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  • The size of the board when folded is 46x23x5 cm. The size of the board when unfolded is 35x35 cm. Cage size is 4.6x4.6 cm  The height of the king is 10 cm. The diameter of the base is 3 cm. Pawn height 5.5 cm. Base diameter 2.8 cm. Weight 1380 g. ART 123 Manufacturer Poland

    183.15 $
  • 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:
    Chandler

    The set consists of the book Chandler M. Chess for Children (gift edition) and the hero of this book - Marty the dragon (Dragon is the symbol of 2024). LEARN CHESS with the Very Big Dragon Marty! Using this entertaining book, your child will quickly and easily learn to play chess – the world's most popular strategy game that develops logical thinking. The rules are explained clearly and clearly, step by step, from scratch. The lessons reinforce the fun conversations between the boy Petya and his favorite dragon Marty, who calls himself the Very Big Dragon. In many countries, chess is recognized as a useful means of developing creative thinking in children. Although they are considered a complex and even mysterious game, the rules are quite simple. It doesn't take long to understand how the pieces move, and even a five-year-old child can enjoy chess. And children really like to beat their friends and relatives! Enlarged format (210x290 mm) The cute green dragon, the symbol of 2024, symbolizing strength, generosity, courage and endurance, is the hero of the book, which explains the rules of the chess game. The dragon has a suction cup, and you can use it to hang the toy on a glossy surface, on a window or refrigerator. Made of soft fabric,  has a height of 20 cm and a length of 26 cm.

    27.33 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 $
  • Chess was invented in the 5th century AD in India and spread throughout the world. The uniqueness of this game is that it still covers the minds of everyone - from young to old! Chess combines elements of science and sports. They develop logic, perseverance, attentiveness, analytical thinking and memory.  Checkers is a fun, dynamic and relatively simple game. Every country in the world has it. It is comparatively easier to find a partner here than in chess. Backgammon – one of the oldest known board games. It is known that it came to us from the East. First, you need to master the basic techniques, so that later you can boldly apply various tricks during the game.  Cage length: 4.5 cm. King height: 8.8cm King base diameter: 2.8 cm The length and width of the field when unfolded: 44 X 44 cm. Material: wood Country of origin: China.

    84.48 $
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    Biography, the best games with comments, photos, a table of the tournament and match results of the youngest world champion in chess history.

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    24.18 $

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    Biography and selected parties of the 13th world champion in French. Not published in Russian! Publishing house in Moscow, 73 parties, biography, photo.

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    24.18 $

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    Biography and selected parties of the 13th world champion in English. In Russian was not published! Publishing house in Moscow, 73 parties, biography, photo.

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    23.33 $

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    Party, biography, photo, statistics. Garry Kasparov is the 13th world chess champion (1985-2000). Tops of success - a victory in unparalleled rivalry (1984-1990) with the 12th world champion A.Karpov, a demonstration of complete superiority over the young challengers - N.Short (1993) and V.Anand (1995), a fantastic series of victories in tournaments of the highest difficulty category, record rating (individual Elo coefficient) - 2850! The achievements of Kasparov are indisputable not only on the fields of chess battles. Author of a number of books that have become bestsellers. "A child of change," he keenly felt the global changes in the country and the world conducive to the progress of chess thought. It was he, who was named by journalists in his youth "computer with a soul", fell to the lot to take on the first wave of a computer offensive. And at the same time he became a rival, propagandist and businessman of the electronic miracle of the end of the 20th century.

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    In this entertaining game of the Chess Puzzle Book, it has been noted that it has been the best choice.

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    31.67 $

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    The book is dedicated to a strong chess player, a prominent theoretician, a fine coach and just a good man and a reliable friend Konstantin Aseev, who tried to refute his motto: "The best is the enemy of the good."

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    A reprint of Gottschal's classic book of 1912. All the parties are uncrowned world champion. Comments, photos, compositions.

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    30.00 $

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    One of the leading Soviet chess players, grandmaster E.P. Geller, presents in this book to the reader his selected games, carefully commented by him, and talks about his creative views, tastes, and beliefs. Collected together, Geller's games make an unusually vivid impression and, explained by him himself, can teach a lot. The bibliographical essay written by the compiler introduces the reader to the most remarkable events in the sports life of the grandmaster. Like other books in the “Outstanding Chess Players of the World” series, the reader will find a lot of useful information for his own improvement and better understanding of the problems of modern chess.

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    16.55 $

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    This book is dedicated to the bright memory of Togliatti grandmaster Ivan Bukavshin, who in just 20 years of his life managed to leave a bright mark in the world history of chess. Practically everything in youth chess was resigned to him, only in the individual competition Ivan won more than twenty medals of the championships of Russia, Europe and the world. No less successful were the team performances, in which Bukavshin helped the Russian youth team many times to win prizes at prestigious international competitions. In the men's competitions, the Togliatti grandmaster managed to win the final of the Russian Cup, take part in the Super Finals of the Russian Championship and the World Cup, become the winner and prize winner of dozens of major international tournaments. The author of the book, international grandmaster Jacob Geller, who for many years was one of the trainers of Ivan, talks in detail about the chess path of his ward, his main tournament victories and creative achievements. The chess part of the book is represented by Bukavshin's games, in which the reader will find interesting opening pieces, beautiful combination attacks and finely held endgames. All batches are commented in detail by Ivan’s colleagues in the grand master workshop & ndash; his friends, rivals, seconds and coaches. & nbsp; Photos by V. Barsky, B. Dolmatovsky, E. Kublashvili, from the archive of J. Geller. For a wide range of chess lovers.

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    In the super cover, lysee. Circulation 100 copies.