine

    In the vast ocean of chess literature there are relatively few books about the endgame, and only a few of them can be considered true chess classics. And the most outstanding among the classics — Reuben Fine's book "Basic Chess Endings". Reuben Fine (1914−1993) was for a long time one of the best chess players in the world. As an author, Fine showed himself to be an excellent analyst who understood the full depth and peculiarities of the endgame. Having studied various types of standard positions, Fine established useful rules for practical play and proved himself to be an experienced teacher who, using skillfully chosen examples, was able to teach the reader all the necessary lessons and introduce him to the basic ideas of the endgame. Many generations of chess players in different countries of the world keep copies of “Basic Chess Endings”. For example, Mikhail Botvinnik considered Fine's work the most worthy of all that had ever been written on endgame theory.

    35.00 $
  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
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    Favorite compositions of outstanding scholar. In this book the author acquaints the reader with his works. Some of them are printed for the first time, many are important for the theory of the endgame. The beauty of sketches and their practical importance make the book interesting and useful for chess fans.

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    Memories of Gennady Nesis - a beautiful literary record of parts and channels of a great era, executed with care and enthusiasm, inherent in the high quality of human memory. When reading, it seems that chess is the author's profession, their influence on the intellect and understanding of the world, consisting in the thoroughness and clarity of the attitude to events, the thoroughly skilful crystalline with which the author describes some or other life sketches that he met in the history of the country and his own biography , - determined the very type of narration. But it is important to understand that in this text there is nothing "Luzhinsky" - there is no coolness of estrangement, for the author is humanly idyllic in his way of constructing the story. This is understandable, since his pedagogical activity would not have been possible without immersion in human substance, without love and attention to the pupils and the people around him, without which the hero of Nabokov was not capable. The reader of this book is waiting for clarity and the volume of life projected on the various joints of the historical era, and the feeling of this volume is captivating.

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    Gennady Nesis is a man of many talents. The enumeration of his titles and degrees would not fit on a single business card, but in return for it - this amazing book full of humor and deep revelations of memories.

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    Honored Master of Sports, International Grand Master of the ICCHF, Honored Trainer of Russia Gennady Nesis talks about the creative path of the FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman. Of particular interest is that the fruitful collaboration between the author and the hero has been going on for 17 years, marked by many successes of Alexander Khalifman. The author also shares with readers his thoughts on the role of the coach in the process of preparing players, comments on games illustrating the creative biography of the world champion. The book will undoubtedly be useful and interesting to a wide range of chess lovers.

  • book

    28.97 $

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    Эта книга посвящена великим мастерам прошлого. Это собрание шахматных биографий неофициальных шахматных королей – Филидора, Лабурдоннэ, Стаунтона, Андерсена, Морфи, анализ созданных ими произведений. Хронологически работа Я.И.Нейштадта охватывает период с середины XVIII века до семидесятых годов XIX столетия. Особенно подробно автор останавливается на творчестве Андерсена и Морфи. Отличительной чертой книги является обстоятельный шахматный анализ, в результате которого ход борьбы во многих классических партиях получил новое освещение. Книга является библиографической редкостью. Рассчитана на широкий круг любителей шахмат.

  • book

    22.80 $

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    Книга, написанная теоретиком и историком шахмат Я.И. Нейштадтом, посвящена творчеству выдающегося шахматного мыслителя, первого официального чемпиона мира Вильгельма Стейница. Автор знакомит читателей с богатым шахматным наследием Стейница, его спортивной биографией, вехами жизненного пути. Изучение творчества классика шахматной стратегии имеет не только познавательное значение. Любителям шахмат, стремящимся к практическому совершенствованию, книга Я.И. Нейштадта принесет несомненную пользу. Книга является библиографической редкостью. Книга рассчитана на широкий круг любителей шахмат.

  • book

    10.37 $

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    Эта книга об одном из претендентов на мировую шахматную корону, сопернике Эм.Ласкера и М.И.Чигорина, немецком гроссмейстере Зигберте Тарраше (1862-1934). Историк шахмат, мастер Я.И.Нейштадт знакомит читателей со спортивной биографией выдающегося шахматиста, его теоретическими воззрениями, литературно-шахматной деятельностью. Ряд поучительных партий автор расположил по тематическому признаку и выделил в специальную главу.

  • book

    34.55 $

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    About chess art and great chess players from the sources to the middle of the 19th century. A lot of examples.

  • book

    18.20 $

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    Reissue of the classic brilliant book of the patriarch domestic chess literature of the master Ya.I. Neishtad- the one that has long become a bibliographic rarity. In the first the author's turn is interested in the struggle of ideas of great chess players of the past. Based on the rich chess material, the reader gets acquainted with creative portraits of uncrowned non- peonies of the world - Philidor, Laburdon, Staunton, Andersen, Morphy, their like-minded and adversaries. To pony- mother present, it is necessary to know the past. Certainly, pro- By reading this book, you will become better at understanding chess, sing a lot of ideas and strengthen your game. For a wide range of chess fans.

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    32.50 $

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    The book tells about the unusual fate and multifaceted chess creativity of the famous Russian master Alexei Seleznev, who was forced to leave his homeland and died in France.

  • book

    66.67 $

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    The name of chess writer, theorist and historian Jacob Isaevich Neishtadt (1923) is widely known in the chess world. His books have been translated into many languages, and such works as "Chess before Steinitz," "The First World Champion," "Uncrowned Champions," "Sigbert Tarrasch," have long become classics. This book he considers the best of all created by him. It is dedicated to the life and work of Wilhelm Steinitz, the great reformer of chess, the founder of modern strategy. A distinctive feature of this work is & mdash; detailed chess analysis. All the games of the previous edition ("The First World Champion", 1971) were re-commented, over 80 parties and party finishes were added.The determination of the turning points of the struggle, the explanation of the game plans, the modern look at the opening versions make the book an excellent guide for practical improvement.

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    12.43 $

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    Revised and enlarged edition. The best games of the author, a famous Soviet chess player, Honored Trainer of the USSR, many of which are true works of chess art.