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  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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 $
  • A limited edition of the most famous electronic chess clock. Design & quot; under the tree & quot ;. Released for the 25th anniversary of the DGT. & Nbsp; These watches are used in all major tournaments, world championships and World Cups, World Chess Olympiads. Installation of any time controls, including Fisher and Bronstein controls (with added time). & Nbsp;

    237.50 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • 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 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:
    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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    The new book of the famous coach Mark Dvoretsky is devoted to one of the most important facets of positional skill - the art of playing figures, the ability to maneuver, to find the best fields for figures. The "Introduction" examines various aspects of the art of maneuvering, and then the reader is offered an extensive collection of exercises - from elementary to difficult enough. Skill skillfully maneuver is important in all stages of the party, so among the exercises there are debut, and mittelspilnye, and endgame positions, not only taken from practical parties, but etudes. Detailed comments in the "Answers" are not limited to indicating the only correct sequence of moves and explanatory side alternatives: the author tried to reproduce the logic of the solution search, to show how a chess player behind the board could come to the right conclusions.

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    The Old Indian protection and protection of the Benoni may seem similar, but they require approaches that differ significantly from each other. Why do white usually attack on the queenside in the Old Indian defense, but in Benoni - on the queenside, and Black behave asymmetrically? When and where should one direct his pawns forward, and in what cases should he rely on a figurative game? Is it possible to prevent the enemy from blocking the position? Do you understand the nuances that completely change the nature of the game? In the book, the author delineates milestones that will help you confidently navigate the forest of possible strategies and options that are typical for these modern debuts. Nimtsovich's idea of ​​a "Qualitative Majority" serves as a "philosophical stone" for the systematic study of plans for both white and black.

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    A textbook on chess for preschool children. The methodology of the material is taken from the long-term and successful practice of the T.V. Petrosyan Chess Club and is presented for the first time in an accessible verse form.

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    The book of the brilliant Cuban, the third world chess champion Kh.R. Kapablanka 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.

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    Risk and bluff are indispensable elements of the Great Game. It is they who are dedicated to the new book of the famous grandmaster and experienced coach Vladimir Tukmakov. Why do players risk, and what pushes the big chess players to a desperate bluff! On this and many other questions the author answers usually seriously, sometimes with irony.

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    With the help of this wonderful tutorial, you will significantly improve your game in the middlegame and significantly advance in understanding the endgame. Sergei Belavenets is one of the strongest Soviet chess players, an outstanding theoretician. Lyudmila Belavenets (compiler of this book) is one of the best children's coaches in Russia, the world champion in correspondence chess.

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    In the monograph, important issues of conducting an active, purposeful game are widely considered. A large number of examples with detailed comments and questions on the text of the parties are cited. Books of this series "School of Strategy" are recommended for in-depth study of chess subjects. The methodology proposed in them is useful for self-education. The book is intended for fans of chess, dischargers and coaches who want to increase the strength and understanding of the chess game

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    In most books devoted to the positional game, de- focuses on specific aspects of chess strategy, but the famous Danish grandmaster and theorist Lars Bo Hansen has different goals. It creates a structure whose elements systematized and organized - a structure that, players can make the right strategic decisions in batch time. Hansen suggests to understand, whether can (and if they can, then how) the principles known in the business world following and modeling to be applied in chess. Av- It reveals that in these activities there are many th, and discusses how these ideas can be used in preparation for the party and decision-making behind the board. For a wide range of chess fans

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    Do not miss the chance to turn the game into the right direction to you! Use all the possibilities for proper protection. In the book of the famous grandmaster and writer Ya. Ogard, in fascinating form is told about the basic ideas and the most important methods of defense with detailed disassembled receptions and tasks for independent solution.

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    The main occupation of a chess player in a game is the count of options. Moreover, sitting at the board, he is engaged in this process continuously, regardless of the stage at which the party is located. From what is clear the extreme importance of the ability to count options and see tactics for anyone who likes to move figurines on a checkerboard.

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    One of the best textbooks of those years.