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  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    Chernyshov

    The authors continue to study typical opening and middlegame positions. Royal Fortress No. 2 has pawns on squares f7, g6, h7 (or f2, g3, h2), and they are usually joined by another defender – bishop on g7 (g2). This formation is called fianchetto, it is found in many popular openings, such as the Catalan Opening, King's Indian Defense, Grunfeld Defense and a number of others.  The authors analyze in detail the techniques of attack, defense and counterattack. Most examples – from the creativity of modern chess players (for example, a separate chapter is dedicated to the strongest Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi); they are complemented by parts that have become a classical heritage. The book contains about 300 positions for independent solution, so it is not only a textbook, but also a solid problem book. Grandmaster Konstantin Chernyshov, head of the Interregional Grandmaster School in Kostroma, and his daughter International Master Natalya Kareva – experienced coaches, whose students include grandmasters and masters, champions of Russia and Europe among juniors.  The book is addressed to young chess players and their mentors. 

    20.00 $
  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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 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 $
  • 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:
    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 $
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Chess textbook 1991-2023

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    An entertaining story about interesting pursuits, created by a chess master, mathematician and journalist. Word games, games on paper, games with boards, stones, bones and figures. The book formulated winning strategies (where they exist), many original finds of the author.

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    Readers are invited to a brilliant book of the famous Romanian grandmaster Mikhail Marina, who was recognized as the best chess book of the year in the United States. The author examines those aspects of the work of the great chess players, in which they were undeniably the strongest. By carefulness and depth of analysis, Marina's work is in line with the famous works of Garry Kasparov. The first part of the book is devoted to A. Rubinstein, A. Alekhin, M. Bot- Vinnik and M. Tal . In the second part, the work of T. Petro- Rosyans, R. Fisher, A. Karpov and V. Korchnoi is considered. The book ends with a chapter with instructive examples from the practice of the current champion of the world of Magnus Carlsen. The textbook will be useful not only for a wide circle of chess fans, but also for specialists.

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    In this book, two essentially different completely different editions of the famous Chess Tutorial game are combined under one binder in one book. & raquo; They were written by an outstanding grandmaster and chess writer, world vice-champion David Ionovich Bronstein, according to which the second edition of the "self-help" & raquo; & mdash; it’s just the second part. Instead of a dry academic language, the author offers himself in the meeting to the reader and in a lively manner talks about how the strongest players of the world play, how they seek to get that or another favorite position & mdash; after all, in chess, first of all, they are not looking for the best move, but a way to achieve a favorable position. If you follow the advice of a wise mentor, then you will greatly increase the strength of your game. The self-instruction manual is designed for a wide circle of readers familiar with the Shah game, but many useful things will come from the book and experienced Shah matists and coaches.

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    Deluxe edition on coated paper. Full color print. & nbsp; Sports Encyclopedia is a series of books about sports games, telling about the rules of games, the order and features of their conduct, the history of appearance, about legendary players and championships, everything interesting that is connected with these games. This edition is the sixth volume of the Sports Encyclopedia. It is dedicated to the most intellectual sport - chess. & nbsp;

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    & nbsp; To teach a child chess? What for? Chess is taught to win, to understand the mistakes, give immunity to defeat. They teach perseverance, develop logic and intelligence. Playing chess is a great way to communicate with a child. In the first part of the book, Andrei Obodchuk, a chess coach, a multiple world champion among people with disabilities, tells the phenomenal history of the training of Gordey Kolesov, who at that time lived with his parents and sisters in China, who was seven years old and fulfilled the norms of a candidate master of sports. Yevgeny Kolesov, TV host, & quot; Discovery of China & quot; on Channel One, seriously supported his son on the road to victory. And Gordey went through five powerful leaps of development and awareness of his own capabilities. In the second part of the book, the Obodchuk method is described in detail and numerous exercises are given that give excellent sports and pedagogical results.

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    For the first time, readers are invited to a collection of defeats for all 14 world champions - from V. Steinits to V. Kramnik. The defeats of great chess players are always a sensation. They are no less instructive than their victories. After all, in order to win the world champion, the opponent tries to show all his abilities, acts on the limit of opportunities and sometimes this gain becomes the brightest page of his biography.

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    Full color printing. On coated paper. Chess & mdash; the royal game that the chess king will teach you & mdash; world champion Anatoly Karpov. You will learn about the manners and habits of the figures, learn how to attack energetically and coolly defend yourself. You will get acquainted with many tricks and traps that can be put to reckless opponents and, last but not least, learn how not to get into them yourself. Having traveled through the pages of this book, you will prepare for your first chess battle with the help of a great chess player & mdash; against mom or dad, friend or computer, on the Internet or at a competition. The book will allow your child to easily learn the rules of the game, helping him to win not only in chess, but also in life. After all, chess develops perseverance, logical thinking and memory, teaches rational use of time. According to this textbook, teachers, trainers or parents can even teach children the basics of a wise game, even with minimal chess preparation. the game.

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    Published in Kiev. In this work, on the basis of many years of experience in active participation in chess competitions and great coaching experience, ways and methods of improving both chess players and coaches in preparing young chess talents are described. Using examples from the classical past, contemporaries, and in his personal parts, the author shows problems that are & laquo; tormenting & raquo; chess players of all levels and times and offers their recommendations for their elimination. The psychological factors of chess creativity and recommendations for improving the psychological stability of chess players, touched upon in their work, are important. & nbsp;

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    The strongest chess players cannot do without the Queen's Gambit, this debut & mdash; favorite weapon of champions! For example, in the legendary world championship match Alekhine & ndash; Capablanca almost all the games were played by the Queen's Gambit. The queen's gambit is very dangerous, and if you make friends with him, you will definitely & nbsp; beat your rivals! & laquo; Modern chess textbook for sportsmen and future champions & raquo; created & nbsp; taking into account the latest trends and trends. Each chapter of the book presents the theory & nbsp; and practice. Numerous historical facts, world records, incredible adventures are given. Informative historical references successfully complement the text. By creatively mastering the textbook material, you will greatly enhance your game. The book will be interesting not only for children, but also for a wide circle of chess lovers. Snippet 1 Fragment 2

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    Why is our modern textbook absolutely necessary for a young chess player ?! He is cognitive: gives knowledge on half-open debuts. Together we will follow the development of each debut from the moment of its appearance to the present day. Famous masters of the past, great champions, and modern computer programs will help us with this. He is entertaining and athletic. Each TEST game will turn into an interesting competition for you ... even with real chess champions! And also each lesson can be turned into a fascinating contest: who will score more points in the game in question. After each chapter - a selection of the most interesting games played by this debut. The textbook contains many fascinating stories about the life and chess battles of the great grandmasters. The Sicilian defense is not considered in the textbook, as a separate book will be devoted to this multifaceted debut. & nbsp;

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    Vsevolod Kostrov’s chess textbook is intended for children for whom chess has become a favorite game. This book contains material thanks to which each child will be able to choose his debut repertoire that suits his understanding of the game, his temperament. At the beginning of the textbook, the author gives quotes about chess, which can be adopted and can be made his motto. Many beginner chess players proceed from the knowledge that their parents and senior comrades gave them - and these are 1-2 options for any beginning. Is this debut specifically for this student? Choosing a chess debut is very important, because what suits one future champion will not fit another. & quot; Modern chess textbook for sportsmen and future champions & quot; created for today's children, taking into account modern trends and trends. Each chapter of the book presents theory and practice. Practice includes analysis of the most interesting parties and beautiful examples. Studying the experience of outstanding chess players, undoubtedly, excellent results can be achieved. The book also includes a selection of batches and examples for independent work. Compulsory lessons from the history of chess will diversify classes. To switch attention, it will be useful and interesting for the student to read stories about champions, outstanding chess players and people who have done a lot for the development of chess in our country, about the first championships, books and much more. There was a lot of interesting things in the thousand-year history of chess! & nbsp;

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    Chess teacher Ray Chang skillfully develops analytical skills and the ability to make key decisions in his students. His wonderful interactive chess course, consisting of 600 tasks, teaches you: to choose the right tactics, see the standard positions on the field and know about their best draws, build your own creative strategies.