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  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Blokh

    The answer book of an international grandmaster and an experienced coach (among whose students is A. Grischuk) Bloch's Maxim contains over 1200 combinations from practical games and specially compiled examples. All tasks are characterized by intense struggle, in which the goal is achieved by single moves. The book is intended for both young and adult amateurs, and for masters. The arrangement of examples by topic allows you to use the book not only as a task book, but also as a textbook. Of particular interest are over two hundred specially compiled by the author overstressed positions in which white wins the only way during the course of white, and black wins during the course of black. These examples, as well as over 50 fragments from the parties of the author and his students, are published for the first time.

    21.67 $
  • 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:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • Author:
    Gezalyan

    International Master Tibor Karolyi and FIDE Master Tigran Gozalyan have prepared a major work (in two volumes) about the life and work of the 9th world chess champion Tigran Petrosyan (he held the title from 1963 to 1969).  Volume II (1963-1984) tells about Petrosyan's victory in the 1963 world title match over Mikhail Botvinnik, about the grandiose two-match confrontation with Boris Spassky in 1966 and 1969, about all his candidates' matches after losing the title – against Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi and other world-class opponents. All tournaments and matches of the second half of Petrosian's chess career are presented, up to his last performances in 1983. The authors subjected 175 complete games and fragments to an in-depth analysis (using modern computers). Not all of them have been deeply studied and commented on before, but even then the book provides a significantly improved analysis. Among Petrosyan’s opponents – world champions and contenders Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Spassky, Tal, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Bronstein, as well as Timman, Larsen, Reshevsky, Belyavsky, Polugaevsky, Portisch, Romanishin and many others. Special attention is paid to his coaches – Alexey Suetin and Igor Zaitsev. 

    50.00 $
  • 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 $
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Chess textbook 1991-2023

  • book

    11.59 $

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    In this book, the American grandmaster, the world champion, introduces the reader to 60 of his games. These are not always his best games (three of them were lost by Fisher), but they necessarily contain something memorable to the author. All 60 games commented on in this book were played between 1957-1967 with strict adherence to tournament regulations. The parties were carefully and thoroughly commented on by Fisher. Each game is preceded by a small but well-defined characteristic written by Grandmaster Evans. This book gives the key to unraveling one of the main secrets of Fisher’s success & ndash; this is his exceptional devotion to chess art, constant creative burning. The whole book as a whole allows not only to study the playing style of the 11th world champion, but also to make an impression of him as a person and a chess player. The book fully reveals this secret, and that is its lasting value. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

  • book

    11.59 $

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    World Chess Olympiad champion, two-time champion of Ukraine, grandmaster Andriy Volokitin and honored coach of Ukraine, who trained 13 grandmasters, international master Volodymyr Grabinsky argue that the greatest reserve in improving a chess player lies in the development of own thinking. Perfectly selected material, exceptionally fresh examples (all of them are taken from games played no earlier than 2000) will bring a lot of pleasure and benefit to any qualified player or coach. Instead of repeating banal truths, the authors will surprise the reader with a scattering of original finds. This book, published in five languages, received rave reviews from many grandmasters. The work contains examples from the practice of international grandmaster A. Volokitin, in which even the author, one of the strongest grandmasters of Ukraine, was not always able to find the optimal solution. This is usually the key moments of the parties in which the right decision does not lie on the surface, and this workshop compares favorably with other books of a similar orientation. By reading this book, you will undoubtedly significantly increase the strength of your game. This book is a revised and revised edition of a previously published book & laquo; Tutorial for geeks & raquo ;. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

  • book

    17.38 $

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    Full color printing. On coated paper. Chess & mdash; royal game taught by the chess king & mdash; many-time world champion Anatoly Karpov. You will learn about the morals and habits of figures, learn how to attack energetically and cold-bloodedly defend. You will learn a lot of tricks and traps that you can put to careless rivals and, just as importantly, find out how to avoid getting into them yourself. Having traveled through the pages of this book, with the help of the great chess player, you will prepare for your first chess battle & mdash; against mom or dad, friend or computer, on the Internet or at a competition. The book will allow your child to learn the rules of the game at ease, help him win victories not only in chess, but also in life. After all, chess develops perseverance, logical thinking and memory, learn to use time rationally. According to this tutorial, teachers, trainers or parents can even teach children the basics of wise play with minimal chess training. The book is colorfully designed and will be a wonderful gift for someone who wants to learn ancient and wise game. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

  • book

    6.95 $

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    In the book of Professor Vaizman N.P., problems of medical-psychological control in chess sport are substantiated for the first time in a popular scientific form. Describes the altered states of consciousness, leading to the loss of a seemingly won position and game, as well as other paradoxes of a chess game. The maladaptive and neurotic reactions of chess players, vascular disorders, such as occupational pathology of persons with mental labor, are recorded. Electrophysiological studies of the brain during the game, the effects of doping and hypnosis in chess are considered. Psychohygienic and psychotherapeutic recommendations are given. Other chess issues are discussed from a medical and psychological standpoint. The book will be interesting not only to qualified chess players, coaches, judges, chess teachers at school, organizers of competitions, sports doctors and psychologists, but also to parents of children involved in chess sports, as well as to a wide circle of chess lovers. Fragment 1 Fragment 2 This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

  • book

    6.37 $

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    World Champion Magnus Carlsen is the undisputed leader in modern chess. Unlike most of the strongest grandmasters of the 21st century, the Norwegian goes his own way, betting not on the & laquo; killer & raquo; computer preparation of the debut repertoire, and on the ability to play the original positions of the mid-range finder and the fight in the endgame to the last "la cartridge". Being a follower of positional style, M. Carlsen possesses remarkable combinational imagination and perfectly feels the dynamic resources of the struggle. 30 games of M. Carlsen included in this book will bring readers a considerable aesthetic pleasure and will be an excellent school of modern chess. divided into thematic sections, each of which is preceded by a short introduction. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

  • book

    6.37 $

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    The fourteenth world champion Vladimir Kramnik is a prominent representative of the classical direction in chess art. His work harmoniously combines a subtle understanding of position, impeccable possession of combination weapons and a refined endgame technique. The 30 games of V. Kramnik presented in this book and commented on by Grandmaster S. Guliyev will give readers a great aesthetic pleasure. For educational purposes, the parties are divided into thematic sections, each of which is preceded by a short introduction. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

  • book

    15.94 $

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    The book contains 1000 selected popular chess sketches, & nbsp; characterized by easy construction, witty and effective solution, excellent shape. The author of the collection, a 14-time world champion in chess composition, an international grandmaster, not only gives solutions, but also talks about the history, theory, themes of modern chess composition, the famous compilers of the past and present. The book is also a kind of rehearsal (answers & mdash; at the end of the book!), With which you will improve your tactical vision and hone the technique of calculating options. For a wide range of chess lovers. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

  • book

    16.22 $

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    Three-volume Grandmaster Jacob Ogard & mdash; fundamental textbook on the most vivid and interesting phase of a chess game & mdash; attack. Most books on attack teach only what to do when it has already begun. They mainly talk about the victims. This work also does not bypass the victim, but in addition to this, it analyzes in detail a more mysterious, little-disclosed topic: it studies in detail the question of how an attack arises. The second volume is devoted to questions of constructing opaque constructions, as well as typical techniques for playing pieces and pawns in attack. Each chapter is preceded by tasks for an independent solution, some of which are also recommended to be played against a computer program. The book uses a lot of parties in recent times, and parties relatively unknown to the Russian-speaking reader. Jacob Ogard is not only a grandmaster and teacher, but also a born writer, a rich language and a fascinating presentation of material & mdash; important component of his books. For a wide range of chess lovers. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

  • book

    14.48 $

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    Three-volume Grandmaster Jacob Ogard & mdash; fundamental textbook on the most vivid and interesting phase of a chess game & mdash; attack. Most books on attack teach only what to do when it has already begun. They mainly talk about the victims. This work also does not bypass the victim, but in addition to this, it analyzes in detail a more mysterious, little-disclosed topic: it studies in detail the question of how an attack arises. The third volume is devoted to questions of typical victims and initiative in the attack. Each chapter is preceded by tasks for an independent solution, some of which are also recommended to be played against a computer program. The book uses a lot of parties in recent times, and parties relatively unknown to the Russian-speaking reader. Jacob Ogard is not only a grandmaster and teacher, but also a born writer, a rich language and a fascinating presentation of material & mdash; important component of his books. For a wide range of chess lovers. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

  • book

    14.48 $

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    This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

  • book

    9.85 $

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    The authors of the book, teachers of the highest category, Vsevolod Kostrov and Nikolai Yakovlev, are well known to chess lovers. According to their textbooks, the last 20 years have taught classes in schools in various cities of Russia and abroad. Books are modern, any teacher or trainer can work on them. In this textbook, the authors continue to acquaint young chess players with the wisdom of the great ancient game. The book is intended for children who have already become acquainted with the basics of chess art and want to reach the level of 2-3 categories. Recommended for teachers in schools and children's homes. For the widest range of children, parents and trainers This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

  • book

    5.21 $

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    Book & quot; C & quot; It is a continuation of a series of rehearsals. The tasks in it will be more complicated than in the previous ones. In the 1st part of the book, the mat will have to be put in 2 moves. And you will learn how to draw matting figures and push the enemy king to the matting field. The second part of the book is devoted to heavy figures. They are best suited to mate a king on an empty board. You will get acquainted with all the tricks that are used in the finals of the rook and queens endings. We figured out the king. And the time has come to tackle the destruction of enemy figures. Where do we start? Of course, with the queen! He is the strongest - that's why we will start from him. In the 3rd part of the book you will find the task of encircling and capturing the almighty figure. The book is intended for chess players of 3-4 categories. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.