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  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Zhuravlev

    This tutorial is addressed to those who want to learn to play chess on their own and improve further. The lesson-based method of presentation, as well as numerous exercises, contribute to the consistent assimilation of the rules and laws that form the basis of the chess game. The book contains extensive educational material, which is presented to the reader in accordance with modern pedagogical principles. The purpose of this manual is to train chess players of the III category (rating up to 1800). The textbook can also be used for classes in groups - it covers the material of existing programs of the first year of study in children's and youth chess schools.

    23.33 $
  • 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:
    Bologan

    «The idea of continuing the autobiographical book “Steps” has been in the air almost since the moment it was written. Despite the bullet point at the end of the book in the form of a victory over Magnus Carlsen, my chess career continued for another full 14 years, and the subsequent stormy socio-political career is only gaining momentum.” (V. Bologan).  The book contains 75 games commented in detail and a number of fragments. A frank story about the life and professional path, about cooperation with the leading grandmasters and coaches of the world (among them - A. Karpov, G. Kasparov, Yu. Polgar, Zhu Chen, R. Ponomarev, A. Shirov, A. Morozevich, A. Onischuk, A. Ryazantsev, E. Inarkiev, M. Al-Mudakhka, M. Dvoretsky, M. Podgaets, V. Chebanenko, Z. Lanka and others), about political activities in the Parliament of Moldova and about work in FIDE are complemented by numerous photographs.   For a wide range of chess lovers.

    36.67 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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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    The new book of the Dutch grandmaster Genna Sosonko is a kind of continuation of his collection & quot; My testimony & quot; (& quot; Ripol classic & quot;), which has become the most striking event in Russian chess literature in recent years. In the role of Nostradamus is the Dutchman Hein Donner, who was not only a strong grandmaster, but also a brilliant journalist and writer who loved to dress up as a soothsayer. Sosonko, having translated two dozen of his stories into Russian, enters into an in-depth discussion with him. In the preface, he writes: & quot; The book is built on this principle: Donner’s narrative follows first, then my own - on the same topic. I would not be a chess player if I did not consider Donner's story every day as a starting point for the competition, hoping that in any case the & quot; reader would benefit.

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    18.32 $

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    The book of Gennady Sosonko is devoted to the fate of the outstanding chess player David Ionovich Bronshtein. Bronstein's peak occurred in the middle of the last century, when he challenged Botvinnik himself and almost overpowered him, but this "almost" inflicted him a wound that never healed until the end of his life. The author has repeatedly met and talked with Bronstein, and these conversations have not only recreated the thoughts and character of one of the most original grandmasters of the past, but they also bring us back to times that are not simply found in world history. Not being a biography in the classical sense of the word, Sosonko's book, which is read in one breath, goes beyond the limits of the hero's biography, posing eternal questions, to which there is no unambiguous answer.

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    Genna Sosonko (Gennady Borisovich Sosonko, 1943) - international grandmaster, two-time champion of the Netherlands. He emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1972 and has since lived in Amsterdam. Winner and prize-winner of many international tournaments. In his new book the author tells about outstanding people whose fates were inseparably connected with chess, many of them (Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal ...) he knew personally, played and constantly communicated with them. "Genna Sosonko seems to me today unquestionably a writing chess player number one," says multiple world champion Garry Kasparov. For a wide range of chess fans. In the book a block of beautiful photos on coated paper. Table of Contents Introduction Trailer

  • book

    20.69 $

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    Genna Sosonko (Gennady Borisovich Sosonko, 1943) - international grandmaster, two-time champion of the Netherlands. He emigrated from the Soviet Union in 1972 and has since lived in Amsterdam. Winner and prize-winner of many international tournaments. In his new book the author tells about outstanding people whose fates were inseparably connected with chess, many of them (Botvinnik, Smyslov, Tal ...) he knew personally, played and constantly communicated with them. "Genna Sosonko seems to me today unquestionably a writing chess player number one," says multiple world champion Garry Kasparov. For a wide range of chess fans. In the book a block of beautiful photos on coated paper.

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    20.69 $

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    The new book of Gennady Sosonko, the third in a series of his works about outstanding chess players (after the books "David Seventh" & about Bronstein and "Knowing harmony" about Smyslov), is devoted to the fate of defector Victor Korchnoi & ndash; one of the most famous Grand Masters of the XX century. His struggle with Karpov, their match in Baguio (1978) on the heat of chess and political passions can be compared, perhaps, only with the opposition Spassky & ndash; Fisher. The author knew Korchnoi closely, worked with him as a second, met at tournaments and at home. Sosonko describes the changes in the life path of his hero with his characteristic brilliance. The book contains many unfamiliar facts, gives a large selection of photographs, including almost completely unknown

  • book

    63.33 $

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    The Dutch grandmaster Genna Sosonko is a talented writer, one of the best authors of the famous New in Chess magazine. After the success of the book “I Knew Capablanca”, published in 2001 in St. Petersburg, thousands of Russian readers became aware of his name, previously familiar only to chess fans. The new book continues and significantly complements the first. Along with portraits of Tal, Botvinnikov, Capablanca, Levenfish, Polugaevsky, Geller, it included essays about Ava, Miles, Timman, Flora, Korchnoi, Lutikov, Vaganyan, Bagirov, Gufeld, Baturinsky ...

  • book

    86.36 $

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    http://ru.sochi2014.fide.com/news/prezentatsija-knigi-%C2%ABpobediteli-chempionov-mira%C2%BB http://www.chess-news.ru/node/17227 "In this book, we kind of go back in time and look at the exploits of our predecessors," says Spassky. "Almost all the great ones are represented here. I must say that the chess goddess Kaissa was not always supportive of the applicants. She had her own daughters and there were those whom she didn’t really like. For example, the great chess player Paul Morphy didn’t become a world champion. Or, say, such a chess giant like Paul Keres ... " (links to articles about the presentation of this book in Sochi, with the participation of B. Spassky, K. Ilyumzhinov, A. Filatov). The elite, through a certain period of history. Who was the best of the best? It’s a good idea to learn how to play it. When the title of the World Chess Champion was already established.

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    10.37 $

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    Книга международного гроссмейстера А.Суэтина посвящена творчеству выдающегося шахматиста, теоретика и педагога И.Болеславского. В книге представлены сохранившиеся в печати наиболее важные исследования Болеславского, комментарии к партиям, высказывания, почерпнутые из различных его статей. Кроме того, в книге приведены и некоторые неопубликованные материалы из домашнего архива гроссмейстера. В очерковой части рассказывается об основных этапах биографии гроссмейстера, об его спортивных и творческих успехах. В книге также представлено 100 лучших партий Болеславского, многие из которых сопровождаются его анализами и примечаниями. Рассчитана на квалифицированных шахматистов.

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    33.11 $

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    The 100 best games and grandmaster endings. The author considers this collection of games as a creative report for his twenty-year chess practice.