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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:
    Golenishchev

    Like other titles in the Training Program for Chess Players series, this volume is both an excellent textbook for independent study and a powerful training aid for chess coaches. In the view of many experts, no better work of this kind has ever been written. coach 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 Karpov, this new edition of Golenishchev's classic work is updated to include important games from the recent high-level chess competitions, reflecting modern approaches to the game. OPENING Fragment 1 OPENING Fragment 2

    30.00 $
  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

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  • 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 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:
    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
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    Author: John G. Stoessinger Title: Nations in Darkness. China, Russia, America Publisher: Random House, New York, 1971. First Edition Language: English Binding: Paperback Pages: 198 The book is from the personal library of the famous academic, director of the Institute of the USA and Canada during Soviet times Georgi Arbatov. Signed by author.Note: economy shipping without tracking

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    Author: Arthur Macy Cox Title: Russian Roulette Publisher: Times Books, Ney York 1982 Language: English Binding: Supercover, Hardcover Pages:  224 ISBN: 0812910117 Condition: very good With a Soviet commentary by Georgi Arbatov. The book is from the personal library of the famous academic, director of the Institute of the USA and Canada during Soviet times Georgi Arbatov. Signed by author.

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     Caligula's Horse. Chess essayPublisher: Russian Chess HouseAuthor(s): SosonkoLanguage: RussianFormat: NormalPages: 80 p., 32 p. photos on coated paperBinding: HardcoverYear of issue: 2019Genna Sosonko (Gennady Borisovich Sosonko, 1943) — international-native grandmaster, two-time champion of Holland. Emigrare-Val from the Soviet Union in 1972 and has since lived in Amsterdam.Winner and prize-winner of many international tournaments. Beingfamous journalist and commentator, last quartercentury and devotes his time to writing.According to the 13th world champion Garry Kasparov, today GennaSosonko — "undisputed writing the chess player number one".In his new book, which includes 32 pages of uniquephotos on coated paper, the author talks about the secretssuccess in chess, the state leaders of the past and the present-schego, one way or another involved in the ancient game, and the chosen onesCaissa — Capablanca, and Alekhine, Fischer, Karpov and Kasparov.For a wide range of chess fans.

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    Author: Iuri Acobia Title: World Anthology of Chess Studies. Vol. 3 Publisher: Meryvile Enterprises Ltd. (1995) Pages: 736 Binding: Hardcover Language: English This book has been written by the famous Iuri Akobia. The readers of his book, The Mate in Studies, published together with Grandmaster Gia Nadareishvili in 1990 and more than 3600 studies. Iuri Akobia has composed about 150 works in various genres and has won many prizes at the International competitions. This book describes 4232 studies that are systematized according to the pieces that make up stalemates. Stalemate pictures (about 2000) are given in separate diagrams. It can be stated that such a complete book on a chess composition has never been published before.

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    Georgian Chess Book about chess problems and studies: Author: G.Nadareishvili, Y.Akobia Title: Mate in the studies Published: Tbilisi, 1990 Language: Russian 566 pages Condition: Small tear on the spine of the book. Cover worn (see photos)   Art MN

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    Author: David Gurginidze Published in 2002 Language: Georgian 244 pages Enlarged edition: size – 28.5X19.5 cmАрт ек11

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    Antique German Book: Author: Robert Harborough Sherard Title: Das Leben Oscar Wildes mit Goldprägung auf Vorderseite und dem Buchrücken, Biographie des Schriftstellers Published: Wiener Verlag, Leipzig. 1908 248 pages

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    Published: Leipzig 1965 Binding: soft cover Language: German       Condition: very good 16 pages Contents: game parts, analysis, composition   Format increased. Size: 21 x 29,5 cm   Viktor Davydovich Baturinsky - Soviet chess functionary; international arbiter . Chairman of the chess section of the Moscow City Council of Trade Unions (1934-1935), the Chess Council of the Central Committee of the USSR (1955-1957), Deputy Chairman of the USSR Chess Federation (1974-1986). Director of the USSR Central School of Chess (1970-1981), Head of the Chess Department (1971-1981) and head chess coach (1981-1985) of the USSR Sports Committee. Head of the Soviet delegation to the World Championship matches (1978 and 1981); organizer of many All-Union and international competitions. EK-50

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    Author: Jorg Hilbert, Bjorn Lengwenus Title: Wie Geht Schach? Published: Munich 2005 Language: German Binding: Hardback Pages:  190 Арт ек23

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    Author: A. Suetin Title: Russisch bis Konigsgambit Published: Berlin 1988 Binding: Hardcover, Supercover Language: German Pages: 256   With a gift inscription from author A. Suetin to grandmaster L. Polugaevsky: Signed by A. SuetinАрт ЕК 7

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    Title: Die Wiener Partie Eine Schach-Theoretische Abhandlung von Curt v. Bardeleben Publisher: Verlag Von Veit & Comp. Leipzig. 1893 Language: German Binding: Hardcover Pages: 80   Condition: very goodEK31

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    Antique German Chess Book:  Author: Kotrc, Gerschenkron Title: Eroffnungen in der Modernen Schachpartie 1937 Publisher: Leipzig Language: German Binding:  Original Soft and Hard 120 pages Signed by Gerschenkron (?) ЕК 25