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  • 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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    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 $
  • The size of the board when folded is 46x23x5 cm. The size of the board when unfolded is 35x35 cm. Cage size is 4.6x4.6 cm  The height of the king is 10 cm. The diameter of the base is 3 cm. Pawn height 5.5 cm. Base diameter 2.8 cm. Weight 1380 g. ART 123 Manufacturer Poland

    183.15 $
  • 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 $
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Books 1991-2023

  • book

    21.50 $

    RUB

    When chess pieces are withdrawn and interact, it becomes necessary to calculate specific variants of the chess game in a limited time. Here, the assessment of the position based on the basic chess patterns comes to the aid. In this book, the author offers general laws of chess strategy, as well as strategies for debut, middlegame and endgame. The book will be useful both for beginners, and candidates for the master, and for all who are interested in chess.

  • book

    26.89 $

    RUB

    The book offered to the reader gives an analytical review of the old debuts and modern chess principles, illustrated by the meaningful parties of chessplayers of the XIX and XX centuries. Preference is given to those debut systems, variants and moves that have withstood the most serious of all tests - the test of time. The book will be useful as a beginner, as well as a candidate for a master, as well as for all interested in chess. This is the most complete and last debut guide

  • book

    20.69 $

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    The book is devoted to one of the most acute and dynamic chess debuts - the ancient and eternally young royal gambit. Among his admirers - P. Keres, D. Bronshtein, B. Spassky, R. Fisher, and at a later time - A. Fedorov, V. Ivanchuk, A. Shirov, N. Short ... Episodically, but successfully apply the gambit and the leading players of the present: A. Grischuk, H. Nakamura, R. Rapport and even world champion Magnus Carlsen! In the book offered to the reader, the material accumulated to date has been generalized and systematized. Here you will find almost 350 carefully selected and practically important parties of masters of the past and present. A separate chapter "The practice of modern times" is devoted to the most relevant areas of the gambit. The book is designed for a wide range of chess players.

  • book

    41.38 $

    RUB

    You have in your hands a unique book, a book "bomb." In his three-year work on it, the author used a supercomputer and a vast experience one of the creators of the variant, and in the theoretical section of the book more than two thousand found new products! In addition, a well-known grandmaster and coach, Kasparov's famous team of matches with Karpov, managed to extremely hard to look at the "fundamental" book E.Sveshnikov about the Chelyabinsk variant. "The book of grandmaster G.Tymoshenko about the Chelyabinsk variant Sicilian defense, in my opinion, and very interesting, and necessary. There is a lot of work behind it, and this is evident in reading, especially when re-checking the analyzes, "- wrote in the foreword Harry Kasparov. "Grandmaster's repertoire" - a new series of high-quality books written by leading chess players and coaches of the world. Based on the main theoretical options, they offer full repertoire, which will serve faithfully and truthfully for many years, both professionals and amateurs. • Highlights with expert explanations • Hundreds of debut novelties • Rejection of many theoretical options • Debut repertoire for life. Increased format (170x235 mm).

  • book

    32.50 $

    RUB

    In the last 5 years, the practice of eliminating "treacherous" moves with central pawns has become more and more noticeable in the practice of the chess elite.1 e4 and 1. d4 in favor of 1. c4 and 1. Kf3. It is not surprising that the best practices are actively adopted by the broad masses, because not only Karlsen and Kramnik are tired of fighting against the Berlin Wall and suffering in vain attempts to refute Grünfeld's defense. As a recipe against new challenges, this book offers the reader to navigate the English "hedgehog". The main feature of the book is that the authors not only offer a modern order of moves directly in the English "he", but also explain how to get to him after the first moves of whites. It is also important that the book is based on the successful practical experience of one of the authors.

  • book

    50.00 $

    RUB

    For over thirty years, the defense of Karo-Cann has served Anatoly Karpov as faith and truth in the biggest competitions. But behind many successful debut finds of the multiple world champion - laborious work not only him, but also assistants. For many years, Karpov and Podgayts' investigations remained absolutely secret, and only now is the time to open the veil. The book immerses us in the secrets of option 1. e4 c6 2. d4 d5 3. e5.

  • book

    7.60 $

    RUB

    Czech Republic, late 90's beginning. 2000th years. There are more than 400 parties in the book.

  • book

    (in Czech) Autobiography of the artist with analysis of classical etudes and his own works.

  • book

    33.11 $

    RUB

    2 nd edition, revised and supplemented, popular monograph, which is devoted to one of the most militant modern debuts - Old Indian protection. The author scrupulously builds the entire defensive line of Black (including on the territory of "adjacent" debuts, such as the English beginning or the London system), explains typical plans and tactics, 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 the Old Indian are the same for amateurs and super-GMs alike.

  • book

    20.69 $

    RUB

    The book is devoted, perhaps, to the most interesting and popular debut - the Old Indian defense. It is built on the parties of Grandmaster E.Gufeld, who is recognized as the largest specialist of the elephant on g7, and also on the works of such admirers of the "old Indian" as G.Kasparov, V.Ivanchuk, B.Gelfand, A.Shirov, R.Ponomarev, T. Radzhabov ... Essentially new ideas are proposed, and discussion options are analyzed. The book is completed by a section dedicated to one of the brightest fans of this debut today - top grandmaster H. Nakamura

  • book

    14.48 $

    RUB

    Известный шахматный мастер и тренер Игорь Немцев открывает перед читателями совершенно новый дебют. Дебют Эльшада. Во все времена любители шахмат задавались вопросом, как победить более сильного или более квалифицированного соперника? Очевидно, что сделать это применяя классические дебюты, очень трудно, потому что уровень знаний невозможно поднять за короткое время. Но, начав применять новую, универсальную систему игры за черных, у вас это получится! И причина проста: оригинальность построения не даст вашему сопернику ни одного классического ориентира. Все предыдущие его знания о теории шахмат в данном дебюте не помогут! Особенно хороший результат ждет тех, кто будет применять этот дебют в рапид и блиц. Потому что в этих дисциплинах времени на “опровержение” дебюта Эльшада у соперника не будет вовсе. Парадоксальная система игры в этом дебюте основана, тем не менее, на базовых принципах позиционной игры, а значит доступна для осмысления любому. В дебюте Эльшада уже повержены многие известные шахматисты. В этой книге приводятся победы над гроссмейстерами И.Наумкиным, М.Бродским, Р.Джумабаевым, А.Вулем, А.Кашлинской. “Когда я увидел этот шедевр фантазии шахматного мозга впервые, то был просто поражен... Я начал играть его на ICC и с очень даже неплохими резу- льтатами…”, - пишет об этом универсальном дебютном оружии в предисловии к книге международный гроссмейстер Игорь Коваленко, обладатель 17-го рейтинга в мире по быстрым шахматам. Для широкого круга любителей шахмат.

  • book

    A reprint in a cardboard binding.