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  • 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:
    Kostrov

    Hundreds of thousands of novice chess players have held in their hands the solution books of “1000 chess problems” for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of study. These collections became winners of the “Chess Vseobuch of Russia” competition. We decided to combine our three books into one so that the future grandmaster would have more opportunities for improvement and choice of material. It will also be easier for students and coaches to regulate the speed of the material. In the first parts of our book, novice chess players will get acquainted with all possible types of checkmates. Then, future grandmasters will learn to deliver magnificent double blows with a queen and a knight, promote a pawn to a queen. Studying according to this solution book, you will also master the pin, learn to cover yourself from the enemy's pieces, block the enemy's forces, destroy the most reliable fortresses, distract and entice his royal majesty and much more. Work with the book as with a textbook, and do not forget to write down the solutions under each diagram! The correct solutions are at the end of the book. For the widest range of chess fans.

    15.75 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • Author:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • 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:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • 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 $
  • 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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    The book of the popular author of the grand master N.M. Kalinichenko is dedicated to the art of chess attack on the king in all stages of the party: debut, middlegame and endgame. This work is a textbook, richly illustrated both by classical and modern examples. The book is intended for all chess lovers - from beginners to experienced players.

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    17.27 $

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    Mentor of leading Russian chess players, grandmasters Tatiana and Nadezhda Kosintsev, honored coach of Russia Vladimir Popov is well acquainted with the elements of chess strategy and tactics that cause difficulties for young players. His textbook outlines a method that has been successfully tested in class with sisters. Specially selected practical examples allow to reveal the characteristic errors and identify ways to overcome them. The test tasks offered at the end of each chapter will help the reader to understand in which direction he should improve. The book will be useful both for the young talents themselves and for their coaches. Read the book " Chess. Work on the bugs " (excerpt)

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    13.82 $

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    Chess is one of the most popular board games created by man a half thousand years ago. The next volume of the popular children's looping "I Know the World" tells about the centuries-old history of chess, famous grandmasters - world champions, and, of course, about the secrets of the game itself, the basics of its theory and practice, the origins of extraordinary attractiveness and beauty. The book is intended for all who are interested in this ancient and wise game. Gift Edition. Color print

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    23.03 $

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    The books of the Paraguayan grandmaster and coach Z.Franko are deservedly successful. They are distinguished by an excellent selection of material and a highly conscientious approach to commenting. In this paper, issues of active defense of difficult chess positions are considered. The author shows how a single-minded game can not only to repulse the offensive, but (and this is especially important!) to reveal the shortcomings plan opponent, using someone else's attack for his own victory.

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    20.69 $

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    The American grandmaster, junior world champion Daniil Naroditsky addresses the theme of the endgame in his new book. It is both a textbook and a collection of interesting and instructive examples and exercises. This book will take your endgame technique to the next level. Foreword by two-time champion of the USSR Lev Psakhis. For a wide range of chess lovers.

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    18.20 $

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    The American Grandmaster, world champion among young people Daniil Naroditsky addresses in his new book the theme of the endgame. This is both a textbook and a collection of interesting and instructive examples and exercises. The book will raise your endgame technique to a new level. The preface of the two-time champion of the USSR Lev Psakhs. For a wide range of chess fans.

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    23.03 $

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    The book of the famous grandmaster, the participant of the famous coaching team A. Karpov during his epochal matches with G. Kasparov A. Mikhalchishin and the experienced trainer and master O. Stetsko is devoted to the technique in the game practical endgame. This knowledge is mandatory for any chess player in the process of its improvement. Considered complex game endings, most of which are not included in the guide to the endgame. The systematization of the material proposed by the authors makes it easier to assimilate the typical methods of realizing the preponderance. The book is built mainly on the practice of the modern world's strongest chess players and passed computer testing "by Kasparov." For a wide range of chess fans.

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    11.15 $

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    The book of the most experienced coach and master Nikolai Yakovlev is intended for the development of tactical vision. Having learned to solve simple examples, given in the first part of it, the reader will reach the level of the third level. To achieve even greater success, it is necessary to master the combination method of solving chess conflict. It is the combination that brings the greatest satisfaction and aesthetic pleasure for chess lovers. Getting acquainted with examples of creativity of famous masters and grandmasters, the reader will have the opportunity to participate in the creation of these small masterpieces. The assignments in the last part correspond the level of 1-2 digits. For a wide range of chess fans.

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    Visual diagrams and beautiful illustrations will allow beginners to master the main rules and moves. Tasks and strategies will help more experienced players to improve skills. Thanks to this book, you will learn about the amazing history of chess, learn about the habits of the biggest chess players, and you can use the contact addresses of chess clubs on the Internet, find partners and friends in Europe and America

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    45.00 $

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    Readers are invited to the fundamental textbook of chess, which has no analogues in the domestic literature. Its creators sought to present the best theoretical developments in the field of debut, middlegame and endgame for the last 150 years. The largest Russian experts in the field of history, composition, computer chess will also help to expand your chess and life horizon. The originality of the presentation of the material is provided by special mini-inserts, which provide valuable additional information and facilitate the mastering of the classical foundations of chess.

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    8.28 $

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    The book is intended to help chess players of mass ranks to understand the game deeper, to be imbued with its logic and beauty. The reader will learn the principles of playing the debut, get acquainted with the basic tactical techniques in the middlegame and penetrate deeper into the secrets of the endgame. The author lived a short life, but managed to become one of the strongest grandmasters of the country, dividing the first-second place in the 36th USSR Championship with L. Polugaevsky. We hope, our book will not let you be bored and will open new horizons in understanding your favorite game!

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    6.91 $

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    The book is intended to help chess players of mass ranks to understand the game deeper, to be imbued with its logic and beauty. The reader will learn the principles of playing the debut, get acquainted with the main tactical techniques in the middlegame and penetrate deeper into the secrets of the endgame. The author lived a short life, but managed to become one of the strongest grandmasters of the country, dividing the first-second place in the 36th USSR Championship with L. Polugaevsky. We hope, our book will not let you be bored and will open new horizons in understanding your favorite game!