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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:
    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:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • 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:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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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    10.34 $

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    The new work of experienced trainers who have trained more than one generation of chess players is devoted to basic, or & laquo; exact & raquo; endgame positions. A clear knowledge of their rating and playing methods will help you significantly improve the class of the game. It is no accident that the pre-competitive training of professional chess players, including elite grandmasters, includes the obligatory repetition of exact positions. Of course, this work requires effort, character and discipline, but in modern chess, when controlling the time until the end of the game, it is simply necessary. To make it easier for the reader to remember numerous options, the most important tactics are highlighted. A careful study of this brochure will allow you to replenish your arsenal of knowledge and avoid elementary errors, for which & laquo; excruciatingly painful & raquo; after the end of the game. You can play the most important part of the & ndash; endgame, and it will bring you a lot of extra points and & laquo; halves & raquo ;. For a wide range of chess lovers.

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    20.69 $

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  • book

    24.83 $

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    New work of the honored trainer of Belarus, the author of the classic works `` Endgame Strategy '' and `` Endgame Contours '', & ndash; about understanding modern play in a complex game endgame. From the foreword of the 14th world champion Vladimir Kramnik: “In my youth, when I was just starting to study chess, one of the, one might say, 'bibles'. on the game endings was a book by the same author, Endgame Strategy. She was considered `` canonical '', all the coaches in the Soviet Union recommended to their students: `` Read Shereshevsky! '' I myself have carefully studied this book, and I really liked it. I heard that Magnus Carlsen also liked her & ndash; of course, many years later. The book `` With youth '' into the endgame '' continues the same line, but it would certainly be unfair to call it 'second edition' & ndash; there are a lot of new things in it. And not just additional fresh examples (this two-volume book is probably 3-4 times larger than a Soviet paperback book), but also original concepts, new approaches to studying the endgame. ” The book is addressed primarily to young chess players, their coaches and parents, but will be useful to all chess lovers, regardless of age and qualifications.

  • book

    5.17 $

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    Three chapters on the three stages of a chess game, with lots of examples and useful recommendations. Reprint of the 1930 edition.

  • book

    8.28 $

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    A classic textbook by an outstanding Austrian grandmaster. Reprint edition.

  • book

    43.33 $

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    Spielmann's book represents the first attempt to systematize and classify a variety of victims used in the chess game. In the second part, the authors tried to show, with concrete examples, those changes in the implementation combinations that occurred over almost a century. The classic work of brilliant tactics is supplemented by a large selection of spectacular combinations arranged by theme.

  • book

    11.59 $

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    The book also includes other works by the author - "Practical sonnets to chess players" and "On chess and chess players". Thus, the reader receives in one book all the main literary works of the outstanding Austrian grandmaster of the first half of the last century

  • book

    21.05 $

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    The set consists of 1.  Theory of the Sacrifice  The classic textbook of the outstanding Austrian grandmaster. Reprint edition. 2. Lessons in chess strategy (reprint). 3. My match with Capablanca reprint. When in 1922, after many years of negotiations that repeatedly cast doubt on the very possibility of competing for the world championship, two brilliant chess thinkers sat down opposite each other to begin a struggle unprecedented in the history of chess art, the whole world held its breath, preparing to witness an unprecedented tension of chess thought and will, exceptional in its deep penetration into the truth of creativity. Lasker and Capablanca were opponents not only in terms of disputing each other's right to be called the world's first chess player. Their struggle represents a clash of two chess understandings, two improvements in the field of these understandings, and therefore was taken even closer to heart by the followers and admirers of both trends. 4. Practical advice for a chess player Three chapters devoted to the three stages of a chess game, with a lot of examples and useful recommendations. Reprint of the 1930 edition.

  • book

    28.97 $

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    The collection contains 700 positions from the games played - it is necessary to find the decisive combination. There are answers at the end of the book. About the book N.P. Shumilin is spoken of as one of the best collections of exercises on Soviet tactics. New edition added and corrected.

  • book

    18.62 $

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    The book proposes new ways to improve the efficiency of the training process in chess sport. We consider the specific possibilities of using the diagnostics of the operative memory of chess players with prognostic and methodological goals, as well as for determining the state of fitness.

  • book

    18.62 $

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    The book explores new ways to improve the training process in chess. A methodically based program of a one-year training cycle consisting of 40 sessions, 5 assignments in each is proposed. Tasks include diagnostics of RAM, training of operational thinking and objectification of position evaluation. The content of the book is aimed at chess players and new generation coaches who understand the urgency of using the achievements of psychology and pedagogy in the training process, as well as teachers, postgraduates and students of specialized universities.