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  • 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 $
  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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:
    Chernyshov

    The authors continue to study typical opening and middlegame positions. Royal Fortress No. 2 has pawns on squares f7, g6, h7 (or f2, g3, h2), and they are usually joined by another defender – bishop on g7 (g2). This formation is called fianchetto, it is found in many popular openings, such as the Catalan Opening, King's Indian Defense, Grunfeld Defense and a number of others.  The authors analyze in detail the techniques of attack, defense and counterattack. Most examples – from the creativity of modern chess players (for example, a separate chapter is dedicated to the strongest Russian grandmaster Ian Nepomniachtchi); they are complemented by parts that have become a classical heritage. The book contains about 300 positions for independent solution, so it is not only a textbook, but also a solid problem book. Grandmaster Konstantin Chernyshov, head of the Interregional Grandmaster School in Kostroma, and his daughter International Master Natalya Kareva – experienced coaches, whose students include grandmasters and masters, champions of Russia and Europe among juniors.  The book is addressed to young chess players and their mentors. 

    20.00 $
  • Author:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • 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:
    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 $
  • 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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    Book contains authograph from an Averbach to Grandmaster Polugaevsky! Condition: Good Author (s): Sevastyanov Publisher: Physical education and sports Language: Russian Format: 12.2x19.5x0.8cm Pages: 143 p. Binding: soft Date: 1982 Art.: EK40

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    Antique Czech Chess Magazine «Ceskoslovensky sach». Complete Set. 1927 1-12, 1927 Language: Czech EK-51

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    Name: Chess book: Tragicomedy  in the endgame. Instructive mistakes of the masters Author: Mark Dvoretsky Volume: 288 pages Size: Regular Binding: Soft  Date: 2011 Description: The Key Concepts of Chess Endings In 2003 when it was released, Dvoretsky's Endgame Manual became an instant classic. Now the chess instructor extraordinaire offers an introduction to the fascinating world of chess endings. This book is designed to highlight the key concepts of the most common chess endgames and will prove quite instructive to chessplayers of all levels. ART Ebay on well

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    Antique Russian Chess Book Znosko-Borovsky The theory of the middle game in chess Publisher: «Academia», Leningrad, 1925 Binding: Hard Language: Russian 256 pagesEK30

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    Masters Tournament with Euwe and Kmoh Collection of all parties Published: Moscow, 1935 Language: Russian 148 Pages   Condition: very good Dark spots on the front cover (Look at the photos)  art ebay shelf

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    Antique Soviet Chess Book: Author: P. Romanovsky Middlegame. Published: Leningrad, 1929 Binding: Soft Language: Russian 224 pages Ex-libris "Library of V. A. Horev" on the title page Viktor Alexandrovich Horev (February 22, 1932, Vologda, RSFSR — May 25, 2012, Grodno, Belarus) was a Soviet and Russian literary critic, researcher of Polish literature, Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation (2009).EK30

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    1. Baseball Cap with the official logo of The World Chess Olimpiad. Batumi 20182. USB Flash Drive with the Official Logo of Batumi World Chess Olympiad 2018 16Gb Size 8, 5 cm X 5, 5 cm.3. Raincoat with a hood and a backpack with the official logo of The World Chess Olimpiad. Batumi 2018Material-polyesterOne size4. key chain "the Turtle" with the official logo of The World Chess Olimpiad. Batumi 2018Material - soft rubber5. Notepad with the official logo of The World Chess Olimpiad. Batumi 2018Size 14 cm X 20, 5 cm6. Notepad with the official logo of The World Chess Olimpiad. Batumi 2018.Cloth cover with a bookmarkSize 12.8 cm X 20.9 cm7. Playbill of the world chess Olympiad in Batumi 2018. in English language8. Cloth Bag with the official logo of The World Chess Olimpiad. Batumi 2018Size 39, 5 cm x 35 cm9. balloon with the official logo of The World Chess Olimpiad. Batumi 2018only black ones are left

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    Title: Chess 1945 Published: Daily Post Printers, Liverpool, England, 1945 Monthly Record of all News and Games of National and International Importance 9 issues of this Volume 8: from January to September EK-51  

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    24 Art Postcards Size: approx. 15x10Арт ЕК 10

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    The resolution of the Plenum of the USSR Chess Federation. November 24, 1974 8 pagesFrom the archive of Alexander RoshalAlexander Borisovich Roshal (1936 – 2007) was a Soviet chess master and journalist, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of the magazine «64»A few brief quotes: The Plenum heard and discussed the report of comrade Y.Averbakh about the work of the Presidium of the USSR Chess Federation for the period from March 1972 to November 1974. The Plenum notes that over the past two and a half years the Soviet chess organization has achieved positive results in the development of the mass chess, improving skills of the leading players, in the sports calendar, the development of international sports and cultural cooperation. Currently in the Soviet chess organization, there are 45 GMS, 631 master of sports, over 25 thousands of candidates in master and sportsmen who have 1 category.... Soviet chess player Anatoly Karpov became the winner of the candidate competition and received the right to participate in the match against the world champion. ... Promotion of chess in print, on radio and television is carried out more actively. Currently we have 8 periodicals with a total circulation of 230 copies.… However, the Plenum of the Chess Federation of the USSR believes that in the Presidium there are still serious shortcomings and unsolved issues. In 1972 Boris Spassky gave the crown of world champion R. Fischer. To some extent this was a result of insufficient control of the presidency and the weak training of the world champion.… »PK6

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    1. Encyclopedia Modern chess opening. Semi-Open Games Encyclopedia: Modern chess opening. Semi-Open Games.Editor Nikolay KalinichenkoLanguage of publication English, Russian, German, French, SpanishNumber of pages 340 Year of issue 1996ISBN 5-89437-003-5Format: 240x175x15 mmThe type of cover: Softback Illustrations: Black-and-whitePublishers Moscow. Planeta-Press, Weight g 532Encyclopedia "Modern chess debut" gives a complete picture of the state of half-open openings in the 90s. 2. Encyclopedia Modern chess opening Sicilian DefenceEncyclopedia: Modern chess opening. Sicilian Defence.Editor Nikolay KalinichenkoLanguage of publication English, Russian, German, French, SpanishNumber of pages 704Year of issue 1996ISBN 5-89437-002-7Format: 240x175x30 mmThe type of cover: SoftbackIllustrations: Black-and-whitePublishers Moscow. Planeta-Press, Weight g 1028In the proposed encyclopedia "Modern chess debut" just an attempt to give a complete picture of the state of Sicilian Defence openings in the 90s.  

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    Publisher: Russian Chess HouseAuthor(s): Ilyumzhinov, KimLanguage: RussianFormat: normalVolume: 272, 264Binding: HardbackDate: 2007, 20021. World chess Cup in Khanty-Mansiysk. K. Ilyumzhinov, N. Kim. Official edition of the world chess Cup 2005! All games of the tournament under one cover! The brightest episodes of the fight, the best photos, the most interesting moments of the behind-the-scenes life of the tournament! This book tells about the world chess Cup 2005 in Khanty-Mansiysk. In it you will find chess games of the Cup, as well as the most vivid episodes of the struggle, photos of the participants and the most interesting moments of the behind-the-scenes life of the tournament.2. The Kremlin's debut.World championship 2001-2002. K. N. Ilyumzhinov, N. Kim President of FIDE and the Republic of Kalmykia Kirsan Ilyumzhinov and journalist Nikita Kim present the official edition of the world chess championship 2001 -2002 in Moscow. The book contains all the games of the tournament, the best of which are commented by world champion Ruslan Ponomarev, Vice-world champion Vasily Ivanchuk, Vice-world champion Alexandra Kostenyuk, grandmasters-participants of the championship. And also: the most striking episodes of the struggle, interviews with the grandmasters, the best photographs, detailed statistics. The book is designed for a wide range of chess fans.