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  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • 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:
    Franco

    The book by grandmaster and experienced chess coach Zenon Franco includes 36 instructive attacking games and is divided into four chapters - the king in the center, one-sided castling, opposite-sided castling, and attack-defense-counterattack. Before each game, the opponents are introduced, and a brief description of the events that took place in it is given. Based on the results of the struggle in the game, lessons that are useful to learn from what has been read are listed in a concise form. The book is not overloaded with variations, the emphasis is on detailed explanations in the "move by move" format, which creates an ideal platform for studying chess. At the "support" points of each game, the reader is offered test questions, which helps both the practical study of key chess techniques and the reliable assimilation of the acquired knowledge. Questions and answers involve the reader in the learning process and help him track the growth of his chess strength. For a wide range of chess fans.

    19.00 $
  • Author:
    Chandler

    The set consists of the book Chandler M. Chess for Children (gift edition) and the hero of this book - Marty the dragon (Dragon is the symbol of 2024). LEARN CHESS with the Very Big Dragon Marty! Using this entertaining book, your child will quickly and easily learn to play chess – the world's most popular strategy game that develops logical thinking. The rules are explained clearly and clearly, step by step, from scratch. The lessons reinforce the fun conversations between the boy Petya and his favorite dragon Marty, who calls himself the Very Big Dragon. In many countries, chess is recognized as a useful means of developing creative thinking in children. Although they are considered a complex and even mysterious game, the rules are quite simple. It doesn't take long to understand how the pieces move, and even a five-year-old child can enjoy chess. And children really like to beat their friends and relatives! Enlarged format (210x290 mm) The cute green dragon, the symbol of 2024, symbolizing strength, generosity, courage and endurance, is the hero of the book, which explains the rules of the chess game. The dragon has a suction cup, and you can use it to hang the toy on a glossy surface, on a window or refrigerator. Made of soft fabric,  has a height of 20 cm and a length of 26 cm.

    27.33 $
  • 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:
    Kalinichenko

    The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory but it is junior. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined using examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination of each theme concludes with exercises. In each opening, attention is drawn to its characteristic tactical and strategic ideas of combinations for independent solution strictly corresponds to the opening theme. Written in clear and easy language, the book is furnished with a large number of diagrams. Colored explanatory arrows on the diagrams and the selection of individual pages with a colored background make the book easier to understand. Regular work solve two problems: deepen the student's knowledge and develop his tactical vision, thus improving his skill and results.

    28.80 $
  • Author:
    Golenishchev

    Like other titles in the Training Program for Chess Players series, this volume is both an excellent textbook for independent study and a powerful training aid for chess coaches. In the view of many experts, no better work of this kind has ever been written. coach and Master of Sport. Golenishchev's programs are still considered. critically important and are successfully employed in chess schools. His teaching methods remain popular in Russia and around the world. Supervised by Editor-in-Chief and former Karpov, this new edition of Golenishchev's classic work is updated to include important games from the recent high-level chess competitions, reflecting modern approaches to the game. OPENING Fragment 1 OPENING Fragment 2

    30.00 $
  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

    This new book by the many-times world champion Anatoly Karpov and the author of more than fifty books, grandmaster Nikolay Kalinichenko, is devoted to one of the most complicated and strategically deep openings & mdash; the Queen's Gambit Declined. Using games played by the strongest grandmasters, it describes the interesting ideas which have appeared in the main development systems of this opening. Along with games from recent years, the book presents the most important encounters from the chess heritage. And of course, it includes games by Anatoly Karpov himself & mdash; a great expert on the Queen's Gambit, who generously shares with the reading his unique understanding of the concepts involved. The book is aimed at strong players, but it will also be of interest to a wide range of chess enthusiasts.

    36.00 $
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Books 1946-1990

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    A candid autobiography of a remarkable chess player and his "unforgettable games". A rare book published in Odessa, in Geller's homeland!

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    30.00 $

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    One of the leading Soviet chess players, grandmaster E.P. Geller, presents in this book to the reader his selected games, carefully commented by him, and talks about his creative views, tastes, and beliefs. Collected together, Geller's games make an unusually vivid impression and, explained by him himself, can teach a lot. The bibliographical essay written by the compiler introduces the reader to the most remarkable events in the sports life of the grandmaster. Like other books in the “Outstanding Chess Players of the World” series, the reader will find a lot of useful information for his own improvement and better understanding of the problems of modern chess.

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    5.53 $

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    This book is a kind of creative report on the more than 35-year-old chess activity of the international grandmaster, Honored Coach of the USSR A.Gipslis. Multiple champion of the Latvian SSR, a participant in many All-Union and international competitions. Gipslis is also known as an experienced coach, who has repeatedly led the national team of the country. Designed for a wide range of readers.

  • book

    8.99 $

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  • book

    10.37 $

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    Yugoslavian grandmaster S. Gligorich - a participant in many major competitions, in which he held high places, was the champion of Yugoslavia 11 times. Gligorich is known as a chess theorist and publicist. The reader, getting acquainted with the book Gligoric, may pay attention to the mean words about yourself. To emphasize his work with a well-deserved number of exclamation marks is hampered by innate modesty. Nevertheless, moves, ideas, plans, combinations - all that we call the highest skill, as well as his devotion to his beloved art speak for themselves. The main criterion in the selection of parties, the author highlighted the presence of interesting opening ideas, so that the parties were instructive from the very beginning. The next criterion was the relative brevity of the parties. The book “I play against figures” is a kind of collection of the best games of the Yugoslav grandmaster. Complements their small autobiographical essay. The book is designed for highly qualified chess players.

  • book

    62.06 $

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    the period of 1926-1941. Goglidze V.A. was a participant of many chess competitions. This book lists 38 games played by VA Goglidze. in matches with masters Grigoriev and Nenarokov and in various tournaments. In the comments to individual parties concerning, first of all, the debut stage, notes and materials from chess collections and ballots published in connection with the chess competitions held were used.

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    A reprint of Gottschal's classic book of 1912. All the parties are uncrowned world champion. Comments, photos, compositions.

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    6.91 $

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    К 100-летию со дня рождения: биография, фото, творчество.

  • book

    82.92 $

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    350 lots. The most comprehensive research topic. Without a spine.

  • book

    55.27 $

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    Moscow, 1952 State publishing house "Physical education and sport". Publishing binding. Good safety. With black and white illustrations. The purpose of this book, published in connection with the centenary of the birth of the great Russian chess player Mikhail Ivanovich Chigorin, is to show the image of the founder of the Russian school in chess art, that school that was creatively deepened and perfected by Soviet masters, firmly taking first place in the world. The chess art of M.I. Chigorin is presented on the example of 120 of his selected games.

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    96.67 $

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    350 batches. The most complete study of the topic.

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    17.27 $

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    Эта книга о выдающемся шахматисте Леониде Захаровиче Штейне. В ней рассказывается о тернистом пути Штейна к высотам шахматного мастерства, о его триумфах и неудачах, исканиях и находках, разочарованиях и надеждах, о его друзьях и соперниках. В ней впервые собраны воедино лучшие партии прославленного гроссмейстера, в течении 12 лет выступавшего в составе сборной СССР. В эту книгу собраны 61 партия и несколько окончаний - лучшие образцы творчества Штейна. В книгу вошли поединки, которые имели большое спортивное значение, обозначали определенную веху в биографии Штейна, а также партии прокомментированные им самим. Рассчитана на квалифицированных шахматистов.