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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:
    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:
    Kapengut

    An outstanding theorist and successful coach shares his memories of communication and cooperation with Mikhail Tal, Anatoly Karpov, Isaac Boleslavsky, Elena Akhmylovskaya and other outstanding chess players. Separate large chapter – a story about many years of work with Boris Gelfand: over these years (1980-1993) the student went from a 12-year-old candidate for master to the holder of the 3rd rating in the world. Albert Kapengut – winner of 6 gold medals at the World Student Olympics, seven-time champion of Belarus, participant in the individual and team championships of the USSR among men, champion of the USSR as part of the Burevestnik team. The book includes 70 games commented in detail by the author, a careful study of which will help the reader not only better understand popular opening schemes, but also get a taste for serious analytical work. “My story is not so much about a career, although “you can’t erase words from a song,” but about memorable situations, often funny, sometimes absurd, and dotted about people I met along the way, sometimes with touches of biography, prompting readers to become interested in more complete information.” ;" (A. Kapengut). For a wide range of chess lovers.

    43.33 $
  • Author:
    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • 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:
    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:
    Kostrov

    Hundreds of thousands of novice chess players have held in their hands the solution books of “1000 chess problems” for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd years of study. These collections became winners of the “Chess Vseobuch of Russia” competition. We decided to combine our three books into one so that the future grandmaster would have more opportunities for improvement and choice of material. It will also be easier for students and coaches to regulate the speed of the material. In the first parts of our book, novice chess players will get acquainted with all possible types of checkmates. Then, future grandmasters will learn to deliver magnificent double blows with a queen and a knight, promote a pawn to a queen. Studying according to this solution book, you will also master the pin, learn to cover yourself from the enemy's pieces, block the enemy's forces, destroy the most reliable fortresses, distract and entice his royal majesty and much more. Work with the book as with a textbook, and do not forget to write down the solutions under each diagram! The correct solutions are at the end of the book. For the widest range of chess fans.

    15.75 $
  • 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:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • 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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    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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    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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    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.