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  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

    This new book by the many-times world champion Anatoly Karpov and the author of more than fifty books, grandmaster Nikolay Kalinichenko, is devoted to one of the most complicated and strategically deep openings & mdash; the Queen's Gambit Declined. Using games played by the strongest grandmasters, it describes the interesting ideas which have appeared in the main development systems of this opening. Along with games from recent years, the book presents the most important encounters from the chess heritage. And of course, it includes games by Anatoly Karpov himself & mdash; a great expert on the Queen's Gambit, who generously shares with the reading his unique understanding of the concepts involved. The book is aimed at strong players, but it will also be of interest to a wide range of chess enthusiasts.

    36.00 $
  • Magnetic road chess: folding board-case made of artificial leather, tablet-figures with a convex image. Wallet size 19x22 cm. The playing field is 15.5 x 15.5 cm. Cell 2x2 cm.

    51.72 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • 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:
    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 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:
    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 $
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Chess textbook 1991-2023

  • book

    16.55 $

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    Ability to quickly and far to count options is an integral quality of a strong chess player. The best way to master this art is systematic directed training. Many years of experience with young chess players and observation of the successful work of trainers show that the main training exercises for improvement in the calculation of options - the solution of specially selected positions.

  • book

    20.69 $

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    In addition to research on the title in the title, the book contains detailed practical recommendations for participating in competitions.

  • book

    24.83 $

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    The book is devoted to the issues of combating short castling with the arrangement of pawns in the f7, g7, h7 fields. The authors consider the most typical schemes for seeing a frontal figure-shaped attack on the king with a given pawn structure. 

  • book

    20.04 $

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    Annotation for the book "Attack on the King: The Art of Attack" The new book by the popular author of the grandmaster NM Kalinichenko is devoted to the art of chess attack on the king and combines the functions of a textbook and a kind of encyclopaedia richly illustrated both by classical and original examples.

  • book

    8.29 $

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    The rezhebnik is designed for a wide range of chess players-dischargers, coaches and connoisseurs of chess beauty. Tasks of the first stage of complexity correspond to a level from 3 to 1 digits.

  • book

    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.

  • book

    20.15 $

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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.

  • book

    20.69 $

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    Three-volume grandmaster, Jakob Ogard - a fundamental textbook on the most vivid and interesting phase of the chess game - the attack. Most books about the attack teach only what to do when it has already begun. They mainly talk about the victims. This book, too, does not bypass the victim, but apart from this, it explores in detail a more mysterious, little-open topic: it examines in detail the question of how an attack occurs. The first volume is devoted to the dynamic laws of position, the origins of all attacks. Each chapter is preceded by tasks for independent decision, some of them are also recommended to be played against a computer program. The book uses a lot of recent games, and parties are not known to the Russian-speaking reader. Jacob Ogard is not only a grandmaster and teacher, but also a born writer, a lush language and an exciting presentation of the material is an important part of his books. For a wide range of chess fans.

  • book

    16.55 $

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    The book of the world chess champion Max Euwe is an excellent textbook for those lovers who are already familiar with the rules of the game. The structure of the book is simple, and the presentation of the material is dosed and thoroughly thought out - the author by profession is a teacher. Training is built on the basis of fascinating games, detailed and commented on the increase in complexity. The book considers all the basic positional principles of the game. We recommend chess lovers as a textbook, and teachers for a selection of examples for classes.

  • book

    20.69 $

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    The book is a kind of textbook in which the author, a well-known grandmaster, in a test form offers to answer questions related to assessing the position and calculating options. The results are summed up after each game. And it does not matter if you earned a few points - ahead is the next task, at the end of which it may turn out that you are the second Shirov or Korchnoi!

  • book

    20.69 $

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    Authors & mdash; the famous Spanish grand master Alfonso Romero and the experienced master and trainer Amador Gonzalez de la Nava offer the reader a fascinating workshop on chess strategy. In each of the 90 tests, there are several possible game plans for the forthcoming middlegame. Prochtudirovan examples, you greatly enhance the strength of your game, learning to find the right plans in typical positions. All examples are taken from closed sources and mainly from the parties of virtuosos of the strategic game. Foreword of former world champion Veselin Topalov.

  • book

    20.69 $

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    We hope that the reader appreciated the first volume of the chess strategy workshop of Spanish authors & ndash; Gros- smeister Alfonso Romero and master and coach Amador Gonzales de la Nava, dedicated to closed debuts. Now before you is the second volume, covering open and half-open debuts. In each of the 64 tests, there are several possible game plans for the forthcoming middlegame. Prochtudivavav examples, you greatly enhance the strength of your game, learning to find the right plans in typical positions. All the examples are taken mainly from the games of great masters of the strategic game.