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  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    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 $
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    One of the most attractive aspects of the chess game is the amazing beauty of her ideas, combinations, victims ... In the present book of the candidate of historical sciences I. M. Linder, the aesthetics of chess is considered broadly. An attempt was made to reveal the origins of the beautiful in chess on many examples, taken mainly from modern practice, the essays on all chess pieces, the centuries-old evolution of views on the ideal of beauty in the chess game. At the request of the author, many outstanding chess players expressed their opinion on the issues raised, and their answers are published for the first time.

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    12.50 $

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    The names of Anatoly Karpov and Eugene Gik are well known outside the chess world. Their pen belongs to many books, repeatedly reprinted and translated into two dozen languages. Now the authors offer the reader a rather unusual work in which almost all chess themes and genres are connected under one binder. This multifaceted and rich book, consisting of 25 conversations, can be regarded both as an original textbook and as a collection of stories about chess - serious and funny, and as a popular publication for everyone who enjoys playing - from simple lovers to masters. Each reader will find in it something interesting and useful for themselves. Indeed, all about chess!

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    6.91 $

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    About chess and outstanding chess players.  The author visited the most significant chess competitions of the post-war years, including the world championships in Baguio, Merano, Moscow, Leningrad and Seville. Talking about the outstanding masters of our time, the writer reflects on the educational power of the ancient game, the art of opposition, the origins of sports victories. The book is intended for the general reader.

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    16.55 $

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    The legendary poem of the last century. Related pages without cover. The moves are listed on the side, encoded in the poem. (there are two copies.)

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    Reprint Edition.

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    259.10 $

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    Original poetic collection, published in 1922. in Germany in Russian and created by the famous grandmaster.

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    14.48 $

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    Dymarsky and chess - you can write a special article on this topic ... And it was Dymarsky who was the first to report the victories of Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov, Mikhail Tal, Tigran Petrosyan, Boris Spassky. And the coverage of Spassky’s tumultuous duel with Robert Fisher must be entered in the & quot; Golden Book & quot; the history of Soviet radio. So skillfully, without losing face, Naum Aleksandrovich went in his reports between Scylla and Charybdis, between sports and politics & quot ;. The name of Naum Dymarsky is well known to the middle and older generations. In the 70-80s. of the last century, people learned from his radio and television reports about the main sports competitions in our country and abroad. The main love of his professional life was chess, with which he began his career as a journalist, working in the Radio Committee and the State Television and Radio. In 1994-2002 He lived in New York, worked on Russian-language television channels, wrote articles on sports topics. After returning to Moscow, he actively collaborated with the & quot; Russian newspaper & quot ;. & quot; ... His texts were distinguished by a clean language and non-standard ...

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    6.22 $

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    The well-known Soviet chess player, Grand Master D. Bronstein and G. Smolyan, Candidate of Philosophy, wrote a meditation book about chess, about their high moral and aesthetic purpose, about the prospects for the development of chess art. The authors advocate for such chess, which are able to "give the joy of intellectual communication and vivid creative experiences."

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    6.22 $

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    Collection of essays by a talented sports journalist on the general theme “Sport and personality”. Some of the essays are about chess players.

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    7.60 $

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    The obvious and incredible in chess.