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  • Author:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Kasparov

    41.67 $
  • 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 $
  • The size of the board when folded is 35x17.5 cm. The size of the board when unfolded is 35x35 cm. Cage size is 3x3 cm  King height 6.6 cm. Base diameter 2.2 cm. Pawn height 3.1 cm. Base diameter 2 cm. Backgammon - checker 2.1 cm. Weight 830 g. Includes backgammon chips and dice Chess board and backgammon chips can be used to play checkers Manufacturer Poland

    148.00 $
  • 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 $
  • The size of the board when folded is 46x23x5 cm. The size of the board when unfolded is 35x35 cm. Cage size is 4.6x4.6 cm  The height of the king is 10 cm. The diameter of the base is 3 cm. Pawn height 5.5 cm. Base diameter 2.8 cm. Weight 1380 g. ART 123 Manufacturer Poland

    183.15 $
  • Author:
    Karoii

    50.00 $
  • 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 $
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    Condition: Great A very rare set of Chess badges Issued by order of Moscow at the "Magnetron" plant in Ufa in 1990. The circulation was eventually not redeemed and the badges were destroyed. ART EBAY (много/несколько комплектов в упаковке из пупырчатой пленки)

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    Set of two tutorials by V. Golenischev for skilled chess players1. Training program for chess players of 1 categoryISBN: 978-5-94693-629-3Publisher: Russian Chess HouseAuthor(s): GolenischevLanguage: RussianFormat: NormalPages: 248Binding: HardcoverSeries: Chess UniversityYear of issue: 20172. Training program for master of sports candidatesISBN: 978-5-94693-630-9Publisher: Russian Chess HouseAuthor(s): GolenischevLanguage: RussianFormat: NormalPages: 240Binding: HardcoverYear of issue: 2017This book is equally an excellent textbook for independent work, and a valuable teaching tool for coaches and teachers of chess. Many experts even believe that nothing better in this way is still not created. As a training program for chess players, it was developed by honored coach of the USSR, master of sports of the USSR Victor Golenishchev. V. Golenishchev's programs (IV-III categories, II category, I category and candidate master) still retain great methodological value and are successfully used in chess pedagogy. It is noteworthy that this technique is extremely popular not only among our coaches, but also among foreign specialists. This edition of this classic book is supplemented by examples from the works of the best chess players of recent years and reflects modern views on chess. Under the General edition of the multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov

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    The set of two chess wooden memorable souvenirs: 1. The World Chess Championship Match: Anand – Topalov, Sofia 2010 2. European chess championship, Plovdiv 08   Size: approx. 10 cm in diameter Material: woodАрт ЕК 10

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    The set of 3 books, new, re-printed editions:1. Author: Shiffers A.Title: Compilation of games of Petersburg Match-Tournament 1895/96 between Lasker, Steinits, Pillsbury, Chigorin.Published: Russian Chess House, Moscow, 2016Binding: SoftbackLanguage: RussianPages: 60The book of the outstanding Russian chess player Emmanuel Stepanovich schiffers is devoted to the strongest tournament of the XIX century and one of the strongest in the history of chess. It was played by the winners of the famous Hastings tournament of 1895, the strongest chess players of his time: G. Pilsbury, M. Chigorin, Em.Lasker V. Steinitz (Z. Tarrasch from participation in the tournament refused).Reprint edition of the book in 1896, which has long been an absolute rarity. Feel the breath of time!2. Editor: Rabinovich I.Title: VIII All-Union Chess Championship 1933Re-printed edition from the book published in 1935 by OGIZ "Physkultura i Turizm", Leningrad-Moscow Binding: HardbackLanguage: RussianPages: 136VIII all-Union championship (Leningrad 1933) after a long break gathered all the best old and young workshops of the Union and ended, as in 1931, the victory of M. Botvinnik. Unlike other collections, in this collective work of our masters collected selected the best games of the tournament and provides a detailed overview of the theoretical results of the tournament.3.  Author: Barsky V.Title: Third International Chess Tournament 1936Published: Russian Chess House, Moscow, 2004Binding: HardbackLanguage: RussianPages: 280The third world champion Jose Raul Capablanca in the mid-1930s experienced a second youth and played easily and with inspiration. Moscow tournament of 1936, collected almost all color world of chess, but brilliant Cuban was unstoppable. But his main competitors, Mikhail Botvinnik and Salo Flora, he gave a "head start" in two decades!Like the super tournament itself, the collection of all its games with detailed comments of its participants - capablanka, Botvinnik, flora, Levenfish and other grandmasters and masters rightfully took a prominent place in the history of chess. After all, bright ideas do not fade from time, and the great masters of the past always have something to learn.

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    Author(s): A. KarpovPublished by Russian Chess HouseYear of issue: 2020Language: EnglishSize: BigPages: 136Binding: HardbackCoated paper. Color illustration.Chess is a Royal game that will be taught to you by the chess king - multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov. You will learn about the mores and habits of the figures, learn how to attack vigorously and defend coolly. You will learn a lot of tricks and traps that can be set to careless opponents and, just as importantly, learn how to avoid them yourself. As you travel through the pages of this book, you will be prepared for your first chess battle with the help of a great chess player - against your mom or dad, friend or computer, on the Internet or in a competition. The book will allow your child to easily learn the rules of the game, help him win not only in chess, but also in life. After all, chess develops perseverance, logical thinking and memory, and teaches you to use time efficiently. According to this textbook, teachers, coaches or parents with even minimal chess training will be able to teach children the basics of the wise game. The book is colorfully designed and will be a great gift to anyone who wants to learn the ancient and wise game.

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    Russian Chess Book: Author: A. Nimzovich Сhess blockade. Published: Leningrad, 1925 Binding: Hard Language: Russian 96 pagesЕК 25

  • book

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    Antique Soviet Chess Book: Author: J. Krejcik 13 children of Kaissa. Published: Moscow, 1926 Binding: Hard Language: Russian 104 pagesЕК 25

  • book

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    Author: edited by Norman С. Dahl, Jerome B. Wiesner Title: World Change and World Security Publisher: The MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, London, England, 1978 Language: English Binding: Supercover, Hardcover Pages:  174 ISBN: 0262040581 Condition: very good, the supercover has small wear 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. The book has a letter from Jerome B. Wiesner to Georgi Arbatov, signed by Wiesner. As part of its bicentennial program, MIT sponsored this series of lectures by prominent individuals including Willy Brandt, Roy Jenkins, Georgi Arbatov, Roberto Campos, Robert McNamara, McGeorge Bundy and Frank Church. The connecting thread is the impact of science and technology upon the critical questions ahead, and the prognosis is far from optimistic. Though often thoughtful, the essays are too brief

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    Author: Dmitry DonskoiTitle:  President Photographer's MemoirsPublished: Favor, 2010Binding: Hardcover, Encyclopaedia formatPages: 230Language: RussianDmitry Donskoy is the main chess photographer of the USSR. Personal photographer of Brezhnev, Yeltsin I... Karpov! Note: this is not a chess book, but there are chess photos. Coated paper. Color illustration.

  • book

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    Antique Russian Chess Book:  Author: N. Grekov, V. Nenarokov Title: International Chess Tournament in New York 1924 A collection of games with detailed notes by A. Alekhine Published: Moscow, 1925 Language: Russian 257 pages  Condition: Back cover is missingEK34

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    Edited: A. Bozic  Published: Beograd, 1976  Authors: M. Euwe  Binding: softcover Language: English, Serbian Condition: very good 224 pages Size: 24 x 17 cm Contains: Illustrations, moves, analysis of games.EK36

  • book

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    Two Chess Books: Book 1: Author: Nikolai KalinichenkoAn Aggresive Opening Repertoire for the Club PlayerLanguage: EnglishPublisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2007230 pagesAbstract. Nikolai Kalinichenko, an international grandmaster in correspondence play and the author of some 40 chess titles, presents here a complete and up-to-date opening repertoire. It is intended for players of a attacking style, or for use when the competitive situation demands an aggressive approach. The repertoire is based on 1 e4 as White, and the Sicilian Dragon and Leningrad Dutch as Black. Suggestions are also offered against all the opponent's main alternatives. Also available is the companion volume A Positional Opening Repertoire for the Club Player, offering a range of openings which are closely linked, but which are less forcefull in character.Book 2: Author: Nikolai KalinichenkoA Positional Opening Repertoire for the Club PlayerBinding: HardcoverLanguage: EnglishPublisher: Moscow, Russian Chess House, 2007240 pagesAbstract. Nikolai Kalinichenko, an international granmaster in correspondence play and the author of some 40 chess titles, presents here a complete and up-to-date opening repertoire. It is intended for players of positional style, or for use when the competitive situation demands a solid approach. The repertoire is based on 1 e4 as White, and the Classical Sicilian and King's Indian Defence as Black. Also available is the companion volume An Aggressive Opening Repertoire for the Club Player, offering a range of openings which are closely linked, but which are less forcefull in character.