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  • 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 $
  • 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:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • Chess was invented in the 5th century AD in India and spread throughout the world. The uniqueness of this game is that it still covers the minds of everyone - from young to old! Chess combines elements of science and sports. They develop logic, perseverance, attentiveness, analytical thinking and memory.  Checkers is a fun, dynamic and relatively simple game. Every country in the world has it. It is comparatively easier to find a partner here than in chess. Backgammon – one of the oldest known board games. It is known that it came to us from the East. First, you need to master the basic techniques, so that later you can boldly apply various tricks during the game.  Cage length: 4.5 cm. King height: 8.8cm King base diameter: 2.8 cm The length and width of the field when unfolded: 44 X 44 cm. Material: wood Country of origin: China.

    84.48 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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 $
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    64 parties of the Kazan master, foreword by Panchenko

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    Memories of Gennady Nesis - a beautiful literary record of parts and channels of a great era, executed with care and enthusiasm, inherent in the high quality of human memory. When reading, it seems that chess is the author's profession, their influence on the intellect and understanding of the world, consisting in the thoroughness and clarity of the attitude to events, the thoroughly skilful crystalline with which the author describes some or other life sketches that he met in the history of the country and his own biography , - determined the very type of narration. But it is important to understand that in this text there is nothing "Luzhinsky" - there is no coolness of estrangement, for the author is humanly idyllic in his way of constructing the story. This is understandable, since his pedagogical activity would not have been possible without immersion in human substance, without love and attention to the pupils and the people around him, without which the hero of Nabokov was not capable. The reader of this book is waiting for clarity and the volume of life projected on the various joints of the historical era, and the feeling of this volume is captivating.

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    Gennady Nesis is a man of many talents. The enumeration of his titles and degrees would not fit on a single business card, but in return for it - this amazing book full of humor and deep revelations of memories.

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    Honored Master of Sports, International Grand Master of the ICCHF, Honored Trainer of Russia Gennady Nesis talks about the creative path of the FIDE World Champion Alexander Khalifman. Of particular interest is that the fruitful collaboration between the author and the hero has been going on for 17 years, marked by many successes of Alexander Khalifman. The author also shares with readers his thoughts on the role of the coach in the process of preparing players, comments on games illustrating the creative biography of the world champion. The book will undoubtedly be useful and interesting to a wide range of chess lovers.

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    Reissue of the classic brilliant book of the patriarch domestic chess literature of the master Ya.I. Neishtad- the one that has long become a bibliographic rarity. In the first the author's turn is interested in the struggle of ideas of great chess players of the past. Based on the rich chess material, the reader gets acquainted with creative portraits of uncrowned non- peonies of the world - Philidor, Laburdon, Staunton, Andersen, Morphy, their like-minded and adversaries. To pony- mother present, it is necessary to know the past. Certainly, pro- By reading this book, you will become better at understanding chess, sing a lot of ideas and strengthen your game. For a wide range of chess fans.

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    The book tells about the unusual fate and multifaceted chess creativity of the famous Russian master Alexei Seleznev, who was forced to leave his homeland and died in France.

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    66.67 $

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    The name of chess writer, theorist and historian Jacob Isaevich Neishtadt (1923) is widely known in the chess world. His books have been translated into many languages, and such works as "Chess before Steinitz," "The First World Champion," "Uncrowned Champions," "Sigbert Tarrasch," have long become classics. This book he considers the best of all created by him. It is dedicated to the life and work of Wilhelm Steinitz, the great reformer of chess, the founder of modern strategy. A distinctive feature of this work is & mdash; detailed chess analysis. All the games of the previous edition ("The First World Champion", 1971) were re-commented, over 80 parties and party finishes were added.The determination of the turning points of the struggle, the explanation of the game plans, the modern look at the opening versions make the book an excellent guide for practical improvement.

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    О нынешнем чемпионе мира - шахматисте и человеке - рассказывает тот, кто привел его к завоеванию шахматного трона. 350 стр., качественная полиграфия, множество партий и фотографий.

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    How to develop a child’s original talent, how to help him become a strong chess player, what difficulties and even dangers lie in the way? The book & laquo; With Kasparov, move by move, year after year & raquo ;, written by a long-term trainer of the strongest chess player on the planet, will help to find answers to many questions. . Of particular interest should be the commentary stories to the games of G. Kasparov played in different periods, starting from the age of 9, as well as the applications placed at the end of the book. . Nikitin Alexander Sergeevich - Honored Coach of the USSR and the Azerbaijan SSR, worked with Garry Kasparov from 1976 to 1990, was his first second in the matches of 1983 - 1987.

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    & laquo; Evgeny Andreevich Vasyukov & ndash; genuine nugget of Russian land. He made himself, constantly developing the huge chess talent given to him from above. He became an elite grandmaster, and also proved to be a wonderful organizer, remaining a kind and sympathetic person and a wonderful family man. His memory will live a very long time. & nbsp; My idea was to create, as far as possible, a real human and chess portrait based on my humble recollections and about 30 games of Yevgeny Andreyevich, selected by me and me, commented & ndash; individually or in combination with the comments of my friend or other outstanding grandmasters. When commenting on almost every game, in order to understand the psychology of the duel between two wonderful chess players, I tried to & laquo; get accustomed to & raquo; in each of them, to understand how he thinks over the course, making the right or, on the contrary, destructive decision & raquo; (A. Nikitin, Honored Trainer of the USSR, coach G. Kasparov in 1976-1990). & nbsp; For a wide range of chess lovers. & nbsp; Photos of V. Barsky, A. Burtasova, B. Dolmatovsky and from the archive of the magazine & laquo; 64 & ndash; Chess Review & raquo ;.

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    Ulf Andersson is a master of analysis, extremely sensitive to the position and deeply understanding chess, who proved it also by the fact that already on the slope of a career, taking up a game of correspondence, he became a grandmaster in this particular form of chess art and headed the ICCF rating list. ; & nbsp; & nbsp; Still, the main thing is not this, but an amazing sense of magic, involuntarily arising from viewing the best games of Andersson. Their scenario is usually similar to each other: an unpretentious debut, mid-game without a special tactical battle, in which the pieces change one after another, and finally, an approximately equal endgame, where Andersson wins a couple of dozen moves ... for some reason wins, and without noticeable mistakes rivals. At first it seems that this is just an accident, then there is a suspicion that everything is not so simple, at last you feel admiration for the seemingly unpretentious, but immaculately delicate game. Positions with a minimum number of figures have always been & laquo; skate & raquo; Andersson. Someone successfully joked that being in good shape, Ulf could win even in a position where only two kings remain on the board. & nbsp;