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  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • Author:
    Bezgodov

    The youngest first–grader in the USSR, the world champion among young men, a participant in the candidates tournament at the age of 19 - Boris Spassky's rise was rapid. And then fate gave the brilliant chess player a test of strength: he stumbled twice at the decisive moment and remained beyond the threshold of interzonal tournaments ... Only ten years after his first great success, Spassky managed to pass all the qualifying tests and earn the right to a match for the crown, but he failed to defeat the Iron Tigran Petrosian the first time. It took three more years of super–efforts: by Sisyphus he rose again to the foot of Olympus and did not miss a second chance - in 1969 he became the Tenth king of chess! An essay about the life of Boris Vasilyevich and his sporting path full of ups and downs was written by Dmitry Oleynikov, Candidate of Historical Sciences, curator of the Chess Museum of the Chess Federation of Russia. 70 beautiful and instructive games of Spassky were commented on by the champion of Russia in 1993, the famous author and theorist grandmaster Alexey Bezgodov, as well as grandmaster Dmitry Kryakvin and FIDE master Steve Giddins. The preface was written by the 14th world champion Vladimir Kramnik. For a wide range of chess fans.

    21.67 $
  • 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  the final link in a series of publications by the author, directed  to study the classical endgame using examples of modern games   grandmasters. This time the subject of the study – light piece endgames. Clarification of the methodology for working on this stage of the game, as well as the main features and methods of playing such endings. Examples  taken from the practice of modern grandmasters and dated back to 2020-2023. The author offers the reader the most recent and unique information. The material is structured in such a way that the reader can get the maximum  benefit from studying the examples offered by the author  queen endings and its  other derivatives. 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:
    Kostrov

    Hundreds of thousands of novice chess players have held in their hands the solution books of “1000 chess problems” for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of study. These collections became winners of the “Chess Vseobuch of Russia” competition. We decided to combine our three books into one so that the future grandmaster would have more opportunities for improvement and choice of material. It will also be easier for students and coaches to regulate the speed of the material. In the first parts of our book, novice chess players will get acquainted with all possible types of checkmates. Then, future grandmasters will learn to deliver magnificent double blows with a queen and a knight, promote a pawn to a queen. Studying according to this solution book, you will also master the pin, learn to cover yourself from the enemy's pieces, block the enemy's forces, destroy the most reliable fortresses, distract and entice his royal majesty and much more. Work with the book as with a textbook, and do not forget to write down the solutions under each diagram! The correct solutions are at the end of the book. For the widest range of chess fans.

    15.75 $
  • 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:
    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 $
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    Commentary by Dmitry Plisetskiy: - In the new edition of the 1st volume of the book by Garry Kasparov & quot; My great predecessors & quot; a number of historical facts are clarified and comments on all (!) 148 parties are thoroughly revised. Many previous ratings have changed in the games of Andersen, Morphy, Steinitz, Chigorin, Tarrash, Lasker, Capablanca, Alekhine ... For example, in such famous games as the 7th game of the match Lasker - Steinitz (1894) or Pilsbury - Lasker (Petersburg 1896) , and indeed in all key parties of the Capablanca-Alekhine match (Buenos Aires 1927). Garry Kasparov’s five volumes & laquo; My great predecessors & raquo; has no analogues in chess literature: the 13th world champion talks about the fate and work of the twelve previous champions and their rivals, about a century and a half struggle for world championship. Exploring the famous games under the microscope of powerful computer programs, the author changes many previous estimates and, in essence, summarizes the development of chess in the 20th century. The first volume is about & laquo; uncrowned kings & raquo; past and the first four official world champions & mdash; Steinitz, Lasker, Capablanca and Alekhine. Here is the second edition, radically supplemented and revised. 48 pages of artwork on coated paper. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment. & nbsp;

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    This publication contains the full texts of all available on country of documents (exactly 900!) correspondence of the Chairman of the Council USSR Ministers I. Stalin with the Prime Ministers of Great Britain - by W. Churchill and C. Attlee, as well as by the Presidents of the USA F. Roosevel- Tom and G. Truman in 1941-1945. This compilation was prepared by a commission on the publication of diplomats. documents under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the USSR under the chairmanship of the Minister USSR Foreign Affairs A. A. Gromyko. The publication is accompanied by extensive comments. Before- the publication of this work was undertaken in honor of the 75th anniversary of the Great Victory. It is dedicated to all members of the anti-Hitler coalition. For a wide range of history buffs. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

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    In his two-volume book, the famous grandmaster Boris Avrukh shows the way to White’s advantage in all his openings after 1.d4, focusing on schemes with royal fianchetto. This repertoire, which made him one of the top 50 chess players in the world, he offers to the reader, generously sharing his new developments. The following openings are highlighted in this volume: Old Indian, Dutch, Grünfeld, Benoni, Volzhsky, Budapest and some others. & laquo; Grandmaster repertoire & raquo; & ndash; A new series of high-quality books written by leading chess players of the world. Based on the main theoretical options, they offer a complete repertoire that will faithfully serve many years for both professionals and amateurs. ? The most important options with expert explanations Hundreds of debut novelties Refutation of many theoretical variations Debut repertoire for life This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

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    & laquo; Grandmaster repertoire & raquo; & ndash; a new series of high-quality books written by leading chess players of the world. Based on the basic theoretical options, they offer a complete repertoire. ar, which will faithfully serve for many years both professionals and amateurs bodies. In his two-volume book, the famous grandmaster Boris Avrukh shows the way to White’s advantage in all openings after 1.d4. This repertoire that brought him to the number of the top 50 chess players in the world, he offers the reader, generously sharing his new developments. The following debuts in this volume are & ndash; Refused and Accepted Queen's Gambit, Slavic Defense, Defense of Tarrash, Defense of Chigorin and some other debuts. Larger format (170x265 mm). The most important options with expert explanations Hundreds of debut novelties Refutation of many theoretical options Debut repertoire for life This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

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    This book is not about the death of mankind, but about the possibility this death is avoided. Written by her composer, whose music is many people know from the films & laquo; Sherlock Holmes & raquo ;, & laquo; Dog’s heart & raquo ;, & laquo; Bumbarash & raquo ;. Vladimir Sergeevich Dashkevich decided to apply musical laws, described by him in the book & laquo; Theory of intonation & raquo ;, to the study of human evolution. It turned out that humanity is experiencing a deep evolutionary crisis caused by the fact that modern states purposefully form a city- Nina, deprived of culture, to make it easier to manage. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

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    This compilation includes 868 tasks: 849 authors (12 of them are co-authored, plus 4 versions) and 19 tasks by different authors (3 of them are in notation) for the section “la” Articles, notes & hellip; & raquo; The tasks are commented on in detail, and for a clearer understanding of the chess composition, the collection includes a section on the “Glossary of Terms”. In the & laquo; Articles, Notes & hellip; & raquo; The author offers a number of interesting ideas for the small genre, some of them have already been adopted by other problemists and are recorded in judicial reports. The collection is designed for a wide range of chess and chess lovers. matte composition. Circulation: 100 copies.

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    Like other titles in the Training Program for Chess Players series, this volume is both an excellent textbook for independent study and a powerful teaching aid for chess coaches. In the view of many experts, no better work of this kind has ever been written.The series was designed as a self-contained training program by Victor Golenishchev, a distinguished Soviet chesscoach and Master of Sport. Golenishchev’s programs are still considered critically important and are successfully employed in chess schools. His teaching methods remain popular in Russia and around the world. Supervised by Editor-in-Chief and former World Chess Champion Anatoly Karpov, this new edition of Golenishchev’s classic work is updated to include important games from recent high-level chess competitions, reflecting modern approaches to the game. Fragment 1 Fragment 2

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    Legendary & laquo; Tasks and Etudes & raquo; & ndash; the world's first periodical devoted entirely to chess composition (1927 - 1930). A total of 8 collections were released, which today have become a great bibliographic rarity. In this edition, they are all combined into one book. These are not only first-class chess compositions and wonderful articles by leading masters of the past, which have not lost their relevance today. This is & ndash; and a fascinating excursion into the history of the USSR in the late 1920s. Alas, the publication was destined for a short life & ndash; in 1930, one of its initiators, the famous chess composer L.B. Zalkind was arrested and convicted in the case of the Union Bureau of the Menshevik Party. The time of mass terror has not come yet, and print media have already disappeared from the bookshelves of the socialist state. Under the general editorship of the world champion in composition Oleg Pervakov. For a wide range of lovers of chess and chess composition. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.

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    There are different kinds of classics. There are museum classics, like those dead languages, which are still studied, but which no one any longer speaks. And there are living classics, which are constantly being renewed; these are ‘languages’ which every succeeding generation ‘speaks’ in its own way, enriching and passing them on to their descendants. Chess in general and opening theory in particular are no exceptions to the general rule. The first volume gives a detailed and high-quality analysis of the Veresov Opening, the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit, the Levitsky Variation and other set-ups. The second volume is devoted to the London Variation and openings named in honour of Zukertort, Torre, Colle and others. In general only one thing is demanded of the reader: a desire. A desire to avoid well-trodden opening set-ups, and a desire to try something new. Do away with routine play! If you have such a desire, this two-volume work will become an indispensable assistant in your aim for creative experiments. And for victory! Fragment 1 Fragment 2

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    The book of Grandmaster Ruslan Shcherbakov is devoted to the voluminous and substantial branching of the Slavic defense & ndash; one of the most popular modern beginnings. The Slavic Triangle, so named for the opening position of black pawns, is characterized by the fact that Black does not want to passively sit out on the defensive, and from the first moves take risks and provoke White to take risks in order to seize the initiative. This is & ndash; debut for those who love a live double-edged game! Having rich experience in using the system and having excellent practical results, the author explains in detail strategic ideas and pays great attention to specific nuances. The versatility of the arrangement allows Black to largely solve the problem of his opening repertoire against the move of the queen pawn. Without hiding that his sympathies are on the black side, the author at the same time remains objective, and those who have to deal with the Slavic Triangle when playing white can also learn a lot from the book. This is an e-book, a link to which will be available in your account after payment.