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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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    Golenishchev

    Like other titles in the Training Program for Chess Players series, this volume is both an excellent textbook for independent study and a powerful training aid for chess coaches. In the view of many experts, no better work of this kind has ever been written. coach and Master of Sport. Golenishchev's programs are still considered. critically important and are successfully employed in chess schools. His teaching methods remain popular in Russia and around the world. Supervised by Editor-in-Chief and former Karpov, this new edition of Golenishchev's classic work is updated to include important games from the recent high-level chess competitions, reflecting modern approaches to the game. OPENING Fragment 1 OPENING Fragment 2

    30.00 $
  • Author:
    Tal

    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 $
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Chess textbook 1991-2023

  • book

    20.72 $

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    For the first time, the "Chess Game Tutorial" by Jose Raul Capablanca was released in 1935 in London. It was translated into many languages ​​and quickly won recognition and popularity throughout the world. Due to the simplicity and clarity of presentation, the accepted methodology - from simple to complex - the "Chess Game Tutorial" took an honorable place among the works of chess pedagogy. In this edition, the number of chapters and paragraphs has been increased, mainly due to the (Chess Game Principles), which in other publications have been omitted or the content of which is mentioned in passing in the text. Applied to the modern chess language, the style of the original translation has been improved.

  • book

    16.67 $

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    Have you long dreamed of learning how to play chess, but you constantly feared that it would take too long to learn everything from scratch? Do not postpone the matter in the long box: before the chess battles you have to study just one book! With its help, novice chess players can not only master the rules of the game, but also learn a variety of interesting combinations for future victories! 

  • book

    46.07 $

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    According to this universal textbook, which has withstood more than one edition, many outstanding chess players comprehended the basics of the game. And it is not surprising: he belongs to the pen of Emanuel Lasker, one of the greatest world champions in the history of chess! The book is extremely multifaceted. Here and the initial information about the chess game, and the doctrine of debuts, and special chapters on the combination, positional struggle, the problems of chess aesthetics. Practical value is attached to the book by the final department of parties specially selected and commented on by the author.

  • book

    7.03 $

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    The book of the genius Cuban, the third world chess champion H.R. Capablanca is rightfully considered one of the best primer textbooks. This edition is unique also in that the sixth world champion M. Botvinnik wrote to him a detailed preface and subjected the whole text of the book to special editing. Capablanca addressed his wonderful book to beginners and little-experienced chess readers, but some of his thoughts and considerations will be useful even for highly qualified chess players.

  • book

    The book is a book by grandmasters Yu. Averbakh ("School of the middle game", "School of the endgame") and A.Swetin ("Debut school"), previously united in a common building and popular among chess fans. For a wide range of chess fans.

  • book

    In the book of Grandmaster ICChF Nikolai Kalinichenko, the main achievements of modern chess theory are united under one cover: a section for beginners, the fundamentals of strategy, tactics, endgames, a collection of debuts, parties that bring pleasure. The book will be of interest to both beginners and experienced chess players, and a large number of tasks for independent solutions will help to sharpen the knowledge gained in practice. Quality white paper.

  • book

    49.66 $

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    One of the strongest chess players of his time, Richard Reti was also an outstanding thinker and writer. His ideas would be enough for a few long lives, although he lived only 40 years. After himself, he left the legendary parties, a lot of records on the game "in the blind", paradoxical chess sketches, surprising chess players today, as well as the original debut system that got his name. This edition includes two of his books - "The Modern Textbook of the Chess Game" and "New Ideas in Chess". These wonderful, written in easy language chess textbooks also contain fascinating stories about the history of the game and the great chess players. The book will be interesting to a wide range of readers - from beginners interested in the history of chess, to experienced players in search of unusual moves and paradoxical parties, which at one time disarmed opponents Reti.

  • book

    37.24 $

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    This book is written by the most successful trainer in the history of chess - Laszlo Polgar. Three of his daughters, whom he taught the game on his own, became Olympic champions, winners of the Oscar, world champions and long-standing leaders of the world rating, whose records were included in the Guinness Book of Records. This edition has collected more than 5000 tasks covering the entire history of chess literature. The book is intended for a wide range of chess players of all ages with the level of play from beginner to candidate for master. This edition is the best assistant both to chess players, and to their parents and coaches.

  • book

    16.55 $

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    This book is equally and an excellent textbook for independent work, and a valuable tool for trainers and chess teachers. Many experts even believe that nothing the best in this kind has not yet been created. As a training program for chess players, it was developed Honored Coach of the USSR, USSR Master of Sports Viktor Golenishchev. Programs V. Golenishchev (IV-III level, II category, I category and candidate in the master) still retain a great methodological value and with success are applied in chess pedagogy. It is noteworthy that this technique is extremely popular not only among our trainers, but also among foreign specialists. This edition of this classic book is supplemented by examples from creativity of the best chess players of recent years and reflects modern views on chess. Under the general wording of the multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov.

  • book

    7.50 $

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    For a young reader who opens a chess world for himself, this is a real storehouse of useful and interesting information.

  • book

    6.83 $

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    Continuation of the most popular book. Sergey Lysenko will present a whole scattering of new psychotechnics, development which will have a beneficial effect on your gaming practice, and also noticeably (and most importantly, quickly!) will strengthen psychophysical state. The psychology of the chess battle has so far been written but up to insulting a little. So it will be more interesting to get acquainted with the proposed book. Its author, highly qualified psychiatrist, psychologist and "part-time" - strong chess player. For a wide range of chess and psychology lovers.

  • book

    62.06 $

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    Aron Nimtsovich is one of the strongest chess players of his time. His contribution to the development of world chess can not be overemphasized - his views on the center, pawn attacks, blockade, prevention, playing on fields of the same color gave impetus to the whole chess movement called ultramodernism, his ideas are behind the debut revolution of the 20th century. This edition includes the main works of Nimcovic - "My system", "My system in practice", "Chess blockade" and a fragment of the collection of games of the international chess tournament in Bad Kissingen in 1928 with his comments. To all who want to become a chess master, it is necessary to read these fundamental works in order to learn about chess strategies and tactics for the development of which the author spent his whole life.