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  • 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.

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  • Author:
    Fisher

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  • Author:
    Bologan

    The Caro-Kann defense is one of the most popular modern openings, which is firmly included in the repertoire of most elite chess players. The author of the book, a well-known grandmaster and theorist, offers a full repertoire for black in response to 1.e4, explains in detail the main strategic ideas of each option and gives the exact order of moves, offers a number of novelties in current schemes. In each chapter, alternative plans for black are considered, so that the reader can make a choice according to his taste, and it was more difficult for the opponent to prepare. Much attention in the monograph is paid to correspondence games in which players use all the achievements of modern technology. All analyses during the work on the manuscript are checked on powerful computers. Carefully selected positions for the solution will help the reader to consolidate the acquired knowledge. The 2nd edition supplements the section with the 10 most interesting current parties. The book is addressed to chess players of any level – from amateurs to professionals.  

    21.67 $
  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Chernyshov

    The authors continue to study typical opening and middlegame positions. Royal Fortress No. 2 has pawns on squares f7, g6, h7 (or f2, g3, h2), and they are usually joined by another defender – bishop on g7 (g2). This formation is called fianchetto, it is found in many popular openings, such as the Catalan Opening, King's Indian Defense, Grunfeld Defense and a number of others.  The authors analyze in detail the techniques of attack, defense and counterattack. Most examples – from the creativity of modern chess players (for example, a separate chapter is dedicated to the strongest Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi); they are complemented by parts that have become a classical heritage. The book contains about 300 positions for independent solution, so it is not only a textbook, but also a solid problem book. Grandmaster Konstantin Chernyshov, head of the Interregional Grandmaster School in Kostroma, and his daughter International Master Natalya Kareva – experienced coaches, whose students include grandmasters and masters, champions of Russia and Europe among juniors.  The book is addressed to young chess players and their mentors. 

    20.00 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • Unique chess for 3 players. Such chess will appeal to any person who chooses something new and appreciates original things. Manufacturer MADON-CHESS (Poland) Chessboard size: 46.5x54x2.5cm (unfolded) King height: 7.7cm King base diameter (cm): 3  Pawn height (cm): 3.6 Pawn base diameter (cm): 2.1 Presence of weighting agent: no Weight: 1311 g. Wood used for the chessboard: beech, birch Wood used for figures: hornbeam, beech  Intermediate chess for three is ideal entertainment for friends. The chess store presents to customers a unique set from a Polish manufacturer. If you are planning to buy a medium chess set for three in Moscow, pay attention to the set MADON-CHESS.   The main advantages of a chess set for three are reasonable cost and workmanship. The chess pieces are made of beech and oak of the highest quality. The chessboard is not inferior in quality: it is based on birch and beech.  The set consists of chess in three colors.  The chessboard has a compact size and is convenient to store on a shelf. Inside the board there are three separate compartments for storing pieces. For convenience and to keep products intact, the board is equipped with a soft lining.

    214.50 $
  • Author:
    Vysotsky

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    Binding: softcover Language: Serbian, English Condition: very good 48 pages Die Grünfeld-Verteidigung ist eine Schacheröffnung, die mit Zügen beginnt. Bezieht sich auf halbgeschlossene Anfänge. Eingeführt in die Turnierpraxis durch den österreichischen Großmeister Ernst Grünfeld 1922 in der 4. Partie der Partie gegen Albert Becker. Die Grünfeld Defense ist bei Amateuren und Profis sehr beliebt. Sie wurde wiederholt in Eliteturnieren und Weltmeisterschaften wie Kasparov-Karpov und Kasparov-Kramnik getestet. Size: 21 x 29,5 cmEK35

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    Antique Russian chess book: Author: N.Zubarev Unified chess code of the USSR Published:  Moscow 1936 Binding: Hard Language: Russian 64 pages Condition: Good. Ex-libris "Library of V. A. Horev" on the title page. Viktor Alexandrovich Horev (February 22, 1932, Vologda, RSFSR — May 25, 2012, Grodno, Belarus) was a Soviet and Russian literary critic, researcher of Polish literature, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation (2009).EK29

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    Russian Chess Book: Author: S. Tartakower Modern debuts. Theory and practice Published: Leningrad, 1928 Binding: Soft Language: Russian 104 pages Viktor Alexandrovich Horev (February 22, 1932, Vologda, RSFSR — May 25, 2012, Grodno, Belarus) was a Soviet and Russian literary critic, researcher of Polish literature, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation (2009).   Ex-libris "Library of V. A. Horev" on the title page.   Condition: damage to the spine, cover contamination.EK30

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    Binding: Hardcover Language: Dutch Condition: very good Coated paper. Many color photos. 59 pages Size: 29,5 x 29,5 cm

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    Chess Book:Author: Linder I.M.Title: Schach. Schachfiguren im Wandel der ZeitPublisher: Verlag der AG «H.G.S», Moskau, 1994Language: GermanBinding: hardcover + supercover + cardboard case288 pages The name of Dr. Isaac Linder is well known owing to his numerous works on the history of chess.Born in November 20, 1920 he began to play chess in his early childhood. Great Lasker gave his praise to the 14-year-old schoolboy.Passion for chess and a professional approach of the historian (Dr. Linder is a graduate of the historian faculty of Moscow University) mark his books "First Russian Chess Master A.D.Petrov" (1952,1955), "Artist of Chess I.S.Shumov" (1959), "At the Putset of Chess Culture" (1967) and "First Russian Chess Masters" (1979). In these monographs many archival materials, unearthed and studies by the author, were used.A fundamental approach also marks his book "Chess in Rus" published by the Russian Academy of Sciences in 1064 and then reissued in 1975. Original research into the chess etymology and chess realities in bylinas (Russian epic) was also done by the author. His book "Chess in Old Russia" was published in English in Switzerland in 1979.This book is the result of Dr. Linder's thirty-year-long research into the history of chess pieces and its interrelation with world culture.For about one and a half thousand years, from the time of emergence of chess up to now, people have been trying to render the true charm of this wise game through the chess pieces they made, displaying outstanding talent, fantasy and resourcefulness. The miniature chessmen have always been genuine works of art no matter what material they were made of (ivory or silver, mother-of-pearl or porcelain), and whether they reflected people's life at different times or were of abstract character.The author of the album is a well-known Russian historian Dr. Isaac Linder who describes in a captivating manner the stages of evolution of figurative and abstract chess pieces from medieval to modern forms. This description is based on a thorough study of private collections and museum pieces. The riches of the art of chess pieces are shown in its entirety, including such archaeological finds as the ancient chess pieces from Afrasiab (seventh to eighth centuries, Uzbekistan), unique porcelain, ivory and metal sets of all times and lands.The album, containing 250 black-and-white and colour illustrations, is a good gift to chess collectors and all lovers of this ancient game.

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    Author: Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, VasyukovTitle: Paris, Elista, YerevanThe World Chess Championship 1996Karpov – KamskyWith  commentary by GM Evgeny VasiukovPublished: Moscow, 1996Language: English, Russian288 pages Илюмжинов К., ВасюковПариж, Элиста, ЕреванМосква, 1996

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    Published: St. Petersburg, 2012 Author: Yakovlev Binding: Hardcover Language: russian Condition: very good 275 pages Size: 15 x 22 cm   For more than half a century, Alexander Vasilyevich Cherepkov possessed among the chess players of our city and the whole country the strong and high authority of a reliable person, a born teacher and a wonderful master. The author of the book hopes that it will serve as a confirmation of this. For a wide range of chess lovers.MN

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    Published: Tallin, 1983 Binding: Softcover Language: Russian, Estonian, English Condition: good 19 pages Size: 14,5 x 19,7 cm Contains: cancellation of the first day of the tournament and rare photos. Paul Petrovich Keres is an Estonian and Soviet chess player, chess composer and theoretician. One of the strongest chess players in the world in the 1930-1960s. He was included in the list of “100 Great Personalities of Estonia of the 20th Century”, recognized as the best Estonian athlete in the 20th century. The first chess player in history who was depicted on banknotes (5 Estonian kroons). EK35

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    Published: Tallin, 1977 Binding: Softcover Language: Russian, Estonian, English Condition: good 23 pages Size: 14,5 x 19,7 cm   Contains: cancellation of the first day of the tournament and rare photos.   Paul Petrovich Keres is an Estonian and Soviet chess player, chess composer and theoretician. One of the strongest chess players in the world in the 1930-1960s. He was included in the list of “100 Great Personalities of Estonia of the 20th Century”, recognized as the best Estonian athlete in the 20th century. The first chess player in history who was depicted on banknotes (5 Estonian kroons).EK35

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    Author: A. Bezgodov   Published: Krasnoturinsk, 2003 Binding: softcover Language: russian 251 pages Contents: games, tactics and strategy of the game, analysis with photos. International Women's Tournament Northern Urals Cup - the largest women's chess tournament of our time. Seven grandmasters plus an international master participated in 2003. Condition: very good Size: 15 x 20,5 cm EK34

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    Chess Book: Authors: Karpov Anatoly, Gik YevgenyTitle:  Karpov - Kamsky Duel. Before and after the match (two volumes). Volume 1 (The second volume of this book was never published)Language: EnglishPublisher: Moscow, Karich Foundation, 1995192 pagesCondition: the book is absolutely new, not read. But it has a wear offs on the cover and a wrinkle on the front list.

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    Edited: V. Rogozin   Published: Moscow 1949   Authors: N. Grekov Binding: Hardcover Language: russian Condition: good with small traces of water 552 pages Size: 22,5 x 14,5 cm Contains: 350 selected parties, biographical materials, articles, memoirs.EK34