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  • 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:
    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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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:
    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 $
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CHECKERS BOOKS, MAGAZINES

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    D.Redin's book contains a collection of games played by correspondence in Russian drafts with detailed comments. The book is designed for a wide range of fans of drafts from novice to professional players

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    The author of the book, Honored Coach of the USSR and Ukraine A.Ya.Virny reveals the secrets of the correct conduct of the game, explaining in detail strategically and tactically important techniques, and brings surprising examples of parties between the outstanding masters of the present and the past. For coaches and a wide range of readers.

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    Knygel & # 279; s tikslas - supa & # 382; indinti su rusi & # 353; k & # 371; & # 353; a & # 353; ki & # 371; kombinacijomis. & # 352; a & # 353; k & # 279; s - vienas i & # 353; blabiauisiai paplitusi & # 371; & # 382; aidim & # 371 ;. Retai sutikksi & # 382; mog & # 371 ;, kuris neb & # 363; t & # 371; jomis & # 382; aid & # 281; s ir ne & # 382; inot & # 371; pagrindini & # 371; & # 382; aidimo taisykli & # 371 ;. Ta & # 269; iau & # 353; a & # 353; k & # 279; mis & # 382; aisti, & # 382; inant tik taisykles, nuobodu. & # 382; aidimas & # 303; gyja visai kitoki & # 261; prasm & # 281 ;, kai & # 382; aid & # 279; jas susipa & # 382; & # 303; sta bent su elementariausiomis kombinacijomis. Tuomet prie & # 353; akis atsiveria naujas viliojantis pasaulis. Partij & # 371; pavadinimai: Kuolas, Atsikeitimas, Senoji partija, Miesto partija, Kry & # 382; kel & # 279 ;, Atvirk & # 353; tin & # 279; kry & # 382; kel & # 279 ;, & # 352; akut & # 279 ;, Romany & # 269; evo debiutas, Smaigas, Kukujevo gambitas, Leningradieti & # 353; Naujasis debiutas, Centrin & # 279; partija, Bodianskio debiutas, Filipovo debiutas Kkaulenio debiutas, Petrovo debiutas, Retoji prad ia ir dar daug kit & # 371; pamokom & # 371; j & # 371; kombinacij & # 371; knygel je je.

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    36.41 $

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    A book about Russian checkers.

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    36.67 $

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    Iser Iosifovich Kuperman (April 21, 1922 - Habno March 6, 2006, Boston) Soviet and American shashist (Russian and international drafts), international grandmaster (1958), draft theorist. One of the largest shashists of the XX century. Multiple champion of the USSR in Russian and international drafts, seven-time world champion in international drafts. Honored Master of Sports of the USSR (1960), stripped of his title in 1978 when he emigrated to Israel. Vladimir Mikhailovich Kaplan is a grandmaster. Game theorist. Indefatigable collector of checker positions, parties. Trainer. Journalist. An extraordinary sportsman. He is the author of many drafts manuals, theoretical articles written here in America, and the former USSR. `Beginning and the middle of the game in checkers` - has become a reference book of the three generations of the men of the shashi. The book is in poor condition. There is a copy in the best condition - the price is 700 rubles.

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    37.24 $

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    Russian Checkers М Physical Education and Sports 1987г. 384 pp .: ill. Soft cover, enlarged format. The book is a kind of encyclopedic edition: it shows 2750 combinations, classified by the final blows and methods of their conduct. Using this book, the shashist will always find the model position he needs with the necessary mechanism for carrying out the combination. At the end of each section, decisions are made. This method of distribution of the material helps free orientation in certain situations that develop in a practical game.

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    37.24 $

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    A gifted autograph of the author.

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    37.24 $

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    The spine is reinforced with a white ribbon & nbsp;

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    38.69 $

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    The author examines the systems and variants of checkers debuts, based on his practice, as well as on many theoretical works. Among them, he mostly stops at the modern versions of the initial stage of the game and brings the reader prepared to play the middle of a drafts game. In some cases, the author briefly points to new opportunities for development, to individual moves, the use of which by readers would be highly desirable.