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  • 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:
    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:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Kalinichenko

    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.

    36.00 $
  • Author:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
  • Author:
    Chandler

    The set consists of the book Chandler M. Chess for Children (gift edition) and the hero of this book - Marty the dragon (Dragon is the symbol of 2024). LEARN CHESS with the Very Big Dragon Marty! Using this entertaining book, your child will quickly and easily learn to play chess – the world's most popular strategy game that develops logical thinking. The rules are explained clearly and clearly, step by step, from scratch. The lessons reinforce the fun conversations between the boy Petya and his favorite dragon Marty, who calls himself the Very Big Dragon. In many countries, chess is recognized as a useful means of developing creative thinking in children. Although they are considered a complex and even mysterious game, the rules are quite simple. It doesn't take long to understand how the pieces move, and even a five-year-old child can enjoy chess. And children really like to beat their friends and relatives! Enlarged format (210x290 mm) The cute green dragon, the symbol of 2024, symbolizing strength, generosity, courage and endurance, is the hero of the book, which explains the rules of the chess game. The dragon has a suction cup, and you can use it to hang the toy on a glossy surface, on a window or refrigerator. Made of soft fabric,  has a height of 20 cm and a length of 26 cm.

    27.33 $
  • 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 $
  • 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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    Russian book:Author: Sholem AleichemWandering StarsPublished:  Moscow, 2021Binding: HardLanguage: Russian Pages : 600Condition: brand new Art MN "Wandering stars" (yiddishללאָנדזשענדע שטערן — blondzhende stern) is a Yiddish novel, one of the most famous works in this genre by the classic of world literature, the Jewish writer Sholom Aleichem. "Wandering stars" writer completed his trilogy, in the first novels of which - " Stempenyu "(1888) and "Yosele-Nightingale" (1889) — the characters were folk performers — "wedding musician" and Cantor. In the third novel, the author described the dramatic fate of love and separation of young people, an actor and singer from the Bessarabian town of Golenesti, who devoted their lives to self-realization on the stage. The novel was first published in the Warsaw periodical in 1909-1911. 

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    Russian Bread Handmade Chess Set: «Jailhouse. Police vs Prisoners»The board is NOT INCLUDED!Material: BreadKing height: approx. 110 mmPawn 60 mmChess piece base diameter: approx. 26 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation

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    Complete year set of issues of the Russian chess magazine: 64 - Chess Viewer. 201312 issuesPublished: "64"Pages: 1152Binding: SoftbackLanguage: RussianFormat: IncreasedCoated paper!"64 - Chess review" is a mass illustrated sports and methodical magazine of the USSR state sports Committee. Published 10.1.1980 2 times a month (his predecessor "64"). Circulation 74 thousand copies. (1987). Editor - in-chief-A. Karpov (since 1980). Among the members of the editorial Board are leading chess players and figures of the chess movement of the country.Continued the tradition of "64": All the best that was achieved by the weekly "64", we will try to preserve and develop. But a fundamentally new path that we deliberately chose is the path of maximum unity of the magazine and you, dear readers (A. Karpov).He publishes games with comments of leading Soviet and foreign chess players, articles on the theory and history of chess, interviews, materials on composition, covers various Soviet and international competitions, prints literary works devoted to chess, crosswords, quizzes, humorous materials - "the Commonwealth of muses", "the World of Hobbies", "Cafe "Triple check", on the "65th field" and more. The theme of the magazine is largely determined by its readers: the materials of "Correspondence flying", the Central turn "On the Soviet country" (a kind of newspaper in the magazine) are entirely based on the materials of the reader's mail; the heading "Portrait gallery" represents the Champions and active chess players-social activists. The most popular sections are: "Laboratory of creativity", "World of debut ideas", "Workshop", "Their names - in the history of chess", "Round table", where problematic issues are discussed from different points of view. At large competitions "64 - Chess review" is presented by special correspondents-chess players (often winners of competitions) who tell about results of competitions in the section "Tournament for tournament". In the section "Composition" are published competitions of drawing up and solving problems and studies, as well as tasks "Five minutes on the chart." Among the authors of the journal - M. Botvinnik, M. Chiburdanidze, M. tal, Y. elvest, V. Salov, A. Belyavsky, L. Polugaevsky, E. Gufeld, S. Makarychev, N. Alexandria, and also M. Filip (Czechoslovakia), A. Adorian (Hungary), A. Matanovich (Yugoslavia), I. Timman (Netherlands), R. Keane (England) and others.The magazine is the initiator of seminars for editors of chess departments of Newspapers, organizes competitions for mass competitions, for the best drawing and photography, for the best mass matches of chess teams "64 X 64". Sets special prizes for the best creative achievements for the participants of major competitions. Maintains links with chess editions of socialist countries: exchanges experience in the category "Crossroads of friendship", together with "Shakhovsky informant" arranges a competition "Elo on aesthetics" (readers vote to determine the 10 best games of the year, which are compared with the estimates of the authoritative jury). Other foreign materials are printed in the section "international panorama".

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    Complete year set of issues of the Russian chess magazine: 64 - Chess Viewer. 201612 issuesPublished: "64"Pages: 1152Binding: SoftbackLanguage: RussianFormat: IncreasedCoated paper!"64 - Chess review" is a mass illustrated sports and methodical magazine of the USSR state sports Committee. Published 10.1.1980 2 times a month (his predecessor "64"). Circulation 74 thousand copies. (1987). Editor - in-chief-A. Karpov (since 1980). Among the members of the editorial Board are leading chess players and figures of the chess movement of the country.Continued the tradition of "64": All the best that was achieved by the weekly "64", we will try to preserve and develop. But a fundamentally new path that we deliberately chose is the path of maximum unity of the magazine and you, dear readers (A. Karpov).He publishes games with comments of leading Soviet and foreign chess players, articles on the theory and history of chess, interviews, materials on composition, covers various Soviet and international competitions, prints literary works devoted to chess, crosswords, quizzes, humorous materials - "the Commonwealth of muses", "the World of Hobbies", "Cafe "Triple check", on the "65th field" and more. The theme of the magazine is largely determined by its readers: the materials of "Correspondence flying", the Central turn "On the Soviet country" (a kind of newspaper in the magazine) are entirely based on the materials of the reader's mail; the heading "Portrait gallery" represents the Champions and active chess players-social activists. The most popular sections are: "Laboratory of creativity", "World of debut ideas", "Workshop", "Their names - in the history of chess", "Round table", where problematic issues are discussed from different points of view. At large competitions "64 - Chess review" is presented by special correspondents-chess players (often winners of competitions) who tell about results of competitions in the section "Tournament for tournament". In the section "Composition" are published competitions of drawing up and solving problems and studies, as well as tasks "Five minutes on the chart." Among the authors of the journal - M. Botvinnik, M. Chiburdanidze, M. tal, Y. elvest, V. Salov, A. Belyavsky, L. Polugaevsky, E. Gufeld, S. Makarychev, N. Alexandria, and also M. Filip (Czechoslovakia), A. Adorian (Hungary), A. Matanovich (Yugoslavia), I. Timman (Netherlands), R. Keane (England) and others.The magazine is the initiator of seminars for editors of chess departments of Newspapers, organizes competitions for mass competitions, for the best drawing and photography, for the best mass matches of chess teams "64 X 64". Sets special prizes for the best creative achievements for the participants of major competitions. Maintains links with chess editions of socialist countries: exchanges experience in the category "Crossroads of friendship", together with "Shakhovsky informant" arranges a competition "Elo on aesthetics" (readers vote to determine the 10 best games of the year, which are compared with the estimates of the authoritative jury). Other foreign materials are printed in the section "international panorama".

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    Publisher: Russian Chess HouseLanguage: RussianFormat: RegularPages: 560Binding: HardcoverDate: 2020Description:The legendary "Problems and etudes" is the world's first periodical devoted entirely to chess composition (1927-1930). In total, 8 collections were released, which have become a great bibliographic rarity today. In this edition, all of them are combined into one book. These are not only first-class chess compositions and wonderful articles by leading masters of the past that have not lost their relevance today. This is also a fascinating excursion into the history of the USSR in the late 20s of the XX century. Alas, the publication was destined for a short life – 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 had not yet come, and printed publications were already disappearing from the bookshelves of the socialist state. Under the General editorship of the world champion in composition Oleg Pervakov. For a wide range of fans of chess and chess composition.

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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «Falconry»Material: woodSize Closed: approx. 400 x 200 x 35 mmSize Open: approx. 400 x 400 x 17 mmChecker height: 8 mmChecker diameter: 18 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation ?????-????? «????????? ?????»????????: ????????????? ? ????????? ????: 500 x 250 x 35 ????????? ? ??????????? ????: 500 x 500 x 17 ???????? ?????: 8 ????????? ?????: 18 ????????-?????????????: ??????

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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «Frigate»Material: woodSize Closed: approx. 500 x 250 x 35 mmSize Open: approx. 500 x 500 x 17 mmChecker height: 9 mmChecker diameter: 28 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation ?????-????? «??????»????????: ????????????? ? ????????? ????: 500 x 250 x 35 mm??????? ? ??????????? ????: 500 x 500 x 17 mm?????? ?????: 9 ????????? ?????: 28 ????????-?????????????: ??????

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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «Russian Flag»Material: woodSize Closed: approx. 400 x 200 x 35 mmSize Open: approx. 400 x 400 x 17 mmChecker height: 8 mmChecker diameter: 18 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation Российский флаг»Материал: деревоРазмеры в сложенном виде: 500 x 250 x 35 ммРазмеры в разложенном виде: 500 x 500 x 17 ммВысота шашки: 8 ммДиаметр шашки: 18 ммСтрана-производитель: Россия

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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «The hunters at rest»Material: woodSize Closed: approx. 500 x 250 x 35 mmSize Open: approx. 500 x 500 x 17 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation<!--[if !supportLineBreakNewLine]--><!--[endif]--> On the upper side of the Board presents the painting by famous russian painter Vasily Perov «The hunters at rest», 1871   ?????-????? «?????? ?? ???????»??????-?????????????: ????????????? ? ????????? ????: 500 x 250 x 35 mm??????? ? ??????????? ????: 500 x 500 x 17 mm   ?? ??????? ??????? ????? ???????????? ??????????? ??????? ?????????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ?????? «?????? ?? ???????»

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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «Two wolves»Material: woodSize Closed: approx. 500 x 250 x 35 mmSize Open: approx. 500 x 500 x 17 mmChecker height: 9 mmChecker diameter: 28 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation ?????-????? «??? ?????»????????: ????????????? ? ????????? ????: 500 x 250 x 35 mm??????? ? ??????????? ????: 500 x 500 x 17 mm?????? ?????: 9 ????????? ?????: 28 ????????-?????????????: ??????

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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «Wolf and Eagle»Material: woodSize Closed: approx. 500 x 250 x 35 mmSize Open: approx. 500 x 500 x 17 mmChecker height: 9 mmChecker diameter: 28 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation

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    Russian Checkers / Backgammon Set «Lion»Material: woodBoard Size Closed: approx. 500 x 250 x 35 mmBoard Size Open: approx. 500 x 500 x 17 mmChecker height: 9 mmChecker diameter: 28 mmCountry of Manufacture: Russian Federation