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  • 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:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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:
    Golenishchev

    Like other titles in the Training Program for Chess Players series, this volume is both an excellent textbook for independent study and a powerful training aid for chess coaches. In the view of many experts, no better work of this kind has ever been written. coach and Master of Sport. Golenishchev's programs are still considered. critically important and are successfully employed in chess schools. His teaching methods remain popular in Russia and around the world. Supervised by Editor-in-Chief and former Karpov, this new edition of Golenishchev's classic work is updated to include important games from the recent high-level chess competitions, reflecting modern approaches to the game. OPENING Fragment 1 OPENING Fragment 2

    30.00 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 $
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Books 1991-2023

  • book

    26.89 $

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    This tournament collection contains all 210 games played at the interzonal tournament. Most of them are commented on by the tournament participants themselves. The specificity of this tournament is that the first five places were taken by Soviet chess players. The winner of the tournament with a magnificent result of 16.5 points out of 20 was AA. Cats. The book is a bibliographic rarity. The book is designed for a wide range of chess fans.

  • book

    12.10 $

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    The book details all 43 games played by A. Karpov in three matches of the candidates (with Polugaevsky, Spassky and Korchnoi), which led him to the title of world champion in 1975. April 24, 1975 Anatoly Karpov was awarded a laurel wreath of the world champion in chess. The chess crown returned to the Soviet Union again. Of course, it is interesting for Soviet chess players to become more familiar with the work of the young grandmaster. In the new book of the first Soviet world chess champion M. Botvinnik, all 43 games played by Anatoly Karpov in the three matches of the contenders are commented on, which led the young chess grandmaster to the chess Olympus.

  • book

    6.91 $

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    About the name - from the encyclopedia: "D. in Greek mythology, the sons of Zeus and Leda, the heroes of the twins (the mortal Castor and the immortal Polydeuces), who performed a number of exploits. Castor was famous as a tamer of horses, Polydeuk - as a fist fighter. "

  • book

    28.75 $

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    The book about the famous tournament in Groningen first appears in Russian. All 190 games of the tournament with detailed notes, articles and photographs of the postwar period. In the spring of 1946, world champion Alexander Alekhin died, and the competition is designed to decide how the world title will be played in the future. A vivid speech by Mikhail Botvinnik, Vasily Smyslov and other Soviet participants once again confirmed the high level of the national chess school. Along with the comments of the old masters, anew commented on more than 2/3 of the total number of games. Among the commentators are both recognized masters and young talents.

  • book

    4.84 $

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    Moscow, 17-30 August 2008

  • book

    10.50 $

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    The book contains all 308 games of two interzonal tournaments in 1979 - in Riga and Rio de Janeiro. The most interesting games of the Riga tournament are commented on. Before the games, the reader will find articles about tournaments. About the interzonal Riga tells the author-compiler V. Chepyzhny, about the Brazilian tournament known chess journalist master M.Beylin. Undoubted interest for the readers is represented by a record made at a press conference of the winner of the inter-regional Mikhail Tal. On the pages of the book the reader will also find portraits of participants, photographs, interzonal tables, and a wealth of reference material. Six additional games between A. Adorian and Z.Ribli are also placed there.

  • book

    13.82 $

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  • book

    31.40 $

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    Garry Kasparov's new project "Modern Chess" is a continuation of his unique five-volume book "My Great Predecessors" ("RIPOL Classic", 2003-2006). Summing up the development of chess in the 20th century, the author tells about the debut revolution of the 70s - early 80s, about all his matches with Anatoly Karpov, comments on his best games and matches with computers. This volume, the second of three dedicated to the historical single combat of Kasparov and Karpov, includes two matches between them for the world chess crown (1986 and 1987).

  • book

    22.76 $

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    The book "Modern chess: a view from within" is based on selected materials published in the magazine "64 - Chess Review" in 2014. Vishy Anand, Sergey Karyakin, Levon Aronian, Petr Svidler, Alexander Grischuk, Fabiano Caruana, Boris Gelfand and other top grandmasters comment on their best games. The collection includes reviews of the most important competitions: the Tromsø Olympics, M. Karlsen-V. Anand in Sochi, the tournament of applicants in Khanty-Mansiysk, the supertournament in Wijk aan Zee, Zurich, Shamkir, Baku, Tashkent, Stavanger , St. Louis, etc. For a wide range of chess fans.

  • book

    22.76 $

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    The book is based on selected materials published in the magazine "64 - Chess Review" in 2015. Vishy Anand, Sergey Karyakin, Levon Aronian, Petr Svidler, Alexander Grischuk, Fabiano Caruana, Boris Gelfand and other top grandmasters comment on their best games. The collection includes reviews of the most important competitions: the World Cup in Baku, the World Women's Championship in Sochi, the European Team Championship in Reykjavik, the World Rapid and Blitz Championship in Berlin, the supertournament in Wijk aan Zee, Zurich, Shamkir, Tbilisi, Khanty -Mansiysk, Stavanger, St. Louis, London, etc.

  • book

    12.50 $

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    The third world champion H. R. Capablanca experienced a second youth in the mid-1930s and played lightly and with inspiration. The Moscow tournament in 1936 collected almost the entire color of the world chess, but the brilliant Cuban turned out to be irresistible. Like the super tournament itself, the collection of all its parties with detailed comments of its participants - Capablanca, Botvinnik, Flora, Levenfish and other grandmasters and masters rightly took a prominent place in the history of chess. After all, bright designs do not fade from time, and the great masters of the last century have much to learn. For a wide range of chess fans.