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  • 1000 tasks and examples for junior chess players
    1000 tasks and examples for junior chess players
    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 Unraveled Mysteries of Bobby Fischer. 69 instructive chess games by the 11th world champion. Move by move
    The Unraveled Mysteries of Bobby Fischer. 69 instructive chess games by the 11th world champion. Move by move
    Author:
    Franco

    In his new book, grandmaster Zenon Franco deeply analyzes the 69 instructive victories of the 11th world champion Robert Fischer. The book is not overloaded with options, the emphasis – with detailed explanations in a move-by-move style, creating an ideal platform for learning chess. In the "reference" At points in each game, the reader is offered test questions, which helps both the practical study of key techniques of the chess game and the reliable assimilation of acquired knowledge. Questions and answers engage the reader in the learning process and help him track his growth in chess strength. The appendix provides a critical analysis of the unsatisfactory translation of Robert Fisher's famous book “My 60 Memorable Games.”

    23.33 $
  • Tactical Mastery of a Chess Player. Volume Two. Fundamentals of Calculation Techniques
    Tactical Mastery of a Chess Player. Volume Two. Fundamentals of Calculation Techniques
    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 $
  • Encyclopedic textbook of the chess game
    Encyclopedic textbook of the chess game
    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:
    Getmanchuk

    16.67 $
  • Author:
    Tal

    21.67 $
  • Old Indian protection. Repertoire for black
    Old Indian protection. Repertoire for black
    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 $
  • Light piece endgame
    Light piece endgame
    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 $
  • 1200 chess combinations. (Chess School)
    1200 chess combinations. (Chess School)
    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 $
  • Royal Fortress No. 2 - fianchetto
    Royal Fortress No. 2 - fianchetto
    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 $
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  • Arbatov’s Library. Signed by Author. Das Undenkbare denken. Lutz.1992
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    31.00 $

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    Author: Dieter S. Lutz Title: Das Undenkbare denken Publisher: Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden 1992 Language: German Binding: Hardcover Pages:  558 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. Signed by author.

  • Arbatov’s Library. Signed by Author. The World that Came in from the Cold.Partos
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    Author: Gabriel Partos Title: The World that Came in from the Cold Publisher: Royal Institute of International Affaires, London Language: English Binding: Paperback Pages: 304 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. Signed by author.

  • Arbatov’s Library. Signed by Author. World Change and World Security. Wiesner, D
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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

  • Arbatov’s Library. Signed by Authors. De Laatste Oorlog. Marijnissen, Loon. 2000
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    Author: Jan Marijnissen, Karel Glastra van Loon Title: De Laatste Oorlog. Gesprekken over de Nieuwe Wereldorde Publisher: Uitgeverij L.J. Veen Amsterdam, Antwerpen, 2000 Language: Dutch Binding: Paperback Pages:  240 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. Signed by both authors.

  • Arbatov’s Library.With gift inscription. El aparato de propaganda político
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    Author: Arbatov, G.A. Title: El aparato de propaganda político y ideológico del imperialismo: Sus doctrinas y métodos Publisher: Buenos Aires Cartago, 1974 Language: Spanish Binding: Paperback Pages:  346 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. With the gift inscription to Arbatov.

  • Argentinian chess book(Spanish language):Como planear la partida de ajedrez.1966
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    Title: Cómo planear la partida de ajedrez  Author: Israel Albert Horowitz, Fred ReinfeldPublished by: Editorial Sopena Argentina S.A., 1966Dimentions: approx 23 *15*0.9cm142 pagesLanguage: SpanishLos comentarios que recibió fueron variados creo que principalmente porque las líneas de juego que presenta, a la fecha están refutadas, sin embargo este libro influyo grandemente en mi juego claro ya hace muchos años, pienso que muchas de las ideas y métodos de juego que presenta se mantienen vigentes para mejorar el nivel de juego de los aficionados a este maravilloso juego.Арт Ек5

  • Armenian Chess Book. Oganessian. 32 Chess Olympiad. Yerevan. 1996
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    Armenian Chess Book:32 Chess Olympiad. The Prizes of the President of Republic of Armenia Published: Yerevan. 1996 Binding: SoftLanguage: English16 pagesWith photo illustrations.Art MN

  • Armenian Handmade Designers Wooden Chess Clock
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    Armenian chess clockNuri designMaterial: woodDimensions: 28x3,5 cmArt polka inventar

  • Artistic exclusive lather binding. Maizelis. Chess, the Basics of Theory. 1960
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    Author: I. Maizelis Title: Chess, the Basics of Theory Published: Moscow, 1960 Language: Russian Binding: Hardcover Pages: 391   Book in a special custom-made lather cover The theory of chess in this book gets a clear and stable presentation in inextricable connection with the practical game. On numerous examples of tournament games of outstanding masters the reader step by step masters the basics of chess strategy and tactics.

  • Avant-Garde Painting Soviet Poster: Rosalia Rabinovich. Propeller. 1933. 58x40cm
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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.

  • Avant-Garde Painting Soviet Poster: Rosalia Rabinovich. Read News. 1929. 50x41cm
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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.

  • Balloon with the Official Logo of Batumi World Chess Olympiad 2018
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    Up for sale is a balloon with the official logo of The World Chess Olimpiad. Batumi 2018The price is for one balloon: you can choose white or black

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