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  • Author:
    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • Made in Holland. Chess computer "Centaur" easy to use. You can easily install any language. Using the touch panel  40x40 cm (cell size 48 x 48 mm) you can easily move the figures. The sensors will record strokes. The board has a capacious rechargeable internal battery. The uniqueness of the computer is that it quickly adapts to  your playing strength (from beginner to grandmaster) so that you have the right opponent. Centaur will help you analyze the game so as not to make the same mistakes and improve your chess skill. Please note, computer is not compatible to connect to your PC or online chess. The set includes USB cable and DGT electronic chess pieces . Height of the king is 86mm.  

    1553.60 $
  • 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 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:
    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:
    Ezhov

    Grandmaster Carlos Torre – like a chess comet; his genius flashed dazzlingly and quickly went out in the chess firmament! He – the author of the most famous “mill” in the history of chess, the 2nd world champion Emanuel Lasker fell into its merciless millstones. The authors spoke about the life and work of the Mexican genius (the book contains 25 commentated games by K. Torre). Torre’s book “How a Chess Player is Formed” is presented, an essay by international master Yaroslav Prizant about Torre’s attack in modern practice. In the section "Play like Torre" – 36 instructive examples from his practice to solve. Finally, there is an interview with Carlos Torre, conducted by Gabriel Velasco in 1977. Working with the book will give readers not only aesthetic pleasure, but will also help improve their skills.

    18.33 $
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    43.33 $

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    The book is intended for qualified chess players and coaches and will be especially useful and instructive for young ambitious players who seek deep insight into the secrets of the game and high achievements. The book is intended for qualified chess players and coaches and will be especially useful and instructive for young ambitious players who seek deep insight into the secrets of the game and high achievements.

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    36.67 $

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    The book lying in front of you is intended primarily for the self-improvement of strong chess players. Its specificity presupposes saturation with exceptionally complex analyzes, exercises that will be difficult for even the leading grandmasters to cope with. But, I believe, chess lovers will find their interest in it. Isn’t it curious to look, if not by the owners, but by the guests, into the world of top-level chess, to see firsthand what problems the chess “pros” solve (successfully or unsuccessfully) and how far even their game is far from perfect ?!

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    62.06 $

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    When you’re serious about your skills, endgame, it's time for Butler's Endgame Manual. It’s possible that Mark Butler has been able to play the game of all strengths. For those who are ready today, But even if you’ve not been able to play it, it’s not a problem. The basic theory and the need to know concepts are highlighted in blue. You can improve your endgame technique. Butler's Endgame, when it appeared in 2003, was published on the endgame. The second edition has been revised and enlarged to 400 pages - covering all the most important concepts required for endgame mastery. Mark Butler continued to review and revise the material. This is the result of this revised and updated third edition. It has been described as a rule of thumb. Mark Butler, considered the premier chess instructor of our era. This is the number of measured chess books. Family lives in Moscow, Russia

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    33.33 $

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    The book will help to reflect on the causes of errors and avoid them. The reader is offered many practical tips, rules, & quot; branded & quot; exercises and positions for playing. The systematic work on the theory of endings — Mark Dvoretsky’s deep conviction — is much more effective than the endless processing and memorization of debut information. The result will be - upgrading, rating increase, confident and successful play in high-level tournaments. The textbook is intended for a wide range of chess players and coaches.

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    The second volume is devoted to a very important, but little-studied in the world chess literature topic - the psychological struggle. A fascinating analytical discussion takes place on the pages of the book between the author, the players, the commentators - and, often, the computer. With the help of numerous exercises, the reader gets the opportunity to deeply penetrate the secrets of the game, learns to make the right decisions, take into account psychological factors and manage their emotions. For progress in chess at a high level, today it is necessary to learn to analyze the peculiarities of one’s own thinking, behavior at the board, identify one’s weaknesses and shortcomings, and get rid of them. For most, even strong players, such introspection is not easy. Here invaluable help will be given to you by communicating with a highly qualified trainer, who in this book generously shares his recommendations and advice with readers.

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    43.33 $

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    "Strategy" - the first edition of the third book of the educational series for highly qualified chess players: "The School of Higher Proficiency" by Mark Dvoretsky. The problems of positional struggle in the opening and middlegame, as well as playing out simple positions, are presented here in bright games and instructive, memorable fragments from the works of the authors and his students: A. Yusupov, S. Dolmatov, A. Chernin and others. Of particular value to the textbook give a variety of "positional exercises" and "questions" for self-solution, developing the skills necessary for practical games at a high level. The book includes only new materials and analyzes.

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    "Complicated Party" - the fourth and final book of the series "The School of Higher Skill" Mark Dvoretsky. The first half of the book is devoted to the issues of debut training at the grandmaster level. Here are revealed the secrets of searching and the birth of debut novelties, the creation of "his theory" in the creative laboratory of the coach and his students. A detailed analysis of complex, intense games in the second half of the book will allow you to dive into the world of rich and diverse chess ideas, learn about the causes of errors, see the hidden mechanisms that guide the course of the chess struggle in one direction or another. It also presents such important problems for each chess player as: preparation for a particular game and for the competition as a whole, a technique for finding a specific move directly behind the board, and much more. Only new, never-before-published materials and analyzes are included in the book intended for highly qualified chess players.

  • book

    82.76 $

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    The second, revised and enlarged edition of the book opens the series "School of Higher Excellence" honored coach of the USSR, Russia and Georgia Mark Dvoretsky. This is the first textbook in world literature for chess players of the highest qualification - up to and including grandmasters. In-depth analysis of endgame positions is supported by numerous “proprietary” position playing exercises, sketches and practical practical advice.

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    65.00 $

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    The third, revised and updated edition of the book, which, according to the world's largest chess publishing house, Batsford (England), is an absolute bestseller in the West. The main theme of the book is prevention, for the first time "open" by A. Nimtsovich and brilliantly developed by M. Dvoretsky and his students. A chess player who has mastered the complex art of “positional play” is capable of solving the most difficult problems at the board, his class is constantly growing. The book is designed for qualified chess players and coaches.

  • book

    50.00 $

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    Mark Dvoretsky’s two-volume textbook workshop includes new unique analyzes and a coach’s findings at all stages of a chess game. The author, the first in world coaching practice, managed to create a training system based on exercises that develop all the skills necessary for chess development. Training in playing out positions using the M. Dvoretsky method is aimed at improving skills in the most important components for a practice chess player: preventive thinking, combination vision, intuitive decision making, advantage realization, calculation of options, endgame technique and much more. The books are intended for qualified chess players and coaches and will be especially useful and instructive for young ambitious players seeking to deeply penetrate the secrets of the game and high achievements.

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    35.00 $

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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.