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  • 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:
    Kapengut

    An outstanding theorist and successful coach shares his memories of communication and cooperation with Mikhail Tal, Anatoly Karpov, Isaac Boleslavsky, Elena Akhmylovskaya and other outstanding chess players. Separate large chapter – a story about many years of work with Boris Gelfand: over these years (1980-1993) the student went from a 12-year-old candidate for master to the holder of the 3rd rating in the world. Albert Kapengut – winner of 6 gold medals at the World Student Olympics, seven-time champion of Belarus, participant in the individual and team championships of the USSR among men, champion of the USSR as part of the Burevestnik team. The book includes 70 games commented in detail by the author, a careful study of which will help the reader not only better understand popular opening schemes, but also get a taste for serious analytical work. “My story is not so much about a career, although “you can’t erase words from a song,” but about memorable situations, often funny, sometimes absurd, and dotted about people I met along the way, sometimes with touches of biography, prompting readers to become interested in more complete information.” ;" (A. Kapengut). For a wide range of chess lovers.

    43.33 $
  • Author:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • The size of the board when folded is 35x17.5 cm. The size of the board when unfolded is 35x35 cm. Cage size is 3x3 cm  King height 6.6 cm. Base diameter 2.2 cm. Pawn height 3.1 cm. Base diameter 2 cm. Backgammon - checker 2.1 cm. Weight 830 g. Includes backgammon chips and dice Chess board and backgammon chips can be used to play checkers Manufacturer Poland

    148.00 $
  • 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 $
  • The height of the king is 95 mm, the diameter of the base of the king is 42 mm. Currently used in tournaments of the Central House of Chess Players. The kit is sold without a board.

    47.50 $
  • 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:
    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 $
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Chess textbook 1991-2023

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    The book is addressed to young chess players, coaches, teachers, parents. The collection can be used both for training and for self-study. Recommended for chess players. The development of chess fantasy, the improvement of the technique of calculating variations, the knowledge of typical checkmate finals - the path to the mastery of a young chess player. The first move in solving problems begins without a check and without capturing pieces. The correct solution of 100 tasks corresponds to the III category, 150 - II, 200 - 1 category.

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    The book is addressed to young chess players, coaches, parents, leaders of chess clubs, teachers. The collection can be used during training sessions or independent work at home. Pavel Ivanovich Dobrinetsky — chess coach with extensive experience. FIDE Master. Judge of the national category.

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    16.67 $

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    The pages have water stains at the spine, not interfering with reading.

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    41.38 $

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    Coated paper, full-color printing, very large format, great gift! A textbook on chess for children of primary school age. The methodology of the classes is focused on the development of the main aspects of the mental activity of schoolchildren and is aimed at ensuring that through playing exercises. Put the bases for the logical, combinatorial and operational thinking of the child, Make short-term visual memory, train voluntary attention, Spatial thinking. Formed during the training skills of thinking activity will help children also in the conscious development subjects of the basic school program. The textbook can be recommended for developing classes with children in kindergarten.

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    20.69 $

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    Joseph Dorfman & mdash; talented grandmaster, coach G. Kasparov and E. Bacrot for the first time appears before the Russian-speaking reader in a new capacity: as the author and propagandist of the original theory. Two textbooks, illustrating the practical application of his peculiar method, have become in the West chess bestsellers of recent years. The algorithm of searching for a course and the way of actions in critical positions proposed by I. Dorfman have been repeatedly tested at training camps with chess players of various levels, and their effectiveness is confirmed by the excellent results of the author and his students.

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    20.69 $

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    Joseph Dorfman - talented grandmaster, coach G. Kasparov and E. Bakro for the first time appears before the Russian-speaking reader in a new capacity: as the author and propagandist of the original theory. Many leading players and experts consider it worthwhile to compare this tutorial with "My system in practice" A. Nimtsovich. Here, in contrast to his first book (analogue of "My System"), emphasis is placed on training on the use of the possibilities of the method in the conditions of a practical party. Through the analysis of critical positions (which are recommended as exercises), the author teaches you to choose and make the right decisions at complex intersections of the game. In this regard, the textbook is an indispensable assistant to coaches and a wide circle of chess players who want to improve themselves. Hardcover, 208 pages + 8 pages of color. tab, Moscow 2007

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    12.50 $

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    Allowance for children 4-6 years old, making the initial steps in a chess game. The main themes are the repetition of the moves of the figures, the goal of the game. The material is selected on the basis of the work of the author with groups of children ages 4-6 years.

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    9.22 $

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    Your attention is invited to a series of books on the main elements of chess tactics. The first book is devoted to one of the most popular tactics - "Double strike". You will be offered to solve 196 positions grouped by topics and lined up in accordance with the principle “from simple to complex”. The “Chess Rainbow of Tactical Techniques” series is convenient to use as additional material to the book “I want to learn chess-2!”. Solving assignments will help readers improve their tactical skills. The book is written for entry-level chess players of the second or third year of training, coaches and chess amateurs.

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    9.22 $

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    Your attention is invited to a series of books on the main elements of chess tactics. The second book is devoted to the popular tactics - "Bundle" and "Open attack". You will be offered to solve 196 positions grouped by topics and lined up in accordance with the principle “from simple to complex”. The “Chess Rainbow of Tactical Techniques” series is convenient to use as additional material to the book “I want to learn chess-2!”. Solving assignments will help readers improve their tactical skills. The book is written for entry-level chess players of the second or third year of training, coaches and chess amateurs.