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  • 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 $
  • Made in Holland. Chess computer "Centaur" easy to use. You can easily install any language. Using the touch panel  40x40 cm (cell size 48 x 48 mm) you can easily move the figures. The sensors will record strokes. The board has a capacious rechargeable internal battery. The uniqueness of the computer is that it quickly adapts to  your playing strength (from beginner to grandmaster) so that you have the right opponent. Centaur will help you analyze the game so as not to make the same mistakes and improve your chess skill. Please note, computer is not compatible to connect to your PC or online chess. The set includes USB cable and DGT electronic chess pieces . Height of the king is 86mm.  

    1553.60 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • 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:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
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Books 1946-1990

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    16.67 $

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    About chess in the Altai; published in Barnaul.

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    13.13 $

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    About the biggest tournaments that left a trace in the history of chess, from 1851 to 1987. Tables, parties, the course of the tournament fight.

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    11.67 $

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    In Ukrainian; about the diversity of chess, rare edition!

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    454.87 $

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    in 5 volumes (the price for a set of five volumes). The reprint of the first periodical chess edition of Russia, published by Count Kushelev-Bezborodko ("Chess Leaflet", edited by Mikhailov, 1859 - 1863). . A complete set of all 5-year sets in hard bindings with gold embossing. Printed in the Czech Republic on high-quality white paper.

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    After the war, the annuals were published in Moscow from 1946 to 1962, inclusive. These voluminous publications contained materials on the largest international and domestic competitions sponsored by all the leading chess players of the USSR, as well as theoretical articles on all stages of the chess game and reviews on the composition.

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    11.72 $

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    One of the most attractive aspects of the chess game is the amazing beauty of her ideas, combinations, victims ... In the present book of the candidate of historical sciences I. M. Linder, the aesthetics of chess is considered broadly. An attempt was made to reveal the origins of the beautiful in chess on many examples, taken mainly from modern practice, the essays on all chess pieces, the centuries-old evolution of views on the ideal of beauty in the chess game. At the request of the author, many outstanding chess players expressed their opinion on the issues raised, and their answers are published for the first time.

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    5.87 $

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    Six essays on remarkable grandmasters: Petrosyan, Korchnoi, Simagin, Smyslov, Tal, Ragozin.

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    49.66 $

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    After the war, the annuals were published in Moscow from 1946 to 1962, inclusive. These voluminous publications contained materials on the largest international and domestic competitions sponsored by all the leading chess players of the USSR, as well as theoretical articles on all stages of the chess game and reviews on the composition.

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    8.99 $

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    Foreword by A. Karpov. Compiled by Voyshko VB The book cataloged and described postage stamps and blocks, art marked envelopes and cards, special stamps of postal extinguishing of the USSR and foreign countries from 1923 to 1979, reflecting the chess theme in philately.

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    6.22 $

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    The collection of entertaining and satirical stories of the chess master and writer E. Hick contains a lot of funny situations, stories, unusual tasks and puzzles on a chessboard. The preface to the book was written by a famous playwright and a great fan of chess Leonid Zorin. It is designed for a wide circle of chess fans.

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    5.87 $

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    About the creator of the women's chess school in Georgia, the first mentor Gaprindashvili and Alexandria, the Honored Coach of the USSR V. Karseladze.

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    9.67 $

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    In this work, devoted to the Soviet chess school and the creativity of its most prominent representatives, the authors sought to show the sources of the strength of the Soviet chess movement, which has no equal in the world, both in mass character and in outstanding sports and creative achievements, sought to determine the characteristics of the Soviet chess art. There is a detailed gallery of creative portraits with numerous parties and grades: Botvinnik, Bronstein, Petrosyan, Korchnoi, Spassky, Keres, Smyslov, Geller and many others. The parties and grades placed in the book, according to the authors' intention, should show the broad circle of chess fans the character of the creativity of the leading representatives of the Soviet chess school. Unity of creative attitudes, of course, does not exclude a rich variety of individual traits in the game of the best Soviet chess players. This is evidenced by the materials of the book. The comments to the parties took into account the options and analyzes given in various publications. Calculated for a wide range of chess lovers.