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  • The height of the king is 95 mm, the diameter of the base of the king is 42 mm. Currently used in tournaments of the Central House of Chess Players. The kit is sold without a board.

    47.50 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Fine

    In the vast ocean of chess literature there are relatively few books about the endgame, and only a few of them can be considered true chess classics. And the most outstanding among the classics — Reuben Fine's book "Basic Chess Endings". Reuben Fine (1914−1993) was for a long time one of the best chess players in the world. As an author, Fine showed himself to be an excellent analyst who understood the full depth and peculiarities of the endgame. Having studied various types of standard positions, Fine established useful rules for practical play and proved himself to be an experienced teacher who, using skillfully chosen examples, was able to teach the reader all the necessary lessons and introduce him to the basic ideas of the endgame. Many generations of chess players in different countries of the world keep copies of “Basic Chess Endings”. For example, Mikhail Botvinnik considered Fine's work the most worthy of all that had ever been written on endgame theory.

    35.00 $
  • Author:
    Franco

    In his new book, grandmaster Zenon Franco deeply analyzes the 69 instructive victories of the 11th world champion Robert Fischer. The book is not overloaded with options, the emphasis – with detailed explanations in a move-by-move style, creating an ideal platform for learning chess. In the "reference" At points in each game, the reader is offered test questions, which helps both the practical study of key techniques of the chess game and the reliable assimilation of acquired knowledge. Questions and answers engage the reader in the learning process and help him track his growth in chess strength. The appendix provides a critical analysis of the unsatisfactory translation of Robert Fisher's famous book “My 60 Memorable Games.”

    23.33 $
  • Author:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • 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 $
  • 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.

    84.48 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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 $
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    Author: S. Kitaygorodsky Title: Chess Marathon (memories of the Soviet Oceanologist) Published: Moscow 2003. Print run 100 copies Binding: Softcover Language: Russian Pages: 144   With a gift inscription from author S. Kitaygorodsky to grandmaster A. Karpov: ‘To Anatoly Karpov. Fully agreed with his opinion about modern FIDE’ Signed by S. Kitaygorodsky Арт ЕК 7    

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    Author: D. Bronstein Title: International Tournament of Grandmasters Published: Moscow 1983 Binding: Hardback Language: Russian Pages: 432   The book was signed by Kira Zvorykina (Soviet chess player and grandmaster. Honored master of sports of the USSR)арт ЕК11

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    Author: Y.I.Umnov Title: Solution of Chess Tasks Published: Moskow 1958 Binding: Softcover Format: Normal Language: Russian Pages: 87   With gift inscription from author Y.I.Umnov  to K.A. Zvorykina (vice champion of the world): 'My home - your home'. From K.A. Zvorykina personal library.Арт ЕК 9

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    Author: M. Levidov Title: Jews in world culture: Wilhelm Steinitz Published: Jerusalem 1987 Binding: Paperback Language: Russian Pages: 160 Signed by Saveliy Dudakov (Israeli philologist and historian) Арт ек22

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    Authors: A. Roshal and A. Muratbekov. A. Karpov's victory in Baguio Published: Frunze, 1980. Binding: Hard Language: Kyrgyz 72 pages Alexander Borisovich Roshal (August 26, 1936, Moscow — may 21, 2007, Moscow) — chess journalist, master of sports of the USSR in chess (1963), honored coach of the RSFSR (1967), honored worker of culture, publisher and editor-in-chief of the magazine "64-Chess review". Author of a number of popular books about chess. In the chess space of the multinational Soviet Union, Akylbek Muratbekovich Muratbekov was known as an extraordinary person. Muratbekov, former first Secretary of the Komsomol of the Kyrgyz SSR, as Chairman of the Chess Federation of Kyrgyzstan and an ardent fan of chess, naturally sought to develop the game in his Republic. Signed twice by Roshal and Muratbekov in Russian and Kyrgyz language   for V. D. Baturinsky. From the library of V. D. Baturinsky and A. Karpov.  Viktor Davydovich Baturinsky (born Galperin; June 27, 1914, Odessa — December 22, 2002, Moscow) Soviet military lawyer, Colonel of justice, honored lawyer of the RSFSR. Later-Soviet chess functionary; international arbiter. Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985.EK28

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    Author: Karahan, Y. I.. Judging chess competitions Published: Moscow, 1966 Binding: Soft Language: Russian 80 pages Yuri Ivanovich Karakhan  - judge of the all-Union category. Signed for V. D. Baturinsky: “For deeply respected Viktor Davydovich Baturinsky in memory of the author” From the library of V. D. Baturinsky and A. Karpov.   Viktor Davydovich Baturinsky (born Galperin; June 27, 1914, Odessa — December 22, 2002, Moscow) Soviet military lawyer, Colonel of justice, honored lawyer of the RSFSR. Later-Soviet chess functionary; international arbiter. Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985EK27

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    Author: Jakov EstrinTitle: Traxlers ModangrebPublished: 1977Pages: 64Binding: SoftcoverSigned by the world champion in correspondence chess Yakov EstrinАрт ЕК11

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    Authors: Max Euwe Title: Chess Lectures Course Published: Moscow – Leningrad 1930 Language: Russian Binding: Hardback Pages:  162 The book has a gift inscription from the famous interpreter A. Smirnov Арт ек22

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    Author: S. Grodzensky. Chess in the life of scientists Published: Moscow, 1983. Binding: Soft Language: Russian 176 pages Sergey Yakovlevich Grodzensky (born August 1, 1944, Vorkuta) is a Soviet and Russian chess player, chess composer and writer; master of sports of the USSR in chess (1985), Grand master of the icchf (1999), candidate master of sports of the USSR in chess composition (1970). Signed for V. D. Baturinsky: “For dear Victor Davydovich Baturinsky in memory of the author” From the library of V. D. Baturinsky and A. Karpov.   Viktor Davydovich Baturinsky (born Galperin; June 27, 1914, Odessa — December 22, 2002, Moscow) Soviet military lawyer, Colonel of justice, honored lawyer of the RSFSR. Later-Soviet chess functionary; international arbiter. Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985.EK28

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    Author: G.Nadareishvili Title: Chosen Studies Published: Tbilisi 1970 Binding: Hardcover, Supercover Language: Russian Pages: 330   With the gift inscription from author G.Nadareishvili to the chess editor of publishing house ‘Phizkultura I Sport’ Yuri Brazilsky Signed by G.Nadareishvili  The supercover is torn a little otherwise in a very good conditionАрт ЕК 7

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    Author: G. Friedstein. Protection Of Ufimtsev Published: Moscow, 1970. Binding: Hard Language: Russian 144 pages Unique hardcover, only few copies were made in hardcover. German Samuilovich Friedstein (25 November 1911, Saint Petersburg-2001) was a Soviet and Russian chess player, master of sports of the USSR (1945), and international referee (1965). Chess theorist and writer. Signed for V. D. Baturinsky: “For Viktor Davydovich Baturinsky in good memory” From the library of V. D. Baturinsky and A. Karpov.   Viktor Davydovich Baturinsky (born Galperin; June 27, 1914, Odessa — December 22, 2002, Moscow) Soviet military lawyer, Colonel of justice, honored lawyer of the RSFSR. Later-Soviet chess functionary; international arbiter. Anatoly Yevgenyevich Karpov (Russian: Анато́лий Евге́ньевич Ка́рпов; born May 23, 1951) is a Russian chess grandmaster and former World Champion. He was the official world champion from 1975 to 1985.EK28

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    Author: V. Chepizhny Title: CHESS TOURNAMENTS RIGA-1979 & RIO-DE-JANEIRO 1979 Published: Moscow, 1980 Language: Russian Binding: Hard 416 pages  Signed by V. Chepizhny for E. Pogosyants. Ernest Levonovich Pogosyants (June 5, 1935, Chuhuiv – August 16, 1990) was a Soviet-Armenian composer of chess problems and endgame studies. He composed about 6,000 problems and studies, record holder for the number of compositions. Viktor Ivanovich Chepizhny (February 18, 1934, Dnepropetrovsk) — Russian chess composer; Grandmaster of the USSR (1980), International Grandmaster (1989), international arbiter of chess composition (1965). Book contains 153 chess games of the Grandmasters Interzonal chess tournament Riga, Soviet Latvia-1979, most commented and 155 of the Grandmasters Interzonal chess tournament Rio de Janeiro, Brazil-1979, few commented. Codition: Excellent.EK31