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  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    Gezalyan

    International Master Tibor Karolyi and FIDE Master Tigran Gozalyan have prepared a major work (in two volumes) about the life and work of the 9th world chess champion Tigran Petrosyan (he held the title from 1963 to 1969).  Volume II (1963-1984) tells about Petrosyan's victory in the 1963 world title match over Mikhail Botvinnik, about the grandiose two-match confrontation with Boris Spassky in 1966 and 1969, about all his candidates' matches after losing the title – against Bobby Fischer, Viktor Korchnoi and other world-class opponents. All tournaments and matches of the second half of Petrosian's chess career are presented, up to his last performances in 1983. The authors subjected 175 complete games and fragments to an in-depth analysis (using modern computers). Not all of them have been deeply studied and commented on before, but even then the book provides a significantly improved analysis. Among Petrosyan’s opponents – world champions and contenders Kasparov, Karpov, Fischer, Spassky, Tal, Smyslov, Botvinnik, Korchnoi and Bronstein, as well as Timman, Larsen, Reshevsky, Belyavsky, Polugaevsky, Portisch, Romanishin and many others. Special attention is paid to his coaches – Alexey Suetin and Igor Zaitsev. 

    50.00 $
  • Author:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • 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 $
  • The size of the board when folded is 35x17.5 cm. The size of the board when unfolded is 35x35 cm. Cage size is 3x3 cm  King height 6.6 cm. Base diameter 2.2 cm. Pawn height 3.1 cm. Base diameter 2 cm. Backgammon - checker 2.1 cm. Weight 830 g. Includes backgammon chips and dice Chess board and backgammon chips can be used to play checkers Manufacturer Poland

    148.00 $
  • Author:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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 $
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    684.05 $

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    552 pages, complete with index. Nicely half-bound in dark-red leather, with raised bands, gilt spine, marbled paperboards and marbled endpapers. Covers and spines are slightly rubbed around the edges, otherwise very good.

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    684.05 $

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    536 pages, complete with index. Nicely half-bound in brown leather, with raised bands, gilt spine, marbled paperboards and marbled

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    378 pages, complete with index. Nicely halfbound in dark-red leather, with raised bands, gilt spine, marbled paperboards and marbled endpapers, very good.

  • book

    342.02 $

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    472 pages, complete with index. Bound in dark-red buckram with gilt spine, very good.

  • book

    411.12 $

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    Vol61. 324 pages, complete with index. In wine cloth with gilt spine, spine faded slightly, very good / Vol62; 288 pages, complete with index. In wine cloth with gilt spine, spine faded slightly, paper browned as common for that period, otherwise very good.

  • book

    321.29 $

    RUB

    288 pages, complete with index. In blue cloth with gilt spine, paper browned as common for that period, otherwise very good

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    . 1) 1931 - Volume No. 51; 556 pages, complete with index. In wine cloth with gilt spine, spine faded, very good. 2) 1932 - Volume No. 52; 572 pages, complete with index. In wine cloth with gilt spine, spine faded, very good. 3) 1933 - Volume No. 53; 548 pages, complete with index. In wine cloth with gilt spine, spine faded, very good.

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    528 + xi pages, complete with index. L / N 6135. There are plates - one of the photo of J. H. Blackburne (before page 393) and the other one (after page 406) features Miss E. C. Price, three times (1922-1924) British Lady Chess Champion. Re-bound in red buckler with gilt spine, paper covers of individual issues are bound in. Very good.

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    + 494 pages, complete with index. There are the three plates (before page 1 and after pages 224 and 374) - with portraits of J. H. Blackburne, J. H. Blake and Phillip H. Williams. Bound in wine cloth. Small stains to upper cover, foxing to a few pages, pencil marks to margins of some pages, otherwise good.

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    68.28 $

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    Collection of games of an outstanding tournament: 1. Rubinstein, 2. Shpilman, 3. Nimtsovich, 4. Tarrash ...  Chess Chess