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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:
    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:
    Vysotsky

    20.00 $
  • 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 $
  • 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:
    Bogdanovich

    50.00 $
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    Tal

    21.67 $
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    Fisher

    15.00 $
  • 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 $
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    The book by the international grandmaster Alexander Constantinople, coach David Bronstein in the match for the title of world champion in 1951, is dedicated to the work of the original chess player and the famous chess theorist Vsevolod Rauser, whose analytical developments paved the way to the opening systems that are relevant in our time. In addition to the selected parties - some of them are not found in the databases - the book, the first about Vsevolod Rauser, includes additional materials. For a wide range of chess players. ISBN: 978-5-906254-90-0 Author (s): Konstantinopolskiy Publisher: Andrew Elkow Language: Russian Condition: NEW Format: Regular Pages: 232 p. Binding: Hard Date: 2022 Art.: MN    

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    The mechanical chess clock is made of wood with aluminum buttons for switching moves. Two dials, two buttons for switching moves. Without restorations. ART P 5 Condition: Great Size: 18.5x7x18.3 cm

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    Chess of this model was used at the World Chess Championship match between world champion Anatoly Karpov and the winner of the competition of applicants Garry Kasparov. Condition: Good Field Length: 40x40 cm King Height: 11 cm King Diameter: 39 mm Pawn Height: 6 cm Pawn Diameter: 30 mm Art: Ebay shelf

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    Condition: Great Hand-painted. The height of the king is 16.2 cm . The diameter of the base is 5.2 cm. ART-19

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    The internationally recognized chess genius and the only world champion who died undefeated – Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine is a national treasure of Russia. It was he who glorified the Russian chess school, which differed from other schools in its rejection of patterns and attitude to chess as a creative process, when the beauty and non-triviality of the game is put above victory. Alekhine is a phenomenon unique in the history of chess. The name of Alexander Alekhine is surrounded by mystery. The book attempts to understand the mysteries that surround the life and death of the brilliant maestro, for which materials that were not previously published in Russian were used. ISBN: 978-5-04-110450-4 Author (s): Zamlelova Publisher: Eksmo Language: Russian Condition: NEW Format: Regular Pages: 222 p. Binding: Hard Date: 2021 Art.: MN

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    Full name of the book: "My Great Predecessors: The Recent history of the development of the chess game. In five volumes. Volume 5. Karpov and Korchnoi, 2nd edition, expanded and revised" Garry Kasparov is a long–term leader of world chess, the author of a number of bestsellers. The five-volume book "My Great Predecessors" was created by him in collaboration with the famous chess journalist and master Dmitry Plisetsky. This project has no analogues in chess literature: the 13th world champion tells about the fate and creativity of twelve previous champions and their rivals. The fifth volume is dedicated to the world champion Karpov and his historical rival Korchny, their dramatic duel for the chess crown. Here is the second edition, supplemented and radically revised. You will find a lot of new interesting finds, especially in the most important games of the famous match in Baguio (1978) ISBN: 978-5-94693-043-7 Author (s): Kasparov Publisher: IP Amannazarov M. A. Language: Russian Condition: NEW Format: Regular Pages: 496c +  48 p. Binding: Hard Date: 2021 Art.: MN

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    Mikhail Nehemievich Tal (11/19/1936—06/28/1992) eighth world champion (1960-1961), international grandmaster (1957). Champion of Latvia 1953, 1965 Champion of the USSR 1957, 1958, 1967, 1972, 1974, 1978 years . Eight-time winner of the World Chess Olympiads as part of the USSR team, six-time European champion and three-time world champion among students in the team competition. Winner of the first unofficial World Blitz Championship (1988). Winner of the interzonal tournaments of 1958, 1964, 1979, the candidates tournament of 1959, participant of two matches for the world championship and seven candidates matches. He has won 44 international tournaments. The most complete collection of M. Tal's games is designed for a wide range of chess fans. ISBN: 978-9934-568-52-7 Author (s): Tal Publisher: Russian Chess House Language: Russian Condition: NEW Format: Regular Pages: 216 p. Binding: Hard Date: 2021 Art.: MN

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    Full-color printing, coated paper. When placing an order, specify in the comments which number you need. Publisher: 64 Language: Russian Condition: Great Format: Increased Pages: 96 p. Binding: Soft Date: 2021

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    Do you have limited time to study chess, and most of it is spent cramming the opening options? Here's the solution: surprise your opponent from the very first moves with the help of Elshad's debut! In the third book about the debut of Elshad, which in fact is a continuation of the first two, the reader will get acquainted with hundreds of new games, learn about the novelties of this debut, see the fights where famous grandmasters, including Sergey Shi-pov and Vladimir Kramnik himself, were defeated! Faced with new challenges, your opponent will have to rely only on his own strength.But the real hit can be the chapter about how to play against Elshad's debut! The author of books about Elshad's debut is an experienced master and coach Igor Nemtsev. He fought against Elshad himself for many years in numerous blitz games, and now he is the main promoter of the debut on his YouTube channel.The book concludes with the winning party of the contender for the world championship, Jan Nepomnyashchy, who used the debut of Elshad.Play Elshad's debut – not a hackneyed page of chess theory! ISBN: 978-5-94693-044-4 Author (s): Nemtsev Publisher: Russian Chess House Language: Russian Condition: NEW Format: Regular Pages: 192 p. Binding: Hard Date: 2021 Art.: MN

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    The book by multiple world champion Anatoly Karpov is dedicated to the English beginning and is a collection of 42 of the most valuable games played by this debut at the turn of the century. Such luminaries as Botvinnik, Smyslov, Spassky and Petrosyan often turned to the English beginning, and from modern grandmasters - Kasparov, Kramnik, Ivanchuk and Topalov. The book can also be considered as a thematic collection of Karpov's games: it includes many interesting games that he started with this debut. The book will be useful to all chess fans regardless of their qualifications, including those who have not yet managed to include the English beginning in their debut repertoire. ISBN: 978-5-94693-996-6 Author (s): Karpov Publisher: Russian Chess House Language: Russian Condition: NEW Format: Regular Pages: 160 p. Binding: Hard Date: 2021 Art.: MN

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    Alvis Vitolins (1946-1997) is a seven-time champion of Latvia, an acute-attacking chess player, one of the last debut innovators of the pre-computer era. In blitz, he is a world-class player and a regular sparring partner of world champion Mikhail Tal. Vitolins often used gambits and his novelties in the Sicilian defense, the Spanish game, the Nimtsovich defense and the Bogolyubov defense were used at the highest level, including challenger tournaments and matches for the world champion title. Vitolins became an international master in 1980 . The first edition of the book was published in Latvia in 2008 in Latvian, the analyses were checked using computers available at that time. In 2021, international master Grigory Bogdanovich, using the latest generation of computer programs, tested the entire analytical part of the book and made the necessary corrections. ISBN: 978-5-906254-84-9 Author (s): Vitomskis, Kengis, Clovans, Lanka.  Publisher: Russian Chess House Language: Russian Condition: NEW Format: Regular Pages: 160 p. Binding: Hard Date: 2021 Art.: MN

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    The set includes mini-figures with pins and a mini-board with holes, executed in a constructivist style. The board is made of plastic, the figures are made of steel. On the back is an exciting game "labyrinth": metal balls under glass, which must be guided to the goal through a metal maze. The board size is 140 x 100 mm. The height of the king is 15 mm. Very unusual and stylish. Germany-Spain. Condition: Great Field Length: 140 x 100 mm King Height: 15 mm King Diameter: 3 mm Pawn Height: 15 mm Pawn Diameter: 3 mm Art: Ebay shelf