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  • 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:
    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:
    Zhuravlev

    This tutorial is addressed to those who want to learn to play chess on their own and improve further. The lesson-based method of presentation, as well as numerous exercises, contribute to the consistent assimilation of the rules and laws that form the basis of the chess game. The book contains extensive educational material, which is presented to the reader in accordance with modern pedagogical principles. The purpose of this manual is to train chess players of the III category (rating up to 1800). The textbook can also be used for classes in groups - it covers the material of existing programs of the first year of study in children's and youth chess schools.

    23.33 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Chernyshov

    The authors continue to study typical opening and middlegame positions. Royal Fortress No. 2 has pawns on squares f7, g6, h7 (or f2, g3, h2), and they are usually joined by another defender – bishop on g7 (g2). This formation is called fianchetto, it is found in many popular openings, such as the Catalan Opening, King's Indian Defense, Grunfeld Defense and a number of others.  The authors analyze in detail the techniques of attack, defense and counterattack. Most examples – from the creativity of modern chess players (for example, a separate chapter is dedicated to the strongest Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi); they are complemented by parts that have become a classical heritage. The book contains about 300 positions for independent solution, so it is not only a textbook, but also a solid problem book. Grandmaster Konstantin Chernyshov, head of the Interregional Grandmaster School in Kostroma, and his daughter International Master Natalya Kareva – experienced coaches, whose students include grandmasters and masters, champions of Russia and Europe among juniors.  The book is addressed to young chess players and their mentors. 

    20.00 $
  • Author:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
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    Mikhail Tal, the "magician from Riga", was the greatest attacking World Champion of them all, and this enchanting autobiography chronicles his extraordinary career with charm and humor. Dazzling games are interspersed throughout with anecdotes and witty self-interviews, and in typically objective fashion he related both the downs and ups of his encounters. An inveterate smoker and drinker, Tal`s life on the circuit was punctuated by bouts in the hospital with kidney problems, but nothing could dull his love for chess and his sheer genius on the chessboard. His illustrious tournament record, up to his death in 1992, is included here in full, along with 100 complete games and nearly as many positions. Tal`s annotations in this book are a world apart from ordinary games collections. No reader could fail to be swept along by his passion and vitality as he sets the scene for an encounter and then recounts every psychological twist and turn.

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    About 650 parties (many with notes by Tal himself), articles, diaries and archives. Great printing. This edition - the first book in the series - is an attempt to collect and convey to the chess fans the diverse creative heritage of one of the most outstanding chess players in history - the eighth world champion Mikhail Tal. The book is based on a chronological principle. The first book covers the games played by M. Tal in the period from 1949 to 1961, the subsequent ones from 1962 to 1976. and from 1977 to 1992 (total 3000 parties and fragments). The difference between this edition and the previous ones is not only in the most complete reflection of the tournament and match practice of the eighth world champion. Undoubtedly, the readers will benefit and enjoy his notes on his own parts, made in hot pursuit and distinguished by the depth of analysis inherent in M. Tal in expression, fantasy, self-irony and humor. The fifth book on the work of Mikhail Tal covers the seven-year period (1980 - 1986), full of contrasts, hopes and disappointments. And yet, during this period, Tal not only upset his fans. Two gold Olympic medals were won, victories were won in 14 international tournaments, and many great games were played. Of great interest are his stories about tournaments and rivals.

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    17.27 $

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    Tal Mikhail Nekhemievich (11/11/1936 - 06/28/1992) the eighth world champion (1960-1961), international grandmaster (1957). Champion of Latvia 1953, 1965 USSR champion 1957, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 Eight-time winner of the World Chess Olympiads as part of the USSR team, six-time European champion and three-time student world champion in the team event. Winner of the first unofficial world blitz championship (1988). Winner of the interzonal tournaments of 1958.1964, 1979, the contenders tournament of 1959, the participant of two matches for the world championship and seven matches of applicants. He won in 44 international tournaments. The most complete collection of games by M. Tal is designed for a wide range of chess fans.

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    47.11 $

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    Hundreds of parties (many with notes of Tal himself), articles, diaries and archives. Great printing. This edition - the third book in the series is an attempt to collect and convey to the chess lovers the diverse creative heritage of one of the brightest chess players in history - the eighth world champion Mikhail Tal. The book is based on a chronological principle. The first book covers the games played by M. Talom in the period from 1949 to 1961, the subsequent ones from 1962 to 1976. and from 1977 to 1992. (total 3000 parties and fragments). The difference of this edition from the previous ones is not only in the most complete reflection of the tournament and match practice of the eighth world champion. Undoubtedly, the readers will benefit and give pleasure to his notes to his own games, made without delay and differing in the depth of analysis, expression, fantasy, self-irony and humor inherent in M. Tal.

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    20.69 $

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    With this work, the publication of the "semicircle" of Mikhail Tal's creativity is being completed. It included 2664 "serious" and 363 "light" parties (including 280 with its notes), as well as selected interviews, reports, comments, stories about chess and chessplayers.

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    20.69 $

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    There are no books with the title "80 memorable parties" from Mikhail Tal. And so not less than all of it - from beginning to end - written by him! It contains party of the eighth world champion with his own comments, who passed computer testing "by Kasparov." Tal's appearance on the chess horizon was akin to the ascent a new star, when the "Riga magician", with his rebellious sparkling style of play, the meteor burst into the world of "right" chess, nurtured on fundamental positional values. For his leaders, Tal's game, based on an unbridled fantasy and risk, was a real revelation. Credo of the legendary champion - an attack on the king, accompanied by cascades of victims, when "beauty logic retreats before the effect of the paradox. " Chess creativity of a brilliant Rigaer, his magnificent comments immerse us in the magical world of genuine art, and its parties are an excellent educational material for wishing to improve their skills. For a wide range of chess fans.

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    About 650 parties (many with notes from Tal himself), articles, diaries and archives. Great printing. This edition - the second book in the series is an attempt to collect and convey to the chess lovers the diverse creative heritage of one of the brightest chess players in history - the eighth world champion Mikhail Tal. The book is based on a chronological principle. The first book covers the games played by M. Talom in the period from 1949 to 1961, the subsequent ones from 1962 to 1976. and from 1977 to 1992. (total 3000 parties and fragments). The difference of this edition from the previous ones is not only in the most complete reflection of the tournament and match practice of the eighth world champion. Undoubtedly, the readers will benefit and give pleasure to his notes to his own games, made without delay and differing in the depth of analysis, expression, fantasy, self-irony and humor inherent in M. Tal. The second book about Mikhail Tal’s work covers the period 1962 & ndash; 1967, when, becoming the youngest ex-world champion in the history of chess, he rushed into battle for the lost chess throne with new experience and strength.

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    20.69 $

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    Tal Mikhail Nekhemievich (9.11.1936 & mdash; 28.06.1992) eighth world champion (1960 & mdash; 1961), international grandmaster (1957). Latvian Champion 1953, 1965 USSR Champion 1957, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 Eight-time winner World Chess Olympiads as part of the USSR team, six-time European champion and three-time champion the world among students in the team competition. First Winner the first unofficial world blitz championship (1988). By- the winner of the interzonal tournaments 1958, 1964, 1979, tour- nira of the 1959 contenders, participant of two matches at the world championship championship and seven matches of the candidates. Has won victories in 44 international tournaments. The most complete collection of M. Tal's games is designed for a wide range of chess fans.

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    20.69 $

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    Tal Mikhail Nekhemievich (9.11.1936 & mdash; 28.06.1992) eighth world champion (1960 & mdash; 1961), international grandmaster (1957). Latvian Champion 1953, 1965 USSR Champion 1957, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 Eight-time winner World Chess Olympiads as part of the USSR team, six-time European champion and three-time champion the world among students in the team competition. First Winner the first unofficial world blitz championship (1988). By- the winner of the interzonal tournaments 1958, 1964, 1979, tour- nira of the 1959 contenders, participant of two matches at the world championship championship and seven matches of the candidates. Has won victories in 44 international tournaments. The most complete collection of M. Tal's games is designed for a wide range of chess lovers

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    20.69 $

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    Tal Mikhail Nekhemievich (11/9/1936 - 06/28/1992) eighth world champion (1960 - 1961), international grandmaster (1957). Latvian Champion 1953, 1965 USSR Champion 1957, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 Eight-time winner of the World Chess Olympiads as part of the USSR team, six-time European champion and three-time world champion among students in the team competition. Winner of the first unofficial World Blitz Championship (1988). Winner of interzonal tournaments 1958, 1964, 1979, Candidates Tournament 1959, participant of two matches for the world championship and seven matches of candidates. He won 44 international tournaments. The most complete collection of M. Tal's games is designed for a wide range of chess amateurs

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    20.69 $

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    This book is an attempt to collect and convey to chess fans the diverse creative heritage of one of the brightest chess players in history - the eighth world champion Mikhail Tal. The first collection is based on the chronological principle of the games played by Tal in the period from 1949 to 1961.