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  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
  • 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:
    Golenishchev

    Like other titles in the Training Program for Chess Players series, this volume is both an excellent textbook for independent study and a powerful training aid for chess coaches. In the view of many experts, no better work of this kind has ever been written. coach and Master of Sport. Golenishchev's programs are still considered. critically important and are successfully employed in chess schools. His teaching methods remain popular in Russia and around the world. Supervised by Editor-in-Chief and former Karpov, this new edition of Golenishchev's classic work is updated to include important games from the recent high-level chess competitions, reflecting modern approaches to the game. OPENING Fragment 1 OPENING Fragment 2

    30.00 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • Unique chess for 3 players. Such chess will appeal to any person who chooses something new and appreciates original things. Manufacturer MADON-CHESS (Poland) Chessboard size: 46.5x54x2.5cm (unfolded) King height: 7.7cm King base diameter (cm): 3  Pawn height (cm): 3.6 Pawn base diameter (cm): 2.1 Presence of weighting agent: no Weight: 1311 g. Wood used for the chessboard: beech, birch Wood used for figures: hornbeam, beech  Intermediate chess for three is ideal entertainment for friends. The chess store presents to customers a unique set from a Polish manufacturer. If you are planning to buy a medium chess set for three in Moscow, pay attention to the set MADON-CHESS.   The main advantages of a chess set for three are reasonable cost and workmanship. The chess pieces are made of beech and oak of the highest quality. The chessboard is not inferior in quality: it is based on birch and beech.  The set consists of chess in three colors.  The chessboard has a compact size and is convenient to store on a shelf. Inside the board there are three separate compartments for storing pieces. For convenience and to keep products intact, the board is equipped with a soft lining.

    214.50 $
  • 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 $
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    Историко-биографическая антология. Лучшие этюды композиторов мира. Книга открывается кратким изложением предыстории современного этюда. Галерея начинается от Троицкого и включает в себя творческие портреты наиболее известных советских и зарубежных этюдистов с их краткими биографическими данными, лучшими произведениями. Крупнейшим художникам этюда даны творческие характеристики.

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    The first collection of Smyslov's games. Classic!

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    Exactly forty years: from 1907 to 1946. The chess career of world champion Alexander Alekhine continued. During this time, in tournaments, matches and demonstrations, he sagralya more than 50,000 pariahs. Only a small part of them (about 2000) was recorded and preserved to this day. & Nbsp; The book contains short games of Alekhine, ending no later than the 26th move. The author searched for them literally around the world in old newspapers and chess magazines in many countries of the world, as well as in private archives. Naturally, most party readers are unknown. Parties are provided with small comments. If possible, abbreviated notes of Alekhine himself or his contemporaries were used. For a wide range of chess lovers. Contents of the book - V. Charushin - & quot; 226 short lots of Alexander Alekhine & quot; Introduction Stages of a long journey 1907-1911 1912-1916 1917-1921 1922-1926 1927-1931 1932-1936 1937-1941 1942-1946 Parties without comment In the memory of contemporaries and descendants Debut Index Alekhine partners index

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    The best games of Vladimir Simagin, placed in this collection, will undoubtedly serve as a good educational material for numerous readers and will give great pleasure to lovers of chess art.

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    More than 100 commented parties, arranged by topic.

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    Emmanuel Lasker is one of the most amazing phenomena in chess history. In an unprecedentedly short time, he went the grand way from victory in the tournament of fans of the German Chess Union to the conquest of the world championship, which he successfully defended against numerous and dangerous rivals over the next twenty-seven years! Biography and details commented on the party of the 2nd world champion. Photo.

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    On the life and creative path of the outstanding grandmaster, the contender for the world championship Efim Bogolyubov. "The fate of the master of the Epim of Bogolyubov (1889-1952) was in vain. A two-pronged chimp of the USSR, he in 1925 on the first international tournament in Moscow left behind Em. Lasker and X.-R. Capsule. In 1926, deprived of his sovereignty, and before the end of his day he lived in Germany. The winner and the prizewinner of many tournaments, the FIDE Champion - twice dared to call the Champion of the World in swords with A.Alexin ... ". Izvestno, that to the manuscripts of V.Charushin, no serious researches of the honesty of these outstanding sculptors in our country did not lead us, we see, on idelogicheskimi images. A lot of commented parties.

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    This book is about personal and very emotional relationships between two extraordinary personalities - the great chess player, world champion Mikhail Tal and his first wife and a person close to him, the author of the book Sally Landau, & quot; about relationships that are first intimate, then closely related, tender and contradictory, bright and sad ... And always colored with a rainbow by the rich, very different, open and mysterious personality of Mikhail Tal & quot ;.

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    For Viktor Korchnoi, the main "villain" of modern chess, play and life are inseparable from each other. Behind the board and outside it is a famous chess player, a long-term challenger for the crown does not recognize compromises and always remains sincere in his assessments of both chess options and people. The reader is given a unique opportunity to look into the home laboratory of an outstanding grandmaster-analyst, as well as to find out what he was thinking, in the power of which bright ideas or errors he was in the game. "My 55 Black Wins" is the second part of the two-volume edition of the elected parties of V. Korchnoi. The book is adverted to a wide circle of chess fans.

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    The book is devoted to the work of one of the leading chess players of the world Fabiano Caruana, whose highest rating reached sky-high 2844! Opens her biographical essay, telling about the sports path of the Italian-American grandmaster, his views on The main part of the book introduces the best parts of Karu- , characterized by the colorful and crystal clearness of the strategic line. The parties are grouped according to the academic topics: & mdash; attack on the king; & mdash; under the sign of centralization; & mdash; offensive on the queenside; & mdash; two-flank strategy; & mdash; protection and counterattack; & mdash; & la ;, Berlin & raquo; endgame; & mdash; Dortmund pearls; & mdash; victim of the queen. Author & mdash; International Grandmaster, Honored Coach of Russia. For a wide range of chess fans.