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  • Author:
    Karoii

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  • 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:
    Bogdanovich

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  • 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:
    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:
    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 $
  • Author:
    Golenishchev

    Like other titles in the Training Program for Chess Players series, this volume is both an excellent textbook for independent study and a powerful training aid for chess coaches. In the view of many experts, no better work of this kind has ever been written. coach and Master of Sport. Golenishchev's programs are still considered. critically important and are successfully employed in chess schools. His teaching methods remain popular in Russia and around the world. Supervised by Editor-in-Chief and former Karpov, this new edition of Golenishchev's classic work is updated to include important games from the recent high-level chess competitions, reflecting modern approaches to the game. OPENING Fragment 1 OPENING Fragment 2

    30.00 $
  • Magnetic road chess: folding board-case made of artificial leather, tablet-figures with a convex image. Wallet size 19x22 cm. The playing field is 15.5 x 15.5 cm. Cell 2x2 cm.

    51.72 $
  • 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 $
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    Published: Moscow, 1979   Author: V. Chepizhny Binding: softgcover Language: Russian Condition: good with slight traces of moisture Ernest Poghosyants - Soviet chess composer, grandmaster and judge of the all-Union category in chess composition. Author of a number of articles on sketch composition. School math teacher.   Size: 13,5 x 20 cmEK33

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    Author: V. Kapusta   Published: Kiev, 2003   Language: ukrainian   Binding: softcover   70 pages    Condition: very good   Kapusta Viktor Lvovich - grandmaster - master of Sports of Ukraine of international class, FIDE International Master of Chess Composition. Vice-world champion in the Ukrainian team (2004). Winner of the FIDE World Cup - 2013 (section of multi-pass tasks). He was an arbiter of the personal world championship of problematists (WCCI 2013-2015) and FIDE Album 2016-2018, championships and the Album of Ukraine.MN

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    Published: Khanty-Mansiysk, 2005 Binding: softcover Language: russian Condition: very good 1. 156 pages 2. 180 pages Size: 14,3 x 21 cm   The FIDE World Cup is three different events held over the years. Since 2000, it has been the premier chess event organized by FIDE, the International Chess Federation. Since 2005, it has been a 128-player elimination chess tournament as part of the qualification for the World Chess Championship.EK36

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    Published: Warsaw 1958 Author: E. Gizycki Binding: Hardcover Language: russian Condition: excellent condition in stock publishing case. 334 pages Size: 21,2 x 27,5 cm   The book contains various information about chess: the history of chess, the emergence of the chess game, the development of chess theory, the greatest masters of chess games are mentioned, the evolution of the chessboard and pieces is presented. Also the rules of the game of chess, pieces, their positions. It mentions the names of great people who loved the game of chess - Charlemagne, Catherine II, Lomonosov, Marx, Lenin, Goethe, Pushkin, Tolstoy and many others. Shows how the chess game is reflected in world literature.EK36

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    Published: Sverdlovsk, 1951 Authors: B. Zhuravleva, N. Kavtorina, I Kiseleva   Edited by: L. Garyaev Binding: Hardcover Language: russian Condition: the block is in good condition, there are scuffs on the binding, see the photo 155 pages Size: 15 x 22 cm   Contains: elements of the theory of chess game teaching methodology exercises for independent workEK33

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    Author: M. Chigorin Published: Russian Chess House, 2019 Binding: Hardcover Language: Russian Pages: 168   The last tournament triumph of the great Russian chess player, Mi- khail Ivanovich Chigorin — a brilliant victory in III all Russian tournament,  which collected the best Russian chess players. Chigorin not only won the tournament, but was the main author of the compilation,  dedicated to the toutnament. The book, which was published in 1904, was made with love and high quality, illustrated with photographs and had a group portrait of the participants, was printed on coated paper. The success of the book contributed not only to its decent design and bright analytical work of Chigorin, but also to a significantly increased class of domestic masters. The legendary collection of the Third All-Russian tournament became an inaccessible bibliographic rarity. Thanks to this reprint edition,  printed on special paper with a circulation of 500 copies,  you have the opportunity to get acquainted with our invaluable chess,  historical and literary heritage.

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    Author: G. Ovakimyan Published: Moscow, 2019Language: english Binding: softcover 93 pages  Condition: very good   The author of this book believes that these will be spectacular intellectual games, based on such popular sports as chess, go, xiangqi, shogi, renju, etc. The author is convinced: the team game scenario he had developed will resolve the issue of these sports’ staginess by ensuring an active discussion in the course of the entire game. 

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    Author: M. Hanukov, S. Shedey, S. Goobntsky Binding: softcover Language: english, russian 267 pages Condition: very good Size: 19,5 x 14 cm   The book is intended for those who do not know how, but want to learn how to play chess. It contains the basic elements of the chess game and original tasks.

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    Authors: A. Matsukevich Title: Spasski – Fischer. Chess Olympus Published: Moscow 1992 Language: Russian, English, German Binding: Paperback Pages: 52Art MN

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    stellungsbeurteilung und plan, 1986 Published: Berlin, 1986 Authors: A. Karpow, A. Mazukewitsch Binding: Hardcover Language: german Condition: very good 252 pages Size: 12,5 x 19,5 cm   Contains: Above all, two skills are indispensable for a successful chess player: the ability to correctly assess a position and, as a result of this assessment, to develop an optimal plan for the further conduct of the game. The one from the authors is the longtime world champion Anatoly Karpov.   Anatoly Karpov, 12th world champion and one of the greatest chess players of all time. In just one candidate cycle, he went from a young grandmaster to a world champion and spent 10 years on the chess throne. With his creativity, sporting successes and social activities, Karpov had a huge impact on the development of chess throughout the world.EK33

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    Author: M. Vadbolsky   Published: Tbilisi, 1972 Binding: Hardcover Language: Georgian  227 pages Condition: good with slight traces of water and scuffs on the sides of the binding. Size: 13,5 x 20,5 cm   The book was signed by the author for his wife, "My dear dear wife, Emmie, for a long memory" and “the Saratov club of vexillology and heraldry and personally to the energetic initiator of a large and useful business of popularizing these disciplines”.   Mikhail Vadbolsky is an artist, writer and chess history researcher who contributed to the development of the Georgian chess school.EK34

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    Published: Moscow, 1982Authors: B. TyrovBinding: HardcoverLanguage: russianCondition: very good287 pagesSize: 15 x 20,5 cmThis book contains the best games of 42 outstanding chess players in the world. Each game is accompanied by a short biographical sketch of the grandmaster and his portrait.The publication is intended for a wide range of readers.EK33