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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 $
  • 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:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    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:
    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:
    Eive

    The corpus of this textbook includes two significant works by the world chess champion, scientist and prominent teacher Max Euwe — "Self‑help chess game", created in collaboration with G. Den-Hertog, and "Chess Lessons". The first work is designed for beginners, the second for more experienced chess players. The book is a real chess tutorial in the true sense of the word. This is expressed not only in the appropriate distribution of the material and the method of presentation, designed to awaken the initiative of the student, but also in numerous practical exercises offered to the reader after explaining each new concept or technique.The textbook primarily attracts the methodology of presentation of the material, the principles of which will be useful for coaches and teachers of chess sections and circles. For a wide range of chess fans.

    25.00 $
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    48.37 $

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    Full-color printing, lots of photos, coated paper. Alexander Pushkin loved chess. With the genius of genius he was the first among Russian writers to understand and highly appreciate their role in family and social life, he was a visionary of their future. Evidence of this - his letter to his wife in September 1832 and the acquisition of four years after the world's first chess magazine Palamed. In the poet's library, the chess manuals of the famous maestros A. D. Filidor and A. D. Petrov were also studied. Contemporaries mention his chess leisure, including the last game played on the eve of the fateful duel. Pushkin appealed to this game and in his works - novels `Eugene Onegin`,` Arap of Peter the Great`, in sketches to `The Tale of the Golden Cockerel`. All these and many other facts have been studied in the context of the poet's entire life and work, in conjunction with the chess culture of Pushkin's time. The book dedicated to the chess Pushkin is published for the first time. Its author is the well-known Russian writer and historian of chess culture IM Linder. In the form of the appendix includes several literary essays, including two documentary-artistic stories by V. I. Linder.

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    28.33 $

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    The book contains memoirs of the author - the champion of Europe, the two-time champion of Russia, the winner of numerous international tournaments, the famous coach, the vice-president of FIDE about meetings with outstanding chess players, statesmen, complex and often conflictual relations existing in the sport of higher achievements. The author tells about a number of the largest chess players of different years, including the tenth world champion B. Spassky, whose coach N. Krogius was at the time of winning the highest title. Part of the book is devoted to the problems of chess psychology, in which the author is one of the universally recognized world authorities. In addition, we are talking about negative trends in the behavior of some chess players, arising from their excessive ambitiousness and selfishness, which is typical not only for the world of chess, but for any human activity in which there is conflict. The book is intended for a wide range of people interested in chess, their theory, history and psychology, and for professionals - athletes and coaches.

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    39.31 $

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    This book, with which you can make an exciting trip to the mysterious and clear, simple and incomprehensible Chess Kingdom. The book introduces the chess world in a fascinating way. One of the authors of this book, Vladimir G. Zak, met the guys for many years in the chess club of the Leningrad Palace of Pioneers (now the Palace of Young Creativity). It is he who is named by his first teacher former world champion B. Spassky. A fun and colorful textbook for children of primary school age.

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    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.

  • book

    18.62 $

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    In his new large-scale project "Odessa Secrets of Alexander Alekhin", Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine in Chess, historian and archivist Sergei Tkachenko tells about the most mysterious period of life of the future chess king. For the first time, Alekhine's mysterious connection with the White movement is revealed, new details of the chess player's stay in the Odessa prison of the Cheka and his commissar work after liberation are given ... The "Odessa trail" will pursue Alekhine in the future. This is also Case No. 228, where he will be accused of receiving money from Denikin's emissaries. And the recommendation of a well-known Odessa citizen when Alekhin was admitted to work in the Comintern. And his marriage to Odessa ... The author suggests a new look at the last years of the life of the great champion, where the "Odessa trace" can also be traced. The book is designed for a wide range of chess and history lovers.

  • book

    9.11 $

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    Outstanding chess player of our time Viktor Korchnoi tells of his dramatic fate. The book is supplemented with unique photographs, documents and testimonies.

  • book

    100.00 $

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    Readers are offered a two-volume monograph devoted to the biography and exciting career of the world champion in chess Boris Vasilievich Spassky. The book presents 198 parties, many of which were specially commented on by international grandmasters for the first time, as well as literary essays by Leonid Eduardovich Gutzeit and grandmaster Nikolai Vladimirovich Krogius about the difficult path of Boris Spassky up the chess staircase. The materials from the first person were drawn to the maximum extent - Spassky's interview and comments to parties published in the open press. Designed for a wide range of chess fans

  • book

    20.48 $

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    In the book "Savior of Alekhine", Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine, historian and archivist Sergei Tkachenko tells about the short but vivid life path of the first champion of Ukraine in chess, the first USSR champion in chess composition and the first Odessa master Yakov Semyonovich Vilner (1899-1931). The monograph presents 55 selected parties of Vilner, most of which are commented on by the participants themselves. In these comments, if necessary, interspersed with computer specifications. Will complement the creative portrait of Wilner 40 of his best compositions and standings. And illustrate the narrative of the author of 60 rare and archival photographs. The book is designed for a wide range of chess players: from beginners to grandmasters, as well as lovers of a historical story.

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    Biography and the best games of the first world champion.

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    It is known that sometimes memoirs draw their authors even more completely than those about whom he is telling the story. It is always exciting to see how the world reflects in the person who recreates it. Taimanov is an optimist by vocation, optimism is his calling card; moreover, he always stressed and cherished this happy property, given to him by nature.

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    16.55 $

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    This book is a diary of a psychologist who was persistently beside Nana Ioseliani during her match for the world championship with Maya Chiburdanidze in 1988. Successfully avoiding both entertaining "reporting from the scene", and "scientific" juggling with special terms, the author dedicates the reader to the deep feelings of people who are ready to give everything for the sake of victory, people worthy of this victory. Great merit of the author that he, many years working in sports, frankly speaks about his moral values ​​- true and imaginary.