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  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    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 $
  • The height of the king is 95 mm, the diameter of the base of the king is 42 mm. Currently used in tournaments of the Central House of Chess Players. The kit is sold without a board.

    47.50 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    Tal

    21.67 $
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Books 1946-1990

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    Личный психолог А.Карпова размышляет, как и почему экс-чемпион мира проиграл претендентский матч 1992 года Н.Шорту. Приводятся также все 10 прокомментированных партий матча Карпов-Шорт.

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    A collection of games from a major international tournament in Moscow (1956) with comments by participants - Smyslov, Botvinnik, Bronstein and others.

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    20.72 $

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    Collections of the USSR championships in the form of books after the war were published in Moscow for all championships from XVII to XXII. They were of the same type and contained all parties (the overwhelming majority with notes), introductory and debut reviews, tables and indexes. All the leading chess players of the USSR participated in their preparation. In those days, the USSR Championships really were the reviews of the whole chess guard. 1952 1-2. Botvinnik, Taimanov

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    A rare brochure dedicated to the 37th USSR Championship - the FIDE zone tournament.

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    22.45 $

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    Работая над составлением настоящего сборника, автор ставил перед собой следующие задачи: - показать победу представителей советской шахматной школы. Попытаться вскрыть причины, лежащие в основе побед советских шахматистов в международных соревнованиях; - проанализировать творческий материал, который содержали партии турнира. Ознакомить советских шахматистов с партиями турнира, большинство из которых еще не было опубликовано; - дать спортивную и творческую характеристику участникам турнира — как правило, сильнейшим мастерам десяти стран мира (кроме СССР); - попытаться в процессе комментирования партий дать учебный материал. В примечаниях даны некоторые советы по середине и концам игр. Автор считал себя обязанным также поделиться с читателями впечатлениями о турнире, Венеции и Италии.

  • book

    24.18 $

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    Сборники партий первенств СССР в виде книг после войны были изданы в Москве для всех чемпионатов с XVII по XXII. Они были однотипны по форме и содержали все партии (подавляющее большинство – с примечаниями), вступительный и дебютный обзоры, таблицы и указатели. В их подготовке участвовали все ведущие шахматисты СССР. В те времена чемпионаты СССР действительно были смотрами всей шахматной гвардии. 1954 1. Авербах

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    24.18 $

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    Comments on the parties of the tournament of applicants for the match with the world champion. Neuhausen - Zurich, August 29 - October 24, 1953

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    All games of the tournament Dreev, Bagirov, Zaitsev, Gufeld, Giplis and others. Many photos.

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    25.00 $

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    Parties with comments of participants, photos. Classic.

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    26.17 $

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    The author of the book, an outstanding German grandmaster and chess writer, was one of the contenders for the chess crown in the early twentieth century. The book presents two collections that have not been previously published in our country, including chess games played in tournaments in Ostend (1907) and chess players of those years - each participant was a champion of the country represented by: Z. Tarrasch, K. Schlechter, L. Yanovsky , A. Rubinstein, M. Chigorin and others. Hence the name - “Tournament champions.” The participation of world champion E Lasker and two future champions, Kh. R. Capablanca and A. Alekhina, attaches particular importance to these chess lists.

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    One of the best tournament collections. All the strongest chess players of that time took part, including 5 (!!!) world champions of different years: Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine, Euwe, Botvinnik ...