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  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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 $
  • Chess was invented in the 5th century AD in India and spread throughout the world. The uniqueness of this game is that it still covers the minds of everyone - from young to old! Chess combines elements of science and sports. They develop logic, perseverance, attentiveness, analytical thinking and memory.  Checkers is a fun, dynamic and relatively simple game. Every country in the world has it. It is comparatively easier to find a partner here than in chess. Backgammon – one of the oldest known board games. It is known that it came to us from the East. First, you need to master the basic techniques, so that later you can boldly apply various tricks during the game.  Cage length: 4.5 cm. King height: 8.8cm King base diameter: 2.8 cm The length and width of the field when unfolded: 44 X 44 cm. Material: wood Country of origin: China.

    84.48 $
  • Author:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    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:
    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:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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 $
  • 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 $
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Foreign editions of VIP

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    omplete year of Chess, Volume 8 - 1942 (Oct. - Sept.). Unbound. Good condition with normal wear.

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    Complete year of Chess, Volume 10 - 1944 (Oct. - Sept.). Unbound. Good condition with normal wear.

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    Complete year of the American Chess Bulletin - 1914. Unbound with normal wear to wrappers. Internally good

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    Complete year of the American Chess Bulletin - 1919. Unbound with normal wear to covers. March issue has tape on spine and covers are badly chipped. Internally good

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    . Vol. 4, 1942, issues 1-12, 4-page index + 172 pages; vol. 5, 1943, issues 1-12, 4-page index + 144 pages; vol. 6, 1944, issues 1-12, 4-page index + 148 pages; vol. 7, 1945, issues 1-4, 5-6, 7-8 and 9-10, 120 pages, complete with 4-page index. Red cloth spine with red paperboards. Very good. In vol. 7 there is a problem with pages 30/31 – it was not cut properly during production, so some text near margins is missing.

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    1474, a verbatim reprint of the first edition. With an introduction by William E. A. Axon. London 1883. lxxii + 201 pages. Brown leather gilt spine and green cloth boards. Very good.

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    , by Dr. Emanuel Lasker. New York (1910). xvi + 192 pages. Recently re-bound in grey/beige cloth, with original upper cover laid on. Very good.

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    Boston 1898. xv + 462 pages. L/N 1146. In original green cloth, with embossed gilt upper cover and gilt spine. Some rubbing to spine and covers, spine bumped, otherwise very good.

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    , by H. Kmoch and L. Prins. Amsterdam (1947). 97 pages. Annotated games, cross-tables, some photos. Paperboards. Very good.

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    Translated from the French, with notes by George Walker. London 1847. xx + 291 pages. In original green cloth with embossed covers and gilt spine. Spine faded, foxing to title-page, very good

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    Paper covers. Spine is slightly chipped, water-stain to front cover, paper browned as common for that period. Very good. Rare in such good condition.

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    5 leaves + 130 pages + 3 leaves (index and errata). . In wine cloth with gilt spine. Small stains (discolouration) to the upper cover, otherwise very good.