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  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    Karoii

    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 $
  • Unique chess for 3 players. Such chess will appeal to any person who chooses something new and appreciates original things. Manufacturer MADON-CHESS (Poland) Chessboard size: 46.5x54x2.5cm (unfolded) King height: 7.7cm King base diameter (cm): 3  Pawn height (cm): 3.6 Pawn base diameter (cm): 2.1 Presence of weighting agent: no Weight: 1311 g. Wood used for the chessboard: beech, birch Wood used for figures: hornbeam, beech  Intermediate chess for three is ideal entertainment for friends. The chess store presents to customers a unique set from a Polish manufacturer. If you are planning to buy a medium chess set for three in Moscow, pay attention to the set MADON-CHESS.   The main advantages of a chess set for three are reasonable cost and workmanship. The chess pieces are made of beech and oak of the highest quality. The chessboard is not inferior in quality: it is based on birch and beech.  The set consists of chess in three colors.  The chessboard has a compact size and is convenient to store on a shelf. Inside the board there are three separate compartments for storing pieces. For convenience and to keep products intact, the board is equipped with a soft lining.

    214.50 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 $
  • 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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    The amateur chess player Gardemarin V. Soldatenkov was first notified as a talented analyst. It is known that the “attack of Marshall” was first used by him in 1901. in Paris (Zittenfeld - Soldiers), i.e. on 17 years old before the American Champion. This party was published in the Chancellery Magazine, edited by E. Schiffers ...

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    Четырехтомный труд, посвященный полному исследованию творчества восьмого чемпиона мира. Всего в четырех томах – свыше 2700(!!) партий Таля, т.е. абсолютно все сыгранные серьезные партии, причем все прокомментированные, в стиле Информатора. В работе принимали участие многие известные шахматисты, в т.ч. Крамник, Халифман, Свешников и другие.

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    Четырехтомный труд, посвященный полному исследованию творчества восьмого чемпиона мира. Всего в четырех томах – свыше 2700(!!) партий Таля, т.е. абсолютно все сыгранные серьезные партии, причем все прокомментированные, в стиле Информатора. В работе принимали участие многие известные шахматисты, в т.ч. Крамник, Халифман, Свешников и другие.

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    Notes from the master of 120 selected games. Paulsen system in tournament practice of a master

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    66.67 $

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    Have you ever read about what happens behind the scenes of world championship matches, what is the incredible price to get the championship crown? Chess at the highest level is full of drama, shrouded in a veil of mystery, which only a few are allowed to open. This book is a unique testimony of the struggle for the right to write your name in history. Evgeny Bareev helped Vladimir Kramnik on two matches for the title of chess king: with Garry Kasparov (London 2000) and Peter Leko (Brisaggo 2004). Ilya Levitov on the rights of a friend persuaded him to tell frankly about these fights. The book, based on personal notes made by Bareev directly during the matches, as well as on his many hours of conversation with the co-author, describes the peripeteia of intense struggle, and also gives a detailed analysis of all the games of the two matches.

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    In his new large-scale project "Odessa Secrets of Alexander Alekhin", Merited Master of Sports of Ukraine in Chess, historian and archivist Sergei Tkachenko tells about the most mysterious period of life of the future chess king. For the first time, Alekhine's mysterious connection with the White movement is revealed, new details of the chess player's stay in the Odessa prison of the Cheka and his commissar work after liberation are given ... The "Odessa trail" will pursue Alekhine in the future. This is also Case No. 228, where he will be accused of receiving money from Denikin's emissaries. And the recommendation of a well-known Odessa citizen when Alekhin was admitted to work in the Comintern. And his marriage to Odessa ... The author suggests a new look at the last years of the life of the great champion, where the "Odessa trace" can also be traced. The book is designed for a wide range of chess and history lovers.

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    11.75 $

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    The creative heritage of AA Alekhin has and continues to exert a tremendous influence on the formation of many outstanding chess players. In his book, published almost 75 years ago, the fourth world champion with all objectivity and self-criticism tells about the hard way to the chess Olympus, the peak of which was the victory over XR Capablanca in the match for the world championship. In the second part of the book are collected articles, letters and parties of both Alekhine himself and his contemporaries relating to the same period. For a wide range of chess players.

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    14.40 $

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    On the life and creative path of the outstanding grandmaster, the contender for the world championship Efim Bogolyubov. "The fate of the master of the Epim of Bogolyubov (1889-1952) was in vain. A two-pronged chimp of the USSR, he in 1925 on the first international tournament in Moscow left behind Em. Lasker and X.-R. Capsule. In 1926, deprived of his sovereignty, and before the end of his day he lived in Germany. The winner and the prizewinner of many tournaments, the FIDE Champion - twice dared to call the Champion of the World in swords with A.Alexin ... ". Izvestno, that to the manuscripts of V.Charushin, no serious researches of the honesty of these outstanding sculptors in our country did not lead us, we see, on idelogicheskimi images. A lot of commented parties.

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    53.80 $

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    A chess player of Ukrainian descent from the USA, an international master and professor, about himself and the chess community. Parties (with Fisher, Spassky ...) are commented by A.Mikhalchishin. Great published!

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    A book about the life, formation and work of the great son of the Estonian people, the outstanding chess player P. Keres. The background is interesting - the chess life of independent Estonia until 1940 and Europe before and during the beginning of World War II. Interesting creative characteristics of other outstanding chess players, partners Keres - Alekhine, Capablanca, Reshevsky, Fayna, Euwe. Of particular interest is the comparison of the creativity of the young then by P. Keres and M. Botvinnik. Parties with comments by P.Keres are given. For a wide range of readers.

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    In the VIP version, the publishing house produced about 10 copies. A book about the life, formation and work of the great son of the Estonian people, the outstanding chess player P. Keres. The background is interesting - the chess life of independent Estonia until 1940 and Europe before the beginning of World War II and during it. Interesting creative characteristics of other outstanding chess players, partners Keres - Alekhin, Capablanca, Reshevsky, Fayn, Euwe. Of particular interest is the comparison of the creativity of the young then by P. Keres and M. Botvinnik. Parties are conducted with comments by P. Keres. For a wide range of readers.