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  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Zhuravlev

    This tutorial is addressed to those who want to learn to play chess on their own and improve further. The lesson-based method of presentation, as well as numerous exercises, contribute to the consistent assimilation of the rules and laws that form the basis of the chess game. The book contains extensive educational material, which is presented to the reader in accordance with modern pedagogical principles. The purpose of this manual is to train chess players of the III category (rating up to 1800). The textbook can also be used for classes in groups - it covers the material of existing programs of the first year of study in children's and youth chess schools.

    23.33 $
  • Author:
    Galkin

    The book by grandmaster and experienced coach Alexander Galkin is  the final link in a series of publications by the author, directed  to study the classical endgame using examples of modern games   grandmasters. This time the subject of the study – light piece endgames. Clarification of the methodology for working on this stage of the game, as well as the main features and methods of playing such endings. Examples  taken from the practice of modern grandmasters and dated back to 2020-2023. The author offers the reader the most recent and unique information. The material is structured in such a way that the reader can get the maximum  benefit from studying the examples offered by the author  queen endings and its  other derivatives. 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:
    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 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    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 $
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    Hardcover, dust jacket and gift case.   Published: Moscow 2010 Editor: Natalia Myagkova Language: Russian Format: Encyclopedic format Pages: 160 Binding: Hard Date: 2010   A luxurious photo album on coated paper! Lots of color and black-and-white illustrations. Only a few gift registered copies were published in hardcover.   This copy is published for Alexander Sergeevich Misharin, the former governor of Sverdlovsk Oblast, a region in Russia. He was appointed in 2009 after resignation of the previous governor, Eduard Rossel and resigned on May 14, 2012. Prior to his governorship, he made a career in the railway industry, rising to Russia's Deputy Railway Minister. He was appointed first vice-president of Russian Railways and head of Skorostniye Magistrali, the Russian high-speed rail developer and operator on November 28, 2012EK31

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    ANATOLY KARPOV. 3 VOLUMES:1. CLIMBING THE CHESS OLYMPUS2. THE BATTLE FOR THE CHESS OLYMPUS3. A VIEW FROM OLYMPUSA luxurious gift edition, only a few copies of which I have and which was never put on open sale. Coated paper, lots of large, beautiful color and black-and-white illustrations.This gift edition is dedicated to the famous Soviet and Russian chess player, multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov. The book was the first publication about the legendary grandmaster in more than 30 years.The plot of the books follows the chronology of Anatoly Karpov's life path. Starting with the story about the family and the hometown of Zlatoust, the first chess lessons given by his father, the narrative passes through a series of tournaments. The culminating matches are the matches for the title of world champion. More than a thousand pages contain a large number of games played by Karpov in different years. Therefore, the book is not only a biographical work, but also a unique guide for both beginners and experienced chess players.The three-volume collection contains about one and a half thousand photographs and documents related to the events of that time. The book also pays attention to the social activities of Anatoly Karpov, his current work on the development of the chess movement."This book would not have been possible without the family archive, which my mother started collecting from the first publication when I was seven years old. At first, the authors and I thought that we would fit into two volumes, but there was so much material that we decided to release the third one. It is a little smaller, but life goes on!", - said Anatoly Karpov, presenting the book.It was not put on open sale.Very large format (23.5*33.5 cm). Weight 5 kg 500 g.The set includes a branded gift bag.

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    360.00 $

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    Soviet Avant-Garde Painter: Rabinovich Rosalia Moiseevna (1895, Kiev – 1988, Moscow) Avant-Garde Painting for Soviet posters  Aeroplan+Parachute 1933 Material: paper, gouache, metallic paint Technique of painting: combined Dimensions: 580 * 400 The first signed and inscribed in Cyrillic and dated 1933 (lower right)    Rosalia Rabinovich, 1895 (Kiev) – 1988 (Moscow) She was a painter, graphic artist, scenic designer, and she also worked in the applied and decorative arts. She was the sister of I.M. Rabinovich, the artist and scenic designer. Studied at the A.A. Murashko Drawing School in Kiev (1912-1916) and A.A. Ekster’s studio of decorative arts (1918-1919). Joined a group of radical artists and writers – the Literary Club of Artists, Writers, Performers, and Musicians – at the end of 1910. Moved to Moscow in 1919. First, she studied at A. Osmerkin and D. Scherbinovsky’s state-run art studios and then at Higher Art and Technical Studios at R. Falk’s studio (1920-1925), graduating the latter with the title of ‘First Class Painter’. She painted landscapes of Moscow and the Moscow suburbs, portraits, and other landscapes and made posters and industrial art, showing her work at exhibitions hosted by the Moscow Painters’ Society (1925), ROST (1928), and other institutions. Joined ROST in 1928. Member and advocate of the Society of Socially Active Artists (1928-1930). Started working at a hand painted fabrics factory in 1929. Started teaching theater design at the A. S. Bubnov Central House of Children’s Art in 1933. The dolls and costumes her students made for Alexander Pushkin’s 100th birthday garnered top prizes at an international exhibition in Paris and at a world exhibition in New York. Was the theater designer for a few plays, directed by B. Nord, at the Central State Youth Theater. Worked as an artist at a theater in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) from 1940 through 1943. Had solo exhibitions in Moscow (1963) and Klin (1977). In 2006, there was a retrospective of her work in Kiev. Rabinovich’s art works are displayed at many museums, including the Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum, Nukus Museum of Art, State Museum-Reserve Schelykovo, as well as at galleries in Arkhangelsk, Vladivostok, Donetsk, Klin, the New Jerusalem, Omsk, Tbilisi, and Chelyabinsk.

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    Antique Russian Book: Author: Pushkin, Lermontov etc. Title: Set of  16 mini-books Binding: hard handmade leather art binding. Language: Russian, English Published: Moscow, 1997-2006 Condition: perfect  1. Pushkin A. S. the Tale of the priest and his worker Balda. 2. Shaw B. Mystery of the costume room, 2002. Edition of 500 copies, 112 p. 3. Basse M. in 2 volumes. and in a case(edition of 10 copies) - vol. 1 Haiku, vol. 2.Haiku. 4. Pushkin A. S. Talisman. Yaniko. 2006 (only 3 books - two in black and green binding of the same format, in black binding of a smaller format. 5. Leonardo da Vinci. Figures 6. Omar Khayyam. Rubai. 7. Lermontov. Lermontov and Moscow. To the 850th anniversary of Moscow. Yaniko 1997 (in Russian and English, coated paper 158 p.) 8. Pushkin. Pushkin and Moscow.To the 850th anniversary of Moscow. Yaniko 1997 (in Russian and English, coated paper 94 p. 9. What's the HAPS. I. D. Sytin Foundation.1997. Sawn-off under 'peacock feather' 192 p. 10. Pak A. Missing ribs. ALMI, 2011, 72 p. 11. Yazykov N. M. Lyrical poems. Yaniko. 2004. 144 p. 12. Snegurochka. The Snow Maiden. 2000. Color illustrations, coated paper, in Russian and English.64 p. artists -. Kaleria and Boris Kukuliev. 13. Sadko. 2000 128 p In Russian and English,. Coated paper. color illustrations by Kaleria and Boris Kukuliev.

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    Makarenko Vladimir (b. 1943) "Composition". 1985 Paper, pastel, ink, pen, 23,4×29,9 cm. In the lower right corner the author's signature and date: "Makar 85 Paris". Nonconformist artist. In 1963 he graduated from the Dnepropetrovsk art school in the Studio of Y. Kalashnik. For his thesis "In the blue land" in the manner of "geometric realism" was accused of formalism, the painting was destroyed, and the artist is deprived of the opportunity to continue his studies in Ukraine. He moved to Leningrad, where in 1963 he entered the monumental faculty of the Higher school of monumental art. V. Mukhina. In Leningrad, took private lessons in the studios N. Altman and P. Kondratiev. He was friends with artists M. Shemyakin, E. Rukhlin, V. Mishin, E. Esaulenko, V. Yankilevsky, A. Nemukhin and O. Tselkov. In 1969 he graduated and received a diploma of monumental artist. In the same year he became a member of the informal organization of nonconformist artists, known in the West as the "St. Petersburg group". In 1973 he was forced to leave Leningrad and move to Tallinn, where he quickly entered the artistic circle and took part in group exhibitions. In 1974, together with F. Humeniuk, V. Sazonov and V. by Strelnikov exhibited at the exhibition of Ukrainian nonconformist artists in Moscow in the apartment of a Man. In 1976 he held his first solo exhibition in Paris at the gallery Hardy. Living in Tallinn, he worked as a Stoker, refused to join the Union of artists. He worked in a small workshop, sometimes received orders for illustrations for magazines and Newspapers. In 1973 — 1980 he annually applied for departure to France, and only in 1981 he received permission and moved to Paris. Since then lives and works in Paris.

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    A luxurious vintage set of three crystal candies with a silver rim. A great nostalgic gift for the New year. Large, medium, small with handle. Silver 875 samples. Made in the USSR in the 1960-ies.Dimensions-small with handle-handle length 9 cm, girth-36 cm, diameter 12 cm, height 5 cm, height with handle 10 cm. Average-Girth 44 cm, diameter 15 cm, height - 7 cm. Large-height 7 cm, diameter 15 cm, girth 45 cm.

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    Vietnamese vintage silver women's set: mirror, powder box, hairbrush.Luxury exotic gift for the New year. Mid-20th century. Comb-length 22 cm, width 6 cm Compact-diameter 8 cm, girth 26 cm, height 3, 7 cm Mirror-length 25 cm, width-9 cm

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    Up for sale is a chess set from the USSR, 1970s. Size: board: 41x41 cm King height: 10 cm          base diameter: 3.5 cm Pawn height: 5 cm           base diameter: 3.5 cmАрт: полка инвентарь

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    Size :  approx. 62x42cm  A rare wartime poster. Pyotr Alexandrovich Alyakrinsky (1892-1961) was a Soviet graphic artist, poster artist, and Illustrator. Honored artist of the RSFSR (1945).  Condition: good с6   2013 note in the tube above my Desk

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    Collectible traditional Tuvan chess handmade from stone. The manufacture of chess is considered the highest skill of the stone-cutting art of Tuvan applied artists. Material: agalmatolite and wood. Technique: volumetric carving Chess figures: pawns ("boys", "ooldar") - mythical half-packs, rooks ("tergue") – in the form of "knots of happiness", knights ("ait") – in the form of a standing horse, elephant ("tev") – in the form of a camel, queen ("merze") – in the form of a large arzylan, a lion, a king ("noyon") - in the form of a sitting man in a national costume. The chess set includes: a chess board on a stand with drawers, chess pieces and scraps of fabric. Ebay Art Shelf

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    400.00 $

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    Antique Russian chess book: Author: Zukertort and Dufresne Guide to the chess game Published:  Saint Petersburg 1896 Binding: Hard Language: Russian 234 pages Condition: Transparent traces of moisture, owner's signature.EK27

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    Soviet Avant-Garde Painter: Rabinovich Rosalia Moiseevna (1895, Kiev – 1988, Moscow) Avant-Garde Painting for Soviet posters  I Lern the News Reading 'Izvestia' (Uznayu Vesti Ya Chitayu 'Izvestia') Material: paper, gouache, metallic paint Technique of painting: combined Dimensions: 505 * 410 The first signed and inscribed in Cyrillic   Rosalia Rabinovich, 1895 (Kiev) – 1988 (Moscow) She was a painter, graphic artist, scenic designer, and she also worked in the applied and decorative arts. She was the sister of I.M. Rabinovich, the artist and scenic designer. Studied at the A.A. Murashko Drawing School in Kiev (1912-1916) and A.A. Ekster’s studio of decorative arts (1918-1919). Joined a group of radical artists and writers – the Literary Club of Artists, Writers, Performers, and Musicians – at the end of 1910. Moved to Moscow in 1919. First, she studied at A. Osmerkin and D. Scherbinovsky’s state-run art studios and then at Higher Art and Technical Studios at R. Falk’s studio (1920-1925), graduating the latter with the title of ‘First Class Painter’. She painted landscapes of Moscow and the Moscow suburbs, portraits, and other landscapes and made posters and industrial art, showing her work at exhibitions hosted by the Moscow Painters’ Society (1925), ROST (1928), and other institutions. Joined ROST in 1928. Member and advocate of the Society of Socially Active Artists (1928-1930). Started working at a hand painted fabrics factory in 1929. Started teaching theater design at the A. S. Bubnov Central House of Children’s Art in 1933. The dolls and costumes her students made for Alexander Pushkin’s 100th birthday garnered top prizes at an international exhibition in Paris and at a world exhibition in New York. Was the theater designer for a few plays, directed by B. Nord, at the Central State Youth Theater. Worked as an artist at a theater in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) from 1940 through 1943. Had solo exhibitions in Moscow (1963) and Klin (1977). In 2006, there was a retrospective of her work in Kiev. Rabinovich’s art works are displayed at many museums, including the Tretyakov Gallery, Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, A. A. Bakhrushin State Central Theatre Museum, Nukus Museum of Art, State Museum-Reserve Schelykovo, as well as at galleries in Arkhangelsk, Vladivostok, Donetsk, Klin, the New Jerusalem, Omsk, Tbilisi, and Chelyabinsk.