The price include postage and packing. The King's Gambit is one of the most ancient openings, its history dating back more than 500 years. IntroductionPART ONE. King's Gambit Declined and Counter-Gambit  Chapter 1. King's Gambit Declined. Rare Continuations. Chapter 2. King's Gambit Declined. Classical Variation 2...Bc5. 1. Variation 3.Nf3 d6 4.Nc3. 2. Variation 3.Nf3 d6 4.c3. Chapter 3. Falkbeer Counter-Gambit Part TWO. King's Gambit Accepted Chapter 4. Rare continuations Chapter 5. Bishop´s Gambit 3.Bc4 Chapter 6. Knight´s Gambit 3.Nf3 1. 3.Ne7 Defence 2. Fischer Defence 3...d6. 3. Schallopp Defence 3...Nf6. 4. Becker Defence 3...h6. 5. 3...Nc6 Defence. 6. 3 ...Be7 Defence. 7. Modern Defence 3...d5 Chapter 7. Knight's Gambit. Classical Systems 3...g5. 1. Rare Systems. 2. Kieseritzky Gambit 4.h4 g4 5.Ne5

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.

Limited edition! Only 40 pieces was manufactured! Road magnetic chess made as a folding board-box, faux leather, tablet shaped pieces with a convex image + an additional set of chess pieces The size of the board-box 19х22 cm Playing field 15,5x15,5 cm Cell 2x2 cm Condition: New  

Road magnetic chess made as a folding board-box, faux leather, tablet shape pieces with a convex image + an additional set of chess pieces The size of the board-box19х22 cm Playing field 15,5x15,5 cm Cell 2x2 cm Condition : New

Limited edition! Only 40 pieces was manufactured!   Road magnetic chess made as a folding board-box, faux leather, tablet shaped pieces with a convex image.    The size of the board-box19х22 cm   Playing field 15,5x15,5 cm   Cell 2x2 cm Condition: New

Road magnetic chess made as a folding board-box, faux leather, tablet shape pieces with a convex image The size of the board-box19х22 cm Playing field 15,5x15,5 cm Cell 2x2 cm Condition: New

The price include postage and packing. What is new about the present book is that it only examines an exact position. Such positions form the skeleton of all works on the endgame already published, but no one of these authors is able to resist the temptation to proceed further, from the simple to the complicated. So they deal with problematic positions, where what is required of a player is not only exact knowledge, but also stamina, fighting, spirit, will–to–win and so on. Thus you have here a collection of the 600 most standard (exact) endgame positions. Fragment 1 Fragment 2

The price include postage and packing. In this book, devoted to Mikhail Tal, the examples are arranged in chronological order. All the diagrams are give an additional mark – a number from 1 to 4. This classification allows the book to be used as an aid, both for trainers and teachers in lessons with their pupils, and for independent training.

The price include postage and packing. The fourth title in the series «Teach Yourself Chess Openings, Modern Practice» is devoted to the rare and unusual opening 1 ... Nc6 in reply to either of White’s first moves – 1.e4 or 1..d4. The sequence 1.e4 Nc6 2.d4 d5. 3.e5, leading to French-type positions, occurred back in the games of Arom Nimzowitsch and received the name of the Nimzowitsch Defence. Modern praxis has significantly extended the horizons of the 1…Nc6 opening, and it ca now lead to interesting strategic situations, the pawn structures of which are typical of the most varied opening systems: French Defence, Scandinavian Defence, Ruy Lopez, Scotch Game, Pirc-Ufimtsev Defence, King’s Indian Defence, English Opening, Queen’s Indian Defence and Nimzo-Indian Defence! Of the great masters form the past who made contributions to the development of the 1…Nc6 opening, we should mention in particular Aron Nimzowitsch and Efim Bogoljubow, and of modern players – grandmasters Bent Larsen and Anthon Miles. In our times, when the theory of the opening stages is rapidly developing, the 1…Nc6 opening may prove to be a successful find for players seeking new and unusual paths from the very first moves.

The price include postage and packing. This book is devoted to the French Defence, a very sound, «fireproof» opening, and a favourite weapon of many of the world’s leading players. The book acquaints the reader with the current state of theory in all the main lines of this opening, and with typical procedures and plans in the resulting middlegame. Several of the games given here were played in the period prior to the 1990s. They have been included for their instructional value; all these games were milestones on the road of opening theory, and without them our account would be incomplete. The compact symbolic language used in this book will not prevent the reader from finding typical plans, procedures, and combinations that require his particular attention. All these instances are marked with the TM («typical method») sign. In the final chapter, the reader will find a number of exercises on strategy and tactics for self-testing.

The price include postage and packing. The book aimed at players of club level is devoted to the Sicilian Defence, the most popular modern opening, taking a closer look at its main lines. It contains complete games from tournaments of the 20th century last decade, combining recent achievements in theory with classic examples of middlegame strategy. The compact symbolic language plus a number of exercises on strategy and tactics for self-testing. A volume of the Self-Tutor series, this is the book to be used in several ways: as a reference book on opening theory, as a source for systematic study, and a useful tool for broadenibg one’s chess horizons.

The price include postage and packing. 300 games commented by A.Karpov, 23 selected commented combinations and 24 selected commented endings.