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  • Author:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • Author:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Bezgodov

    The youngest first–grader in the USSR, the world champion among young men, a participant in the candidates tournament at the age of 19 - Boris Spassky's rise was rapid. And then fate gave the brilliant chess player a test of strength: he stumbled twice at the decisive moment and remained beyond the threshold of interzonal tournaments ... Only ten years after his first great success, Spassky managed to pass all the qualifying tests and earn the right to a match for the crown, but he failed to defeat the Iron Tigran Petrosian the first time. It took three more years of super–efforts: by Sisyphus he rose again to the foot of Olympus and did not miss a second chance - in 1969 he became the Tenth king of chess! An essay about the life of Boris Vasilyevich and his sporting path full of ups and downs was written by Dmitry Oleynikov, Candidate of Historical Sciences, curator of the Chess Museum of the Chess Federation of Russia. 70 beautiful and instructive games of Spassky were commented on by the champion of Russia in 1993, the famous author and theorist grandmaster Alexey Bezgodov, as well as grandmaster Dmitry Kryakvin and FIDE master Steve Giddins. The preface was written by the 14th world champion Vladimir Kramnik. For a wide range of chess fans.

    21.67 $
  • 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  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:
    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 $
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Books 1991-2023

  • book

    In addition to the detailed commented on all games of the 1996 World Championship match (using the options indicated to the author by A. Karpov), the book contains the author's diaries during the competition, interviews with the characters and guests of the match, color photos ...

  • book

    New York and Lyons: the two arenas of the last contest for the World Chess Championship between the two greatest names in chess today. The Champion: charismatic Garry Kasparov, the youngest ever holder of the title and possibly the greatest player in history. The Challenger: Anatoly Karpov, World Champion for 11 years before Kasparov took his crown, and the record-breaking winner of over 80 top class tournaments. Already, these two giants of the chessboard had faced each other a record 120 times in World Championship play, from the controversial unfinished marathon of 1984-5 to the nail-biting tied contest of 198

  • book

    10.00 $

    RUB

    The program talks about Boris Gelfand, his family, biography and his development as a chess player. The program was prepared for the world championship match between Viswanathan Anand and Boris Gelfand in Moscow in 2012.

  • book

    10.37 $

    RUB

    A collection of all 24 games of the match with detailed comments.

  • book

    A collection of games from one of the largest tournaments of our time (1-2. Karpov and Spassky, 3. Timman, 4. Lyuboevich, 5. Tal, etc.). A lot of detailed comments, high printing level, color photos.

  • book

    All parties of challenger matches with notes of the participants - Spassky, Korchnoi, Tal, Larsen, etc. in Russian. The book is richly illustrated.

  • book

    20.69 $

    RUB

    The book is dedicated to one of the brightest and most intense fights for the world crown of the last decades, during which chess in our country returned to television screens and front pages of central newspapers. Grandmaster Lev Alburt and master John Krumiller not only thoroughly analyzed all the games, but also managed to present comments in a convenient and instructive manner. The 14th world champion Vladimir Kramnik, who explains in detail the key moments of each game, and also shares his thoughts on the psychology of the struggle at the highest level, helped the authors greatly. It is not by chance that this work won the highest award of the US Chess Journalists Union. & Nbsp; Especially for the Russian edition, the foreword was written by Sergey Karjakin, who after the match in New York was perhaps the most popular athlete in Russia. Numerous photographs will help the reader to plunge into the atmosphere of this intellectual confrontation. For a wide range of chess lovers.

  • book

    20.69 $

    RUB

    Second edition, updated and revised. The book is dedicated to one of the brightest and most intense fights for the world crown of the last decades, during which chess in our country returned to television screens and front pages of central newspapers. Grandmaster Lev Alburt and master John Crumiller not only thoroughly analyzed all the games, but also managed to present comments in a convenient and instructive manner. The 14th world champion Vladimir Kramnik provided great assistance to the authors, who explains in detail the key points of each game and also shares his thoughts on the psychology of struggle at the highest level. It is no accident that this work won the highest award of the Union of Chess Journalists of the United States. Especially for the Russian edition, the preface was written by Sergey Karjakin, who became after the match in New York almost the most popular athlete in Russia. Numerous photographs will help the reader plunge into the atmosphere of this intellectual confrontation. For a wide range of chess lovers.

  • book

    4.49 $

    RUB

    On the competitions of those years; about Belaventse, Stolberg and many others.