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  • Author:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • Author:
    Galkin

    16.67 $
  • Made in Holland. Chess computer "Centaur" easy to use. You can easily install any language. Using the touch panel  40x40 cm (cell size 48 x 48 mm) you can easily move the figures. The sensors will record strokes. The board has a capacious rechargeable internal battery. The uniqueness of the computer is that it quickly adapts to  your playing strength (from beginner to grandmaster) so that you have the right opponent. Centaur will help you analyze the game so as not to make the same mistakes and improve your chess skill. Please note, computer is not compatible to connect to your PC or online chess. The set includes USB cable and DGT electronic chess pieces . Height of the king is 86mm.  

    1553.60 $
  • Author:
    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Kalinichenko

    The vast majority of opening guides are written for adult readers. This book is also devoted to the theory but it is junior. The structure of the book is simple and attractive: openings are examined using examples from actual games, each of which is presented in the form of a lesson with its own name. Several such lessons form an opening theme, and the examination of each theme concludes with exercises. In each opening, attention is drawn to its characteristic tactical and strategic ideas of combinations for independent solution strictly corresponds to the opening theme. Written in clear and easy language, the book is furnished with a large number of diagrams. Colored explanatory arrows on the diagrams and the selection of individual pages with a colored background make the book easier to understand. Regular work solve two problems: deepen the student's knowledge and develop his tactical vision, thus improving his skill and results.

    28.80 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Bologan

    The 2nd edition, revised and supplemented, of the popular monograph, which is dedicated to one of the most combat modern debuts – the Old Indian defense. The author meticulously builds the entire defensive line of black (including on the territory of "adjacent" openings, such as the English beginning or the London system), explains standard plans and tactical techniques, offers a number of novelties in current schemes. Carefully selected positions for the solution will help the reader to consolidate the acquired knowledge. The book is addressed to chess players of any level, since the laws of Old Indian are the same for both amateurs and super grandmasters.

    21.67 $
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    XVII International Chess Tournament of the USSR CSHK Bronstein - Plachetka Scoresheet of  Plachetka. Signed by Bronstein and Plachetka   David Ionovich Bronstein was a Soviet and Russian chess player. Awarded the title of International Grandmaster by FIDE in 1950, he narrowly missed becoming World Chess Champion in 1951. Bronstein was one of the world's strongest players from the mid-1940s into the mid-1970s, and was described by his peers as a creative genius and master of tactics. Also a renowned chess writer, his book Zurich International Chess Tournament 1953 is widely considered one of the greatest chess books ever written.   Ján Plachetka (born February 18, 1945) is a chess Grandmaster from Slovakia. He was awarded the GM title in 1978. He shared the 1st place at Polanica Zdrój 1975, was 1st at Sofia 1979, 1st at Trnava 1979, and shared the 1st place at Strasbourg 1985. He was also a member of the Czechoslovak Chess Olympiad teams from 1980 to 1986.[1]   Condition: very goodArt PK5

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    The 22th of  July, 1975. VI Spartakiad of  Nations of the USSR Mark Taimanov - Zaichik Scoresheet of  ZaichikАрт пк1

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    The 15th of  April, 1976, Tbilisi Alburt - Kakageldiev Scoresheet of  Kakageldiev.Арт пк1

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    The 15th of  April, 1976, Tbilisi Buhuti Gurgenidze (Dinamo) – Aleksandr Belyavsky (Avangard). Scoresheet of  Belyavsky.Арт пк1

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    The scoresheet from the XVII International Chess Championship of the Central Chess Club, USSR. The 1st of  August 1976. G. Tringov - A. Lutikov. Scoresheet of  G.Tringov.Арт пк1

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    Photo of the Soviet grandmaster Anatoly Karpov playing tennis Size: approx. 25x20,5 Art PK4

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    Arefyev Alexander Dmitrievich (1931-1978) "Urban landscape". 1964. Paper, linocut, 27.5×31.6 cm. Under the image the author's inscription in graphite pencil: "Urban landscape, linocut. A. Arefyev 64 g." Painter, graphic artist, sculptor. He received his initial art education in the art Studio of the Palace of pioneers named after A. A. Zhdanov (1941). M. A. Gorokhova, S. D. Levin tought him. He studied at the Leningrad secondary art school (1944-1949; expelled), the Leningrad sanitary and hygienic medical Institute (1954-1956) for the purpose of professional study of anatomy. In 1956 he was arrested and convicted of falsifying medical prescriptions, in 1959 he was released; in 1965 he was again convicted of hooliganism. He lived in Leningrad, in 1977 — emigrated; briefly lived in Austria, then moved to Paris. Representative of the informal Leningrad art of the 1950s—1970s. He was friends with artists M. M. Shemyakin, V. G. Traugot, V. N. Shagin, R. R. Vasmi, N. Ah. Schwartz. Creativity is represented in many Museum collections, among them — the State Russian Museum, the State Museum of the history of St. Petersburg, the State Tretyakov gallery, the art Museum "Zimmerly" in new Brunswick (new Jersey).

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    Complete yearly set of issues of the Chess in the USSR magazine. 12 issues Published: OGIZ Phiskultura I Turism, Moscow-Leningrad, 1937 Language: Russian Chess in the USSR-Soviet chess monthly magazine, the printed body of the Chess Federation of the USSR. The magazine was founded in 1931 on the basis of the magazine "Chess sheet". As of 1987, it was distributed in 50 countries, the total circulation: 52 thousand copies. History 1921: began publication "The Sheet of the Chess Club Petrovskomu". The first issue on 20 April (and all subsequent) was a piece: on the front side was given two game of chess, two chess and chronicle of events was located on the reverse side. The circulation was 200 copies By the end of the year was released 34 of the sheet (print up to 500 copies), and then publication was suspended. August 1922: the publication was renamed "Chess sheet" and became a magazine, an organ of the Petrograd chess Assembly (circulation up to 1 thousand copies). In 1923, the magazine participated in the campaign to create the all-Russian chess Union, and then became its printing body. After the III all-Union chess Congress (1924) the magazine was handed over to the all-Union chess section of the Supreme Council of physical culture. 1931: from the 13th issue the magazine was named "Chess in the USSR". The first years were printed in Leningrad, from 1938-in Moscow. 1941-1945: during the war the magazine was not published. 1992: after the collapse of the USSR, Chess in the USSR was merged with Express chess and renamed Chess Bulletin. 1995: renamed Chess in Russia. 1999: the journal was discontinued. Арт ек22

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    185.00 $

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    Complete set of issues of the “Chess” magazine. 12 issues Published: Moscow, 1926 Language: Russian арт ек22

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    Size: approx. 7,5 cm in diameter                        0,5 cm thikness Арт ек23

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    Up for sale is a Soviet Moldovan chess book - "I Play Chess" by V. Zak & Y. Dlugolensky Book on Moldavian, with examples of chess games.  If you need more photos or info - please feel free to message us!  AUTHOR - V. Zak & Y. Dlugolensky PUBLISHING - Moldova, USSR YEAR - 1984 STYLE - Light cover PAGES - 221 Worldwide shipping option is available! Feel free to ask any questions please. What you see is what you get,  for more info or photos - please message us!   Арт ек17

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    Sakhnenko Ivan Vladimirovich (b. 1955) "Garden. Winter.» 1986 oil on Canvas, 37×31 cm. On the back inscription: "Sakhnenko / Ivan / Garden. Winter / 86". Safety: craquelure of the paint layer. Nonconformist artist. He was born in a family of artists — sculptor Zoe Ryabchenko and famous ceramist and artist Vladimir Sakhnenko. A few years after school he worked as a prop in the Tula youth Theatre. In 1977 he entered the Penza art school at the Department of sculpture. Opposition to ideological pressure ended with expulsion from the school in 1979. He entered the Minsk art school, which he soon dropped out, deciding that from independent studies will be more useful. Meets like-minded artists: Valery Krasilnikova, Avetik, Sergey Naumov, Vladimir Tryamkina. In different combinations and compositions they hold joint exhibitions and other events. A lot of work was done during his travels: Germany, Italy, France, Czech Republic (1990s); Tunisia, Turkey, Montenegro, Ethiopia, Kyrgyzstan (2000-2013). In 1997, together with the Studio "Kadabra" works on the Internet (antiproduct 13.ru, cadabra.ru etc.). Lives in Tula.