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  • Author:
    Blokh

    The answer book of an international grandmaster and an experienced coach (among whose students is A. Grischuk) Bloch's Maxim contains over 1200 combinations from practical games and specially compiled examples. All tasks are characterized by intense struggle, in which the goal is achieved by single moves. The book is intended for both young and adult amateurs, and for masters. The arrangement of examples by topic allows you to use the book not only as a task book, but also as a textbook. Of particular interest are over two hundred specially compiled by the author overstressed positions in which white wins the only way during the course of white, and black wins during the course of black. These examples, as well as over 50 fragments from the parties of the author and his students, are published for the first time.

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    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 $
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    7.60 $

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    The book is dedicated to the work of one of the most important chess players of the postwar period - the international grandmaster V.Simagin. The book contains memories of people who knew this chess player. The chess creative work of the grandmaster is widely represented. Among the authors of memories and comments to the parties are M. Botvinnik, Yu. Averbakh, E. Houfeld, A. Soutin, I. Kan, J. Estrin and other famous masters.

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    7.94 $

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    Имя экс-чемпиона мира Михаила Таля широко известно в шахматном мире. Интерес к творчеству рижского гроссмейстера понятен – ни одному шахматисту до тех пор не удавалось в столь короткий срок достигнуть вершин шахматного Олимпа. Путь талантливого шахматиста к вершинам мастерства был труден и полон испытаний. Об этапах этого пути, победах и поражениях, сбывшихся надеждах и разочарованиях рассказывается в книге. Книга является библиографической редкостью. Рассчитана на широкий круг любителей шахмат.

  • book

    8.28 $

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    Биографическая повесть о советском чемпионе.

  • book

    8.28 $

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    A narrative about the life and struggle of the great Russian chess player.  The grandson of the soldier, the son of the worker, Chigorin, thanks to his talent, made his way in the conditions of tsarist Russia to the heights of world chess glory and became the founder of the Russian, national chess school. The winner of a number of international competitions, the permanent champion of Russia at the end of the past and the beginning of the current centuries, a brilliant theoretician and journalist, an unselfish, passionate public figure, a progressive intellectual, an eager organizer of Russian chess life-this is how Mikhail Chigorin appears on the pages of the book of the international master V. Panov. In his work, the author widely used the memories of Chigorin his contemporaries in Russia and abroad, the literary fragments and letters of Chigorin himself, his theoretical works of the utterance about Chigorin champions of the world Steinitz, Lasker. Botvinnik. The book gives the life, creative and sports way of Chigorin, the chess life of the end of the last century. There are also many creative portraits and characteristics of other leading chess players of the last century.

  • book

    8.29 $

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    Participant of the world championship match, international grandmaster, Honored Master of Sports of the USSR Kira Zvorykina talks about her creative path, comments on her best games.

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    8.29 $

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    The authors of this book told about the life and work of the genius chess player, with a corresponding emphasis on his connection with the Soviet chess culture, tried to show the failure of some of those who had walked during the life of the great chess player and then stereotypes rooted in literature that prevent him from seeing his true contribution to the treasury of chess art , in the development of world chess culture (among them are allegations of its disregard for the debut theory, that it was a "man-machine" in chess that he was the herald of their close "no one's death", finally, that chess in his life was just a hobby). When working on the book were used a variety of sources, both Soviet and foreign. In addition to collections of parties and general works on the life and work of Capablanca, the authors' attention was attracted by the original publications of the Cuban chess player in Soviet literature, some of his little-known but important articles in the Spanish-language press, as well as the unpublished letters of Capablanca available to the authors, his contemporaries about him. Finally, numerous publications by Soviet authors on theoretical or general problems of chess art, which consider the creative ideas of Capablanca. An idea of these works is given in the book bibliography of references. Details about Moscow tournaments in 1925, 1935, 1936. Designed for a wide range of chess lovers.

  • book

    8.64 $

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    About Maya Chiburdanidze, who became a pretender to the chess crown at the age of 15. Party, lots of photos.

  • book

    8.99 $

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    Знаменитый гроссместер рассказывает о своей жизни и творчестве. Комментирует 60 лучших партий.

  • book

    8.99 $

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    "Вероятно, мы никогда не узнаем всех деталей сговора между Кампоманесом, Карповым и руководством Госкомспорта СССР"... Однако события, описанные Каспаровым в его книге "Безлимитный поединок", в достаточной степени раскрывают неприглядную картину поступков, интриг и измен, с которыми пришлось столкнуться и пережить тринадцатому чемпиону мира в борьбе за шахматную корону. Содержит фотоиллюстрации.

  • book

    8.99 $

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    The book tells about the childhood and youth of Anatoly Karpov, about the formation and flowering of his talent. Many of his parts are given and commented on.

  • book

    8.99 $

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  • book

    8.99 $

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    (in Bulgarian). Parties and analytical work of the grandmaster.