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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 $
  • 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:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    Franco

    In his new book, grandmaster Zenon Franco deeply analyzes the 69 instructive victories of the 11th world champion Robert Fischer. The book is not overloaded with options, the emphasis – with detailed explanations in a move-by-move style, creating an ideal platform for learning chess. In the "reference" At points in each game, the reader is offered test questions, which helps both the practical study of key techniques of the chess game and the reliable assimilation of acquired knowledge. Questions and answers engage the reader in the learning process and help him track his growth in chess strength. The appendix provides a critical analysis of the unsatisfactory translation of Robert Fisher's famous book “My 60 Memorable Games.”

    23.33 $
  • 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:
    Kalinichenko

    The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory but it is junior. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined using examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination of each theme concludes with exercises. In each opening, attention is drawn to its characteristic tactical and strategic ideas of combinations for independent solution strictly corresponds to the opening theme. Written in clear and easy language, the book is furnished with a large number of diagrams. Colored explanatory arrows on the diagrams and the selection of individual pages with a colored background make the book easier to understand. Regular work solve two problems: deepen the student's knowledge and develop his tactical vision, thus improving his skill and results.

    28.80 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 $
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    13.90 $

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    The book of the three-time US champion, international grandmaster and experienced coach Lev Alburth gives the reader the knowledge and skills necessary and sufficient to significantly increase the strength of the game and achieve excellent results. It will help to avoid the loss of time for casual reading, promising only a sporadic improvement in the game, and the shortest way leads to the goal. Each of 300 carefully chosen positions (which can be studied without a board!) Lays an important brick-idea in the foundation of your chess knowledge. Their author selected throughout his chess life and as a coach effectively used when working with students. Detailed qualitative comments in the answers will help you easily understand the proposed material. For a wide range of chess fans.

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    5.86 $

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    A classic work on chess psychology. Its author – outstanding Russian and Soviet psychologist, doctor of sciences, professor. Among the chapters of the book: "The influence of age and chess experience on the success of the game", "Fatigue and recovery processes as factors of victories and defeats", "Suggestibility of chess players", "Imagination of chess players"... The author considers the influence of the game on the development of individual processes of mental life (for example, the processes of attention) and on the whole personality of a chess player. For lovers of psychology and chess. Alexander Petrovich Nechaev Psychology of victories and defeats in a chess game

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    6.90 $

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    The material introduces the reader to the characteristic tactics, motives and combinations; its arrangement in the form of lessons with examples for self-solving makes the work itself not only a tutorial, but also a simulator (for reading without a board). Tutorial – the simulator was written by an international grandmaster and an experienced chess writer. You will definitely step up your game by reading this book, which will undoubtedly be useful for a wide range of readers, coaches and leaders of chess clubs.

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    5.52 $

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    Purpose of the book & mdash; to teach chess lovers opening combinations and traps. How to play at the beginning of the game? What should be done so as not to fall into the traps, and how to learn how to arrange them yourself? You will find the answers in this wonderful book. The author, the famous chess writer and coach, introduces the reader in a fascinating way to his collection of typical opening combinations and traps, which he has collected over many years. This edition combines both of the previous ones (including illustrations). For a wide range of chess lovers. Snippet 1 Fragment 2

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    39.66 $

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    All conflicts on the chessboard arise and are resolved at the intersection points of the lines of action of the pieces, pieces and tails of the opposing sides. Therefore, the intersection point is an important landmark (beacon), indicating the possibility of starting an attack or the need to move to defense. It helps to understand the intricacies of the lines of the chessboard and the thoughts of chess players following them The book explores the sacrifices of figures on squares of points and the ability to counter them.

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    11.03 $

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    The book, which opens a new series of "Practical Workshop on Strategy", is devoted to one of the most important elements of a chess game - exchange. In the theoretical section for the first time a complete classification of exchanges by purpose and motive is presented. The 304 positions proposed for analysis and solution are designed to help sort out one of the cornerstones of the chess strategy - which exchange is profitable, which is not. The workshop is intended for a wide range of chess players and trainers. Difficulty level exercises from 2-1 category to candidates for master of sports. Many tasks will be interesting for higher-skilled chess players.

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    6.90 $

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    At the present stage of the development of chess, the ability to find hidden tactical resources of a position, and for both itself and the opponent, is becoming increasingly important - intermediate and quiet moves, counterstrikes, non-standard tactical defense techniques. This topic in the literature given much less attention than the usual combination of techniques and motifs. This series of books seeks to fill this gap to some extent. Reshebnik is designed for a wide range of chess dischargers, coaches and connoisseurs of chess beauty. The tasks of the first stage in the degree of difficulty correspond to the level from 3 to 1 level.

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    6.90 $

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    At the present stage of chess development, the ability to find hidden tactical resources of positions, and for themselves and for the opponent, is an increasingly important factor: intermediate and quiet moves, counterstrikes, non-standard methods of tactical defense. This topic has received much less attention in the literature than the usual combination techniques and motives. This series of books seeks to some extent to fill this gap. The rezhebnik is designed for a wide range of chess players-dischargers, coaches and connoisseurs of chess beauty. The tasks of the first stage in the degree of complexity correspond to a level from 3 to 1 digits.

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    31.03 $

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    The author, V.A. Ivonin, has a lot to share with readers: he has a long life, work for a large sports worker, the Summer and Winter Olympic Games, the World and European Championships, the largest international chess competitions, in over a decade, including world championship matches in which he participated as one of the organizers.

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    34.48 $

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    The authors summarized more than 20 years of experience using their own methodology, which was successfully used in the educational process at the chess departments of Ukrainian and Russian sports schools. Unlike other manuals for beginner chess players, this textbook organically combines theoretical information and a large number of training tasks. The material, presented in a generally accessible form, is unconventionally presented in three educational cycles. A student, by consistently learning this material, can quickly improve his level of chess mastery The book is a fundamental textbook and can be used as a tutorial, which contains 64 basic lessons and 11 unusual lessons. Among 2000 charts & mdash; more than 1500 positions with tasks for them for training. It is addressed to a wide circle of readers who want to learn how to play chess and achieve the level of skill of a first-class chess player. The book will benefit the parents of young chess players and chess coaches. Of particular interest is for those who are inclined to a scientific approach to the knowledge of chess.

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    23.17 $

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    Grandmaster of the Grand Master Jakob Ogard - a fundamental educational allowance for the most vivid and interesting phase of a chess game - an attack. Most of the books about the attack teach only what to do when it is already has begun. They mainly talk about the victims. This work is also not bypasses the victim side, but apart from this, he analyzes in detail the more mysterious, a little open topic: it thoroughly examines the question of how an attack occurs. The second volume is devoted to the construction of matte structures, as well as typical methods of playing figures and pawns in the attack. Each chapter is preceded by tasks for independent decision, some of them are also recommended to be played against a computer programs. The book uses many parties of recent times, and parties relatively unknown to the Russian-speaking reader. Jakob Ogard not only grandmaster and teacher, but also a born writer, a juicy language and an exciting supply of material is an important part of his books. For a wide range of chess fans.