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  • Author:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

    The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory but it is junior. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined using examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination of each theme concludes with exercises. In each opening, attention is drawn to its characteristic tactical and strategic ideas of combinations for independent solution strictly corresponds to the opening theme. Written in clear and easy language, the book is furnished with a large number of diagrams. Colored explanatory arrows on the diagrams and the selection of individual pages with a colored background make the book easier to understand. Regular work solve two problems: deepen the student's knowledge and develop his tactical vision, thus improving his skill and results.

    28.80 $
  • 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 $
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Chess textbook 1991-2023

  • book

    90.00 $

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    The textbook, written by an experienced coach, international grandmaster M. V. Bloch, contains information about chess rules; theory of debut, middle game, endgame; tactics; organizing the process of thinking chess. More than 200 parties, fragments and training examples, mainly from the author’s works, are analyzed in theoretical sections. For an independent solution, over 100 positions are published for the first time, each of which contains two learning tasks (for whites and blacks) with detailed answers. The book contains more than 200 major opening options, in which the author proposes over 50 topical theoretical innovations. The textbook is intended for general education and sports schools, universities, institutions of additional education, as well as for self-study.

  • book

    11.17 $

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    Tactics for beginners.

  • book

    14.14 $

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    The proposed book was a reference book of many outstanding chess players of the past and present. Written in a lively, figurative language, this is not just a classic, but really brilliant tutorial of a positional game. The book will be useful both to chess players who have just begun their ascent on the grading stages, and to their more experienced colleagues.

  • book

    26.17 $

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    On the chess struggle, logic, meaning of the classics. For highly skilled chess players. At the end of the book - 90 exercises on understanding chess and the ability to analyze. More than 300 pages.

  • book

    9.42 $

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    This brochure provides two-way combinations, the ultimate goal of which is the checkmate to the opponent's king. In the brochure there are 24 lessons, where 72 matte tasks are disassembled. The complexity of the tasks increases from the first lesson to the last.

  • book

    16.67 $

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    The first part of the book is intended for chess players of the first category, the second – for masters and candidates for master of sports. The book contains 20 tests with 12 examples each. To complete the test for the 1st category, 1.5-2 hours are allotted, for kms - 2.5-3 hours. For the correct solution of this or that example, you get a certain number of points. The sum of points scored when solving the positions of one test will allow you to judge the level of your preparation. International grandmaster Igor Zaitsev about this book: “Tactical vigilance and accuracy of calculation are almost the most necessary components of sports success. And it is precisely the improvement of these most important qualities that this workshop, compiled by experienced trainers-methodologists, is intended to contribute to. In terms of the complexity of finding the right paths, the second part noticeably exceeds the first, but analytically detailed solutions in these cases allow us to get comprehensive answers to all the questions that arise.

  • book

    10.46 $

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    Tutorial on tactics.

  • book

    50.00 $

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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.

  • book

    41.88 $

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  • book

    20.04 $

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    To the history of women's chess competitions. Extended and enlarged edition - more than 300 pages.

  • book

    19.34 $

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    In the collection of more than 120 commented parties, the work of Petrosian, Bronstein, Kotova, Boleslavsky and others. Overview of the most important competitions of 1948-1952.

  • book

    In the book of master Anatoly Matsukevich, 555 instructive short chess matches were played and pranalized, played over the 500-year history of modern chess. Here is a kind of debut fight textbook written for true chess lovers.