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  • 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 $
  • 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:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • Unique chess for 3 players. Such chess will appeal to any person who chooses something new and appreciates original things. Manufacturer MADON-CHESS (Poland) Chessboard size: 46.5x54x2.5cm (unfolded) King height: 7.7cm King base diameter (cm): 3  Pawn height (cm): 3.6 Pawn base diameter (cm): 2.1 Presence of weighting agent: no Weight: 1311 g. Wood used for the chessboard: beech, birch Wood used for figures: hornbeam, beech  Intermediate chess for three is ideal entertainment for friends. The chess store presents to customers a unique set from a Polish manufacturer. If you are planning to buy a medium chess set for three in Moscow, pay attention to the set MADON-CHESS.   The main advantages of a chess set for three are reasonable cost and workmanship. The chess pieces are made of beech and oak of the highest quality. The chessboard is not inferior in quality: it is based on birch and beech.  The set consists of chess in three colors.  The chessboard has a compact size and is convenient to store on a shelf. Inside the board there are three separate compartments for storing pieces. For convenience and to keep products intact, the board is equipped with a soft lining.

    214.50 $
  • Author:
    Eive

    The corpus of this textbook includes two significant works by the world chess champion, scientist and prominent teacher Max Euwe — "Self‑help chess game", created in collaboration with G. Den-Hertog, and "Chess Lessons". The first work is designed for beginners, the second for more experienced chess players. The book is a real chess tutorial in the true sense of the word. This is expressed not only in the appropriate distribution of the material and the method of presentation, designed to awaken the initiative of the student, but also in numerous practical exercises offered to the reader after explaining each new concept or technique.The textbook primarily attracts the methodology of presentation of the material, the principles of which will be useful for coaches and teachers of chess sections and circles. For a wide range of chess fans.

    25.00 $
  • Author:
    Kapengut

    An outstanding theorist and successful coach shares his memories of communication and cooperation with Mikhail Tal, Anatoly Karpov, Isaac Boleslavsky, Elena Akhmylovskaya and other outstanding chess players. Separate large chapter – a story about many years of work with Boris Gelfand: over these years (1980-1993) the student went from a 12-year-old candidate for master to the holder of the 3rd rating in the world. Albert Kapengut – winner of 6 gold medals at the World Student Olympics, seven-time champion of Belarus, participant in the individual and team championships of the USSR among men, champion of the USSR as part of the Burevestnik team. The book includes 70 games commented in detail by the author, a careful study of which will help the reader not only better understand popular opening schemes, but also get a taste for serious analytical work. “My story is not so much about a career, although “you can’t erase words from a song,” but about memorable situations, often funny, sometimes absurd, and dotted about people I met along the way, sometimes with touches of biography, prompting readers to become interested in more complete information.” ;" (A. Kapengut). For a wide range of chess lovers.

    43.33 $
  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Franco

    In his new book, grandmaster Zenon Franco deeply analyzes the 69 instructive victories of the 11th world champion Robert Fischer. The book is not overloaded with options, the emphasis – with detailed explanations in a move-by-move style, creating an ideal platform for learning chess. In the "reference" At points in each game, the reader is offered test questions, which helps both the practical study of key techniques of the chess game and the reliable assimilation of acquired knowledge. Questions and answers engage the reader in the learning process and help him track his growth in chess strength. The appendix provides a critical analysis of the unsatisfactory translation of Robert Fisher's famous book “My 60 Memorable Games.”

    23.33 $
  • 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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Chess textbook 1991-2023

  • book

    16.67 $

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    The book is intended for chess players of the 3rd level. It has 50 tests, 12 examples each. The test is performed for one and a half to two hours. For the correct decision of one or another example you get a certain number of points (from one to three). The sum of the points, typed at the decision of positions of one test, will allow to judge the level of your preparation.

  • book

    12.00 $

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    Practical play is often called the prose of chess, and the composition is called poetry. This book will introduce you into the wonderful and pre-corn world of chess poetry, will acquaint you with the art of chess composition - a truly inexhaustible area of ​​ancient and wise play. From the many thousands of treasures of tasks and sketches, the author tried to choose samples of masterpieces, as well as works of half-forgotten composers of the past, whose names and creativity must be revived.

  • book

    8.29 $

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    How to prepare and conduct an attack on the king. The book is intended for a wide range of readers interested in improving their chess skills.

  • book

    USA, in English, a test-tutorial for practitioners, an enlarged format. What wins chess games? More than anything else, organized and efficient thinking. But chess thinking is specialized. Even Albert Einstein was a confessed chess duffer. It's not so much how smart you are. The effects of memorizing moves, one of the most widespread attempts to improve, pale beside the results of learning. How to Think in Chess is the rare book that explains in the clear terms the techniques.

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    The trainer of the highest qualification, the father of one of the strongest young chess players of the world, I.Slavina, acts as the author of a systematic course of chess containing the richest educational material. Each volume in hardcover, high-quality and inexpensive! The author-trainer of the highest category offers 900 educational positions for material gain and 300 miniature tasks. The necessary methodological recommendations for the effective use of this didactic material are given. The book is intended for fans of chess, coaches, young chess players and their parents.

  • 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

    12.41 $

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    A manual on blockade victims of figures on the 3rd (6th) horizontal. In the brochure 153 parties. The work presented to the attention of readers is devoted to a single combination - the blocking victim of the figure (from the horse to the queen) on the sixth (third) series. In the creative heritage of the world champion, we managed to find more than 20 examples on this topic. In most cases, he was the first performer of this brilliant combination. Therefore, it should rightly be called "Block Alyokhin." In the book, 153 games played at different times and at different levels: from simultaneous games to matches for the world championship. They show that this combination is firmly in modern chess. The manual is intended for chess clubs and schools, as well as for a wide range of chess lovers.

  • book

    50.00 $

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    Это уникальный учебник для начинающих, написанный в форме увлекательной фантастической истории про марсианского мальчика, его бабушку, богиню шахмат Киасу и друга Сера. Скажем честно: ничего подобного в детской шахматной литературе ещё не было! Легкий стиль и занимательное изложение, внешне шутливая, но глубоко продуманная подача материала позволят даже самому непоседливому ребенку, не отвлекаясь, непринужденно освоить правила игры, помогут ему одерживать победы не только в шахматах, но и в жизни.С первых же страниц книги маленький шахматист узнаёт много нового, словно бы исподволь начинает чувствовать принципы взаимодействия фигур, осваивает важнейшие понятия игры: кратчайшая дорога, шахматное время, выигрыш темпа, двойной удар, защита и нападение, жертва и завлечение... Основной принцип изложения предельно прост: детям никогда не должно быть скучно! Именно таков волшебный ключик, который откроет перед вашим ребёнком дверь в загадочную страну шахмат. Будучи полностью выполненной в цвете, книга богато иллюстрирована замечательным детским художником Геннадием Соколовым, а потому может стать прекрасным подарком. Тираж первого учебника для начинающих – «От А до...», написанного Мариной и Сергеем ещё в 1995-м году, разошёлся очень быстро, однако эта книга до сих пор используется многими опытными тренерами как удобное учебно-методическое пособие. Коротко об авторах: Марина и Сергей Макарычевы – ведущие «Шахматного обозрения» на телеканалах «НТВ-плюс», «НТВ-мир» и «НТВ-Америка» – посвятили 15 лет развитию шахмат во всем мире, выпустив более 2000 телепрограмм, множество документальных фильмов и уроков.

  • book

    34.55 $

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    "Chess textbook" is intended for those who want to improve their game (from beginners to first-rate players) and chess coaches. It is a systematic chess course (except for debuts), including general information about the chess game and chess sport, various kinds of advantages in the chess game, combinations, attack on the king, endgame technique, the basis of strategy. The coach, having this book, can work with students "offline", attracting additional directories on debuts and tournament collections. The educational material relies mainly on parties - masterpieces of world chess. The book also contains many examples from children's tournaments with typical mistakes, which is important for chess players of lower ranks. On the main sections of the textbook are numerous exercises (tasks for independent solutions). At the end of the book answers are given. Although the book emphasizes the education of children, it can be used by a wide range of chess enthusiasts and qualified chess players, regardless of age.

  • book

    56.42 $

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    How to dumbfound the enemy. In English.

  • book

    17.27 $

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    A new debut monograph of the legendary Victor Korchnoi and his long-time assistant, the well-known theoretician, the Honored Coach of the USSR Vyacheslav Zainis, is devoted to one of the most important ramifications of Sicilian defense - the Rauzer system. This solid system has been at the center of attention of chess practitioners for many decades. The most representative competitions, including super tournaments and matches for the world championship, can not do without the games played by the Rauser system. V. Korknogo and V. Osnos can be safely called the leading experts in this section of the Sicilian defense, the most popular debut of our day, because they are studying the system of Rauser and have been using it for more than half a century!

  • book

    24.41 $

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    According to this universal textbook, which has withstood more than one edition, many outstanding chess players comprehended the basics of the game. And it is not surprising: he belongs to the pen of Emanuel Lasker, one of the greatest world champions in the history of chess! The book is extremely multifaceted. Here and the initial information about the chess game, and the doctrine of debuts, and special chapters on the combination, positional struggle, the problems of chess aesthetics. Practical value is attached to the book by the final department of parties specially selected and commented on by the author. Special editing was carried out by J. Neishtadt Table of Contents Chapter 1